Helicopter

Air Americas 

Sikorsky Receives Contract to Build 12 CH-53K King Stallion Heavy Lift Helicopters for U.S. Marine Corps

May 18, 2019May 18, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Heavy-lift helicopter, Helicopter, Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), Sikorsky, Sikorsky CH-53K King Stallion, U.S. Marine Corps (USMC), U.S. Navy (USN), USA

Sikorsky, a division of Lockheed Martin, will build 12 production CH-53K King Stallion heavy lift helicopters for the U.S. Marine

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Air Americas 

Sikorsky HH-60W Combat Rescue Helicopter Conducts First Flight

May 17, 2019May 17, 2019 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Combat search and rescue (CSAR), Helicopter, Lockheed Martin, Sikorsky, Sikorsky HH-60G Pave Hawk, Sikorsky HH-60W Combat Rescue Helicopter (CRH), Sikorsky UH-60M Black Hawk, U.S. Air Force (USAF), USA

The Sikorsky HH-60W Combat Rescue Helicopter (CRH) has performed its first flight at Sikorsky’s West Palm Beach, Florida site on

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Air Americas 

U.S. Navy’s HH-60H Seahawk Helicopter Conducts Final Flight After Completing 30+ Years of Service

May 15, 2019 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Helicopter, HH-60H Seahawk, NAS North Island, Sikorsky SH-60/MH-60 Seahawk, U.S. Navy (USN), USA

After more than 30 years of service with the U.S. Navy, the HH-60H Seahawk helicopter conducted her last flight on

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Air Middle East 

U.S. Approves Sale of 24 Additional AH-64E Apache Attack Helicopters to Qatar

May 10, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Attack helicopter, Boeing AH-64 Apache, Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA), Foreign Military Sales (FMS), Helicopter, Qatar, Qatar Emiri Air Force, USA

The U.S. State Department has approved a possible sale of 24 AH-64E Apache attack helicopters and related equipment to Qatar

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Air Europe 

U.S. State Department Approves Sale of Four AH-1Z Attack Helicopters and 12 UH-60M Black Hawk Utility Helicopters to Czech Republic

May 7, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Army of the Czech Republic, Attack helicopter, Bell AH-1Z Viper, Czech Republic, Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA), Foreign Military Sales (FMS), Helicopter, Mil Mi-24, Sikorsky UH-60M Black Hawk, USA

The U.S. State Department has approved a possible sale of four AH-1Z attack helicopters and UH-60M Black Hawk utility helicopters

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AEW&CS Air Asia-Pacific 

Indian Defence Ministry Approves Acquisition of 10 Kamov Ka-31 AEW Helicopters from Russia

May 6, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments AEW&CS, Helicopter, India, India's Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), Indian Navy (IN), Kamov Ka-31, Russia

The Indian Ministry of Defence (MoD) approved a proposal by the Navy to procure ten Kamov Ka-31 airborne early warning

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Air Americas 

Venezuelan Air Force AS532 Cougar Helicopter Crashes Near Caracas, 7 Killed

May 5, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Accidents/ Crashes, Eurocopter AS532 Cougar, Helicopter, Venezuela, Venezuelan Air Force

A Venezuelan Air Force AS532 Cougar military helicopter crashed outside Caracas in the early hours of May 4 killing all

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Air Americas Industry 

Bell Helicopter to Conduct Final Assembly of 407GXi in Ozark, Alabama if Selected for U.S. Navy Advanced Helicopter Trainer Program

May 3, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Bell 407, Bell Helicopters, Helicopter, Textron, TH-XX Advanced Helicopter Training System (AHTS) US Navy, Trainer aircraft, U.S. Navy (USN), USA

Bell Helicopter, a division of Textron Inc., announced that, should the Bell 407GXi be selected for the U.S. Navy Advanced

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Air Europe 

RUAG MRO Completes First Inspection of German Armed Forces NH90 Transport Helicopter

May 2, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments BAAINBw, German Armed Forces (Bundeswehr), German Army (Deutsches Heer), Germany, Helicopter, NHIndustries (NHI), NHIndustries NH90, RUAG, RUAG MRO International

RUAG MRO International has successfully completed the first inspection of an NH90 transport helicopter for the German Armed Forces (Bundeswehr).

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Air Europe 

Polish Ministry of National Defence Signs Contract to Procure Four Leonardo AW101 ASW/CSAR Helicopters

April 26, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments AgustaWestland AW101, Helicopter, Leonardo, Poland, Polish Navy

Polish Ministry of National Defence (MoD) has signed a contract valued at approximately 380 mln EUR (1.65 bn PLN) with

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