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February 1, 2012
The Bell-Boeing Joint Project Office has obtained a $7.2-million modification involving...February 1, 2012
Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman’s joint venture, Longbow LLC, has won an U.S. Army contract worth $181 million for Boeing AH-64D Apache Block III Longbow systems. The contract also...February 1, 2012
Santa Rosa, Calif.-based Reach Air Medical has teamed with Methodist Healthcare of Houston to establish...February 1, 2012
Australian Aerospace has received Part 147 certificate approval from the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA). Australian Aerospace becomes the first civil helicopter maintenance training operator in the...February 1, 2012
Sgt. Christopher Lemke under the “hell hole” of a Bell UH-1Y Huey. Photo by Cpl. Brian Adam Jones U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Christopher Lemke has received the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal in Afghanistan thanks to his discovery of previously unknown maintenance issue on a Bell UH-1Y Huey. Lemke, a mechanic with Marine Light...February 1, 2012
Los Angeles, Calif.-based AECOM Technology Corporation has received a $16.5-million task order contract by the U.S...February 1, 2012
Russian Helicopters has reached an agreement to provide the Russian Air Force with up to 30 Kamov Ka-226s by 2020...February 1, 2012
Dayton, Ohio-based DRS Defense Solutions’ intelligence, communications and avionics solutions (ICAS) division has won a $12-million U.S. Air Force contract to upgrade Sikorsky...February 1, 2012
The first NH90 NATO Frigate Helicopters from AgustaWestland’s Venice Tessera assembly line have been delivered to the Italian Army and Navy. The Italian Armed Forces have...February 1, 2012
Bell Helicopter has won a 10-year, C$640 million ($630.9 million) contract for support and service for the Canadian Forces’ fleet of CH146 Griffons. The CH146 optimized...February 1, 2012
With onlookers witnessing the landmark event, AgustaWestland’s newest variant—the AW189—went airborne for the first time Dec. 21 at its plant in Cascina Costa, Italy. AgustaWestland...February 1, 2012
Torrance, Calif.-based Robinson Helicopter Company is reporting an upswing in...February 1, 2012
The unmanned K-MAX is now in the midst of a six-month aerial resupply testing period in Afghanistan. Photos by Lockheed Martin/Kaman Lockheed Martin and Kaman Aerospace’s unmanned K-MAX has entered combat service with the U.S. Marine Corps in Afghanistan. USMC’s Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 1 received the first K-MAX unmanned aerial system in early December, with the initial cargo re-supply...February 1, 2012
Blue Sky Network has earned a supplemental type certificate (STC) for its communication and tracking systems on the Sikorsky S-92. La...February 1, 2012
From left to right: CNN CEO Patrick Molis, Eurocopter CEO Lutz Bertling and Heli-Union CEO Jean-Christophe Schmitt. Eurocopter Eurocopter has delivered two EC225s to French air transport operator, Heli-Union. The new helicopters will be used for offshore oil and gas transport missions. Heli-Union has also purchased four...February 1, 2012
SIMMAD has contracted Safran Group subsidiary, Sagem, to provide life-cycle support for Strix sighting systems on the...February 1, 2012
AgustaWestland has delivered the final British Army Lynx AH Mk9A. AgustaWestland AgustaWestland has handed over the last Lynx AH Mk9A to...February 1, 2012
Euless, Texas-based Aero Dynamix has incorporated night vision goggle (NVG) cockpit upgrades into two...February 1, 2012
McLean, Va.-based M International has purchased the Keystone Engine Services division of Sikorsky Global Helicopters. M International has...February 1, 2012
The Brazilian Armed Forces has a total of 47 more Eurocopter EC725s on order. Eurocopter Eurocopter subsidiary, Helibras, has reached an agreement to provide parts...
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