Helicopter

Europe Industry 

Leonardo Completes Acquisition of Kopter Group AG

April 9, 2020April 9, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Helicopter, Italy, Kopter, Kopter SH09, Leonardo, Lynwood (Schweiz) AG, Mergers and Acquisitions, Switzerland

Italian multinational company, Leonardo announced the closing of the acquisition of Kopter Group AG from Switzerland’s Lynwood (Schweiz) AG on

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Air Asia-Pacific Naval 

HMAS Adelaide Sets Sail to Conduct First of Class Flight Trials for MH-60R ‘Romeo’ Helicopters

April 8, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Australia, Canberra-class LHD, Helicopter, HMAS Adelaide (L01), Landing Helicopter Dock (LHD), MH-60R Seahawk, Royal Australian Navy (RAN), Sikorsky SH-60/MH-60 Seahawk

The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) Canberra-class Landing Helicopter Dock (LHD) ship, HMAS Adelaide (L01) has left its homeport in Sydney

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Air Americas 

CH-53E Super Stallion Begins Initial Testing of New Low Speed Precision Control System

April 8, 2020 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Degraded Visual Environment (DVE), Heavy-lift helicopter, Helicopter, Low Speed Precision Control (LSPC), Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion, U.S. Marine Corps (USMC), USA

The U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion heavy-lift helicopter has begun initial testing/development of a new low speed precision control

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Air Americas 

U.S. Air Force’s New HH-60W Jolly Green II Helicopter Completes “Trial of Extremes”

April 8, 2020 Arun Mathew 0 Comments Combat search and rescue (CSAR), Helicopter, HH-60W Jolly Green II, McKinley Climatic Laboratory, U.S. Air Force (USAF), USA

The U.S. Air Force’s new HH-60W Jolly Green II combat search and rescue (CSAR) helicopter completed a month-long ‘trial of

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Air Asia-Pacific 

Japan Coast Guard Orders Two More Airbus H225 Helicopters

April 6, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Airbus, Airbus Helicopters, Airbus Helicopters H225, Helicopter, Japan, Japan Coast Guard (JCG)

The Japan Coast Guard (JCG) has placed a new order with Airbus Helicopters for two new Airbus H225 twin-engine helicopters,

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Air Europe 

RUAG Modifies Swiss Air Force EC635 Helicopters to Transport COVID-19 Patients

April 4, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Eurocopter EC635/Airbus H135M, Eurocopter H135/ EC135, Helicopter, RUAG, RUAG MRO International, Swiss Air Force, Swiss Federal Office for Defence Procurement (armasuisse), Switzerland

RUAG MRO Switzerland has recently modified two Swiss Air Force EC635 helicopters to transport COVID-19 patients, the company announced. The

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Air Europe 

Boeing Delivers First CH-47F Chinook Helicopter to Royal Netherlands Air Force

April 3, 2020April 3, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Boeing, Boeing CH-47 Chinook, CH-47F Chinook, Heavy-lift helicopter, Helicopter, Netherlands, Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF)

Boeing recently delivered the first CH-47F Chinook heavy-lift helicopter with an upgraded cockpit to the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF).

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Air Asia-Pacific 

Chinese Military Z-9 Helicopter Crashes in Hong Kong

April 3, 2020 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Accidents/ Crashes, China, Harbin Z-9, Helicopter, Hong Kong, People's Liberation Army (PLA)

A Harbin Z-9 helicopter assigned to the Hong Kong Garrison of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) crashed during a

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Europe Misc 

RAF Helicopters Support Scottish Ambulance Service Trials

April 3, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Aérospatiale SA 330 Puma, Coronavirus, Helicopter, Royal Air Force (RAF), Scotland, UK

Royal Air Force (RAF) Puma helicopters based at Kinloss Barracks in Moray have been supporting the Scottish Ambulance Service with

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Air Americas 

Sikorsky Awarded $19.2M in Support of VH-92A Presidential Helicopter Program

March 30, 2020 Arun Mathew 0 Comments Helicopter, Lockheed Martin, Marine One, Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), Presidential aircraft, Sikorsky, Sikorsky S-92, Sikorsky VH-92A Presidential Helicopter, U.S. Marine Corps (USMC), USA

Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., a division of Lockheed Martin Co., is awarded a contract modification, worth around $19.2 million, in support

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