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April 17, 2012
AgustaWestland has landed a contract with the Japan National Police Agency (JNPA) for two law enforcement-configured GrandNew...April 16, 2012
Sikorsky Aircraft has received an order from Indonesian Aerospace subsidiary IPTN North America for a pair of S-300Cs. The training...April 12, 2012
AgustaWestland North America has handed over an AW139 to the Egyptian Air Force. The agreement is...April 11, 2012
Textron subsidiaries Bell Helicopter and AAI Unmanned Aircraft Systems have started construction on a Manned Unmanned Operations (MUMO) capability development laboratory in Huntsville, Ala. The R&D facility will allow testing of...April 11, 2012
MD Helicopters has received a $7.26-million order from the Salvadorian Air Force (FAS) for three MD500Es. The U.S. Army’s Contracting Command at Redstone Arsenal in...April 6, 2012
Eurocopter has signed with Dirgantara Indonesia (Indonesian Aerospace) to supply six EC725 for the Indonesian Ministry...April 4, 2012
The main aim of U.S. Army Aviation is now to preserve the force for the future, said Maj. Gen. Anthony Crutchfield, commanding general of the Army Aviation Center of Excellence, during his opening remarks at the 2012 AAAA Forum in Nashville. The annual gathering of the U.S. Army Aviation command was held against a backdrop of pending defense cuts that are currently set at $470 billion over the next 10...April 3, 2012
EADS North America introduced a boosted version of its Armed Aerial Scout (AAS) offering for the U.S. Army on Monday during Quad-A in Nashville. Dubbed the AAS-72X+, the helicopter is a derivative of the AAS-72X Lakota light utility helicopter, and is based on the commercial EC145T2. Plans call for 72X+ production to take place at Eurocopter’s facility in Columbus, Miss., starting as early as 2016...April 2, 2012
Guiseppi Orsi, once CEO of helicopter manufacturer AgustaWestland, now chief executive of parent Italian defence company Finmeccanica, is overseeing the organization’s biggest overhaul in a decade. Finmeccanica has just announced a EUR 2.3 billion ($3.06 billion) net loss for 2011, in contrast with a net profit of EUR 557 million the previous year. This was due to write-downs and one-off charges of...April 1, 2012
Photos by Ernie Stephens Eurocopter Canada handed over a new AS350B3e to Canadian Helicopters during Heli-Expo in Dallas. The helicopter will primarily carry out utility missions and join a fleet that consists of 75 Eurocopter variants. Canadian Helicopters is...April 1, 2012
Kaman Corporation has promoted five officers to parent company positions. Gregory Steiner (left), currently president of Kaman Aerospace Group, is taking on the additional title of executive vice president of Kaman Corp. Steiner has been with the company since 2008 after a 17-year career with Rockwell Collins. President of Kaman Industrial Technologies, Steven Smidler (right) is now an executive vice...April 1, 2012
Eurocopter has received an order for seven EC135s from Lake Charles, La.-based Era Helicopters. The...April 1, 2012
Lider Aviacao’s fleet of 61 helicopters includes the Sikorsky S-92. Brazil is one of the driving forces behind Latin America’s emergence as a fast-growing market for helicopter support operations. The largest rotorcraft operator in Latin America is Lider Aviacao, with a fleet of 61 helicopters—comprising the Sikorsky S-92, S-76A/C+/C++ and Bell 412/212—as well as 31 fixed-wing...April 1, 2012
The Ministry of Defense for Japan is replacing a Eurocopter EC225 lost in the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami. Eurocopter Eurocopter Japan has received an order from the Japan...April 1, 2012
Fairfax County Police displayed its Bell 429 at Heli-Expo. Turkey will receive 15 law enforcement-equipped 429s. Photo by Ernie Stephens Bell...April 1, 2012
Artist’s rendering of the new facility. AgustaWestland Representatives of AgustaWestland and Tata Sons were on hand March 14 to launch construction of a new helicopter production facility for Indian Rotorcraft at Hyderabad International Airport. The 10-acre...April 1, 2012
Chile is home to an expanding AgustaWestland GrandNew fleet, with two recent purchases from corporate operators. AgustaWestland AgustaWestland has expanded its presence in Chile with Santiago-based Naviera...April 1, 2012
Ka-52 Alligator. While Russian Helicopters is expanding globally in civil markets, the manufacturer’s military variants continue to draw international attention. Photos by Russian Helicopters During a Feb. 13 interview at Heli-Expo, Russian Helicopters CEO Dmitry Petrov sat down with Rotor & Wing to discuss a number of topics, ranging from global expansion, emerging markets and training, to...April 1, 2012
Pair of FB Heliservices AS350B3s in flight with the Defence Helicopter Flying School. Cobham Cobham Aviation Services and Bristow Helicopters joint venture, FB Heliservices, has agreed to provide helicopter flight training for the UK Ministry of Defence at RAF Shawbury, RAF Valley and Army Aviation Centre (AAC) Middle Wallop. The four-year, £193-million (approximately $303-million) contract carries...April 1, 2012
Aviation support units from across Australia converged in Parramatta for a three-day helicopter tactical training course hosted by the New South Wales Police Force Aviation Support Branch (PolAir). The tactical flight course, led by airborne law enforcement trainer Kevin Means, was aimed at improving...
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