http://www.aviationtoday.com Aviation Today en-us 2013 Sun, 19 May 2013 19:24:28 EDT Eurocopter and Turbomeca have reached industrial cooperation agreements with Polish aviation maintenance company Wojskowe Zaklady Lotnicze No. 1 (WZL-1) to open two full assembly lines in Poland. The assembly... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/military/heavylift/Eurocopter-Turbomeca-to-Open-Polish-EC725-Assembly-Lines_78928.html Tue, 9 Apr 2013 0:00:00 EDT Sikorsky has handed over five S-70i Black Hawks to the Special Forces unit of the Columbian Army’s Air Assault Division. The airframes were built at PZL Mielec... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/military/heavylift/Five-S-70i-Black-Hawks-Join-Colombia-Fleet_78795.html Wed, 27 Mar 2013 0:00:00 EDT At a press conference on Monday at HAI’s Heli-Expo, Bell Helicopter CEO John Garrison said that while the partnership with Boeing on the V-22 remains intact, the OEM would now be taking the lead in tiltrotor development for the Joint Multi Role (JMR) and Future Vertical Lift (FVL), where Boeing has... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/military/heavylift/Bell-to-Take-Tiltrotor-Technology-Forward-Without-Boeing_78676.html Tue, 5 Mar 2013 0:00:00 EST Washington, D.C.-based National Aeronautical Association (NAA) has listed the unmanned Lockheed Martin/Kaman K-Max as one of seven finalists for the 2012 Robert J. Collier Trophy... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/military/heavylift/Unmanned-K-Max-Finalist-for-Collier-Trophy_78461.html Thu, 14 Feb 2013 0:00:00 EST Indian Defense Minister AK Antony opened the 9th Aero India airshow on Wednesday at the Yelahanka Air Force Station in Bangalore. The growth of the Indian aerospace sector has attracted more than 600 companies and 78 declared international delegations to the event. The start was marked by a flypast of three... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/military/heavylift/Aero-India-Opens-With-More-Questions-Than-Answers_78432.html Thu, 7 Feb 2013 0:00:00 EST The U.S. Naval Air Systems Command has issued an $83.7-million contract to Indianapolis-based Rolls-Royce for 38 AE1107C engines, 34... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/military/heavylift/Rolls-Royce-to-Supply-Engines-for-Marine-Air-Force-V-22s_78419.html Wed, 6 Feb 2013 0:00:00 EST Eurocopter España has conducted the maiden flight of the initial NH90 manufactured at its facility in Albacete. The... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/military/heavylift/First-Spanish-Built-NH90-Goes-Airborne_78324.html Fri, 25 Jan 2013 0:00:00 EST The fickle Indian Ministry of Defense’s approach to the procurement market appears to be veering away from its more traditional preference for “Made in Russia,” at least as far as military helicopter acquisitions seem to be heading. Boeing has been “the lucky winner” in matching... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/military/heavylift/Boeing-Beats-Mil-In-Indian-Helicopter-Procurement-Battle-Twice!_78008.html Wed, 12 Dec 2012 0:00:00 EST Eurocopter has handed over the first pair of EC725s to the Royal Malaysian Air Force as part of an... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/military/heavylift/Malaysian-Air-Force-Receives-EC725-Duo_77944.html Thu, 6 Dec 2012 0:00:00 EST Progress in the ongoing development of the United States Marine Corps’ (USMC) heavy lift helicopter replacement, the Sikorsky CH-53K, has been announced with the delivery of the prototype aircraft to the flight test team. This means that NAVAIR and Sikorsky pilots can begin the program of scheduled... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/military/heavylift/Sikorsky-Completes-CH-53K-Ground-Test-Vehicle_77937.html Wed, 5 Dec 2012 0:00:00 EST