Boeing and Leonardo have announced a partnership to compete for the U.S. Army's Flight School Next contractor-owned, contractor-operated (COCO) training contract.
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Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, has unveiled the S-70UAS U-Hawk, an autonomous unmanned aircraft system converted from a UH-60L Black Hawk, offering 25% more cargo space than the original model.
Boeing has been awarded a contract worth over $173 million by the U.S. Air Force to supply eight additional MH-139A Grey Wolf helicopters, along with training and sustainment support.
PZL Mielec has completed the production of the 700th cabin for the multi-role Black Hawk helicopter programme, marking another significant milestone in the history of one of the world’s most recognisable military helicopters.
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.
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