Australia has taken delivery of its first two Boeing AH-64E Apache helicopters at RAAF Base Townsville, marking a significant step in modernising its attack helicopter capability.
Netherlands Aerospace Centre has signed a contract with Airbus Helicopters to develop a preventive maintenance strategy for the new H225M Caracal helicopters purchased by the Dutch Ministry of Defence.
On 26 September, the U.S. Department of War announced the signing of a $125.5 million contract to modernise another batch of Boeing CH-47F Chinook Block I heavy transport helicopters to the Block II standard.
Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, has been awarded a $10.855 billion contract by the U.S. Navy to produce up to 99 CH-53K King Stallion heavy-lift helicopters for the U.S. Marine Corps over five years.
BIRD Aerosystems has announced a contract from the Israeli Ministry of Defense’s Directorate of Defense Research & Development (DDR&D) to develop, install and test its Airborne Missile Protection System (AMPS) on the Israeli Air Force’s Apache AH-64A helicopter.
The U.S. Army has begun fielding BAE Systems’ AN/ARC-231A Multi-mode Aviation Radio Set (MARS) across select rotary-wing aircraft, marking a key step in strengthening secure and fast-operating airborne communications.
A CH-53K King Stallion heavy lift helicopter has transported an inoperable F-35B Lightning II airframe from Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland, to Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, South Carolina, on 27 August.
The U.S. Army has successfully demonstrated the ability of AH-64E Apache helicopters to detect, track, and defeat unmanned aircraft systems, underscoring the attack helicopter’s value as a decisive counter-UAS platform.
U.S. and Polish military forces convened at the Drawsko Combat Training Center for the third Polish Apache Initiative Summit, highlighting the integration of AH-64 Apache helicopters into joint operations.
V Corps and Poland’s 1st Aviation Brigade held their third Polish Apache Initiative Summit from 27-29 August at Poland’s Air Force Training Center near Ustka and the Drawsko Combat Training Center.
On August 21, a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter of the Colombian National Police crashed during an operation against coca plantations in Antioquia province.
Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, has announced a new U.S. Army contract valued at $43 million to advance Black Hawk helicopter modernisation.
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