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Monday, December 1, 2008
Rotorcraft Report: Sikorsky to Upgrade Colombian UH-60s
MILITARY Sikorsky Aerospace Services (SAS), a subsidiary of Stratford, Conn.-based Sikorsky Aircraft Corp, won a multi-million dollar contract to convert Colombian Air Force UH-60A... [read more]
December 1, 2008
Rotorcraft Report: Bell Helicopter Announces Deep Job Cuts
COMMERCIAL | MILITARY In the wake of the Pentagon’s cancellation of a contract with Bell Helicopter to build the new Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter (ARH) for the Army, the Texas-based helicopter manufacturer announced 500 jobs cuts, mostly in the...
November 25, 2008
New Army Helo
The North Carolina Army National Guard received a UH-72A Lakota helicopter Monday afternoon at...
November 19, 2008
Helicopter Unit Moving to Fort Carson
An Army battalion of nearly 500 soldiers will move from its base in Korea to Fort Carson, Colo. in the spring, replacing the 1st...
November 17, 2008
Pentagon Moving Apaches from Asia to MidEast
The Pentagon has approved the withdrawal 20 AH-64 Apache attack helicopters from South Korea for redeployment to locations in Iraq and Afghanistan in 2009...
November 1, 2008
Rotorcraft Report: Department of Defense Will Not Certify ARH
MILITARY On Oct. 16, 2008, the Department of Defense officially notified Congress and aircraft manufacturer Bell Helicopter, that it will not certify the Army’s Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter (ARH) program for continuation. John Young, undersecretary...
November 1, 2008
Rotorcraft Report: Turbomeca Opens New Plant in North Carolina
COMMERCIAL Turbomeca Manufacturing, a subsidiary of SAFRAN USA in Grand Prairie, Texas, opened its Monroe, N.C. facility on September 25, making it the company’s only manufacturing plant outside of France. The 100,000-sq-ft facility is located on 42...
November 1, 2008
Rotorcraft Report: Heard in the Hallways: Will the Little Bird Fill the ARH Slot?
Even when the announcement was made that Bell Helicopter had won the Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter (ARH) contract in 2005, company insiders were skeptical of the rotorcraft giant’s ability to deliver a militarized, single-engine 407 on time and under...
November 1, 2008
Program Insider: Program Updates
Attack — Saudi Arabia wants $598 million worth of Apaches and associated equipment. This includes 12 AH-64D Block II Apache Longbows, 30 7-700-GE-701D engines, 12 modernized targeting acquisition and designation systems/pilot night vision sensors, four...
November 1, 2008
Program Insider: Boeing/Bell Turn Down Indian Attack Helicopter RFP
Both the Boeing Company and Bell Helicopter have dropped out of the bidding for 22 attack helicopters for the Indian Air Force, according to a Market Watch report. Boeing said that it would not bid for a contract to supply the Apache AH-64D Longbow because of...
November 1, 2008
Rotorcraft Report: RotorFest 2008 Draws Large Crowd
COMMERCIAL | MILITARY RotorFest, the annual helicopter open house and air show hosted by the American Helicopter Museum and Education Center in West Chester, Penn. drew a crowd of 3,500 rotorcraft enthusiasts each day of the weekend-long event, which was held...
November 1, 2008
Medevac Heroism in Afghanistan
As the crew neared the landing zone, the number of injured soilders rose. The amazing story of how a night-mission crew, under enemy fire, saved the men they were sent to rescue. For most Rotor & Wing readers, the daunting efforts expended by this...
November 1, 2008
Recycling Helicopters: From Military Service to Public Service
With the obvious exception of Boeing’s AH-64 Apache attack helicopter, many military rotorcraft designs find their way into civilian service. The most common are the OH-58 Kiowa and the OH-6 Cayuse, which often make their way into the hangars of police...
October 30, 2008
Bell Layoffs
Due to the DoD’s termination of the ARH-70A contract, Bell Helicopter fired approximately 500 workers yesterday. This is a 4 percent reduction in staff company wide with management taking the biggest hit, losing 40 people all in the eight Fort Worth...
October 27, 2008
New Squadron Arrives at Cherry Point
Effective Oct. 23, the last of two new helicopter units was activated at the U.S. Marine Corps air station at Cherry Point,N.C. Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 467 stood...
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