Defence Helicopter Czech Mi-17s to receive AMPS upgrade BIRD Aerosystems is to upgrade and improve Airborne Missile Protection Systems (AMPS) it had previously provided to the Czech Air Force, under a contract worth ...

Defence Helicopter Czech Viper and Venom double deal takes shape The Czech Republic’s long-running effort to acquire new utility and attack helicopters has taken a key step forward, after the US DoD issued Bell with ...

Defence Helicopter US Army picks Bell Textron for FARA risk mitigation Bell Textron has received a $13.5 million order-dependent contract from US Army Contracting Command to conduct design studies, analysis, simulation, testing, integration and fabrication activities ...

Unmanned Vehicles Northrop integrates more systems on MQ-8C Northrop Grumman obtained an $11.64 million order from US Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) on 8 September, to provide non-recurring engineering for qualification testing and ...

Defence Helicopter French Navy H160s to include Safran EO system The Euroflir 410 EO system from Safran Electronics & Defense will equip Airbus H160 helicopters operated by the French Navy. Babcock France selected the Euroflir system ...

Defence Helicopter Longbow to make mast-mounted assembly and radar units for Apache Guardian FMS operators of the AH-64E Apache Guardian attack helicopter will be among the recipients of new mast-mounted assembly and radar units, under a $164.61 million ...

Defence Helicopter Alligator variant makes progress with contract in the offing Progress Arsenyev Aviation Company (a Russian Helicopters subsidiary) conducted the maiden flight of the latest Ka-52M attack helicopter prototype last month, according to the Russian ...

Digital Battlespace Lockheed to integrate Network Enabled Weapon software with Seahawks The US Navy, via Naval Air Systems Command, has ordered labour and hardware from Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems for Phase 2 Network Enabled ...

Training FlightSafety to provide AHTS aircrew training services FlightSafety Services Corporation was awarded a contract on 27 August for Aircrew Training Services (ATS) in support of the Advanced Helicopter Training System (AHTS) programme. ...

Digital Battlespace Northrop Grumman to make more mission computers for Venoms and Vipers Northrop Grumman has obtained a $44.55 million contract modification from Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) to make more mission computers for US and FMS helicopter ...

Defence Helicopter PREMIUM: Uruguay expects naval aviation improvements with Grifone The Uruguay Navy has received its first AB 412HP Grifone helicopter, with the second expected to follow by the end of 2020. ‘The first of ...

Defence Helicopter Russian Helicopters enhances Mi-35P Rostec announced on 24 August that its subsidiary Russian Helicopters has begun serial production of the upgraded Mil Mi-35P attack helicopter. Production is being carried out at ...

Defence Helicopter US Army seals ten ALE agreements The US Army on 24 August announced a set of ten Air Launched Effects (ALE) agreements with industry, worth a total of $29.75 million, in support ...

Defence Helicopter PREMIUM: PLA shows wide-body Z-8 and new helicopter missile The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has begun fielding a wide-body variant of the Z-8 helicopter built by Changhe Aircraft Industries Corporation (CAIC). By midyear, approximately six of ...

Defence Helicopter Russian Helicopters displays upgraded Mi-171Sh The initial flying prototype of the upgraded Mi-171Sh helicopter is being exhibited for the first time on 23-29 August during the Army 2020 show. The ‘Storm’ ...

Defence Helicopter New composite helicopter blades make debut at Army 2020 Rostec company Russian Helicopters used the first day of the Army 2020 show near Moscow on 23-29 August to display new fully composite rotor blades, ...

Defence Helicopter PREMIUM: Decision time looms for Israeli CH-53D replacement The Israeli Air Force (IAF) is drawing closer to a decision on which platform will replace its fleet of 23 aging CH-53D Yas'ur helicopters (pictured) with ...

Training PREMIUM: Philippines seeks pair of helicopter simulators The Philippine Air Force (PAF) is seeking full-motion simulators for both the Leonardo AW109 Power and Bell 412EP platforms, with a tender document published by ...