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Sikorsky RAIDER X™ a nextgen light-attack reconnaissance helicopter based on its X2 technology

RAIDER X as the U.S. Army's Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft

Sikorsky introduced RAIDER X™, its concept for an agile, lethal and survivable compound coaxial helicopter, specifically designed for securing vertical lift dominance against evolving peer and near-peer threats... Read More...

Flight testing begins for the first H225Ms for Kuwait

The first H225Ms to be delivered to Kuwait later this year have started flight testing. Kuwait ordered 30 of the long-range multi-role H225Ms in August 2016. They will be operated by the Kuwait Air Force and th... Read More...

First aircraft lands on new UK aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales

A Merlin helicopter was guided safely into land on the expansive deck

The first aircraft touched down on the deck of HMS Prince of Wales off the Scottish coast. Not 24 hours after the second of the UK’s new aircraft carriers sailed into open waters for the first time, a Merlin he... Read More...

Sikorsky HH-60W Combat Rescue Helicopter approved to enter production

USAF program of record calls for 113 helicopters

Lockheed Martin has announced the Sikorsky HH-60W Combat Rescue Helicopter (CRH) program achieved a Milestone C decision from the U.S. Air Force, which moves the program into low rate initial production. The Co... Read More...

Leonardo displays the AW149 helicopter at the DSEI 2019 exhibition in London

Leonardo proposes the AW149 on the international market to operators who are considering replacing their now obsolete fleets of multi-role helicopters

At the DSEI 2019 exhibition, Leonardo displays its latest-generation medium-lift AW149 helicopter. The modern, reliable and cost-effective aircraft is rapidly configurable to meet a wide range of military missi... Read More...

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Airbus delivers 1000th Super Puma helicopter to the German Federal Police

The Bundespolizei is one of the largest Super Puma operators in the world

Airbus Helicopters has delivered its 1,000th Super Puma helicopter: a twin-engine multi-role H215 assembled in Marignane, France, and handed over to the German Federal Police (Bundespolizei) to support the Germ... Read More...

First 13 pilots to complete their training within the Rotary Wing UK Military Flying Training System (UKMFTS)

A modern fleet of 29 Juno (H135) and 3 Jupiter (H145) helicopters

On 23 August 2019, a total of 22 tri-Service aircrew graduated from the Defence Helicopter Flying School (DHFS) at RAF Shawbury. The parade celebrated both the graduation of the first 13 pilots to complete thei... Read More...

Leonardo TH-119 helicopter obtains FAA IFR certification

The best solution for U.S. Navy training

Leonardo announced that its TH-119 helicopter received IFR supplemental type certification by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The TH-119 is the only single engine helicopter in decades to meet curren... Read More...

Leonardo: 380 mln EUR contract for helicopters AW101 with the Polish Ministry of National Defense

Four AW101s and a comprehensive integrated logistics and training package

Leonardo announced today that it has signed a contract valued at approximately 380 mln EUR (1.65 bn PLN) that will significantly enhance the Polish Navy’s helicopter capability. Through its fully owned Polish c... Read More...

Sikorsky HH-60W Combat Rescue Helicopters ready for flight test

Two fully assembled HH-60W Combat Rescue Helicopters (CRH), built by Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, are preparing for their maiden flights, which will occur before mid-year at the Sikorsky West Palm Beach... Read More...

Boeing to modernize entire spanish Chinook helicopter fleet from D to F-model

Boeing will upgrade all 17 of Spain’s CH-47D Chinook helicopters to the F-model configuration, adding features such as the digital automatic flight control system, common avionics architecture system and advanc... Read More...

The Black Hawk helicopter celebrates 40 years of service

The UH-60 Black Hawk has been the Army's front line utility helicopter for the past 40 years, and it shows no signs of letting up. Now in its fourth decade of service, the Black Hawk was developed as a result o... Read More...

The Italian helicopter of Leonardo MH-139 chosen by the US Air Force

An Italian success story that announced today by Leonardo. The United States Air Force selected the MH-139, based on the Leonardo AW139 and offered by Boeing as prime contractor, to replace its fleet of UH-1N “... Read More...

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RAF Chinook helicopters support French counter-terrorism operations in Mali

Three Royal Air Force Chinook helicopters from RAF Odiham, supported by around 90 British personnel are now fully operational and are supporting French counter-terrorism operations in Mali. The helicopters, ... Read More...

The 48th Fighter Wing farewell to the 56th Rescue Squadron

The 48th Fighter Wing bid farewell to the 56th Rescue Squadron during a ceremony at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, May 15, 2018. The event signals the near-completion of the 56th and 57th RQS relocation t... Read More...

Leonardo: defensive aids suite for UK Royal Army AH-64E Apache helicopters

Leonardo has announced, at the FIDAE exhibition in Chile (3-8 April), that it has been contracted by the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) to provide a defensive aids suite (DAS) for the British Army’s new fleet of ... Read More...

Leonardo: contract for over 3 billion euros for the supply of 28 NH-90 helicopters to Qatar

The Ministry of Defence of Qatar has announced a contract today for the purchase of 28 NH90 medium twin-engine multirole military helicopters. The deal was announced during the DIMDEX Exhibition in Doha in the ... Read More...

Farewell to the UK British Army Lynx AH-9 helicopter

Special tribute as the Lynx helicopter bows out of service

The Lynx helicopter has had a long and distinguished career with the British Army stretching back nearly 40 years. Described as a primary battlefield utility helicopter, the venerable Lynx entered service in... Read More...

Support deal worth £100m agreed for UK Puma helicopters

A £100 million deal to provide future support to the Royal Air Force’s fleet of Puma HC Mk2 helicopters through to March 2022 has been agreed, after providing vital relief in the Caribbean. The deal will sus... Read More...

Second NH-90 Sea Lion prototype completes maiden flight

The second prototype of the NH-90 Sea Lion commissioned by the Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (Bundesamt für Ausrüstung, Informationstechnik und Nutzung de... Read More...