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HelicoptersUS-101: debates in US Senate on the Marine One
Washington, Usa - Democrats against other members of their own party on the legitimacy of funds for the programme due to national security reasons
US-101’s victory as the new US President’s helicopter (see for details AVIONEWS) still hurts some American Senators’ feelings. Representatives from Democrats clashed in the Senate on last Wednesday about... more
HelicoptersUS Army UH-60M Black Hawk production started
Washington, USA - Some 22 vehicles will be produced at first and they will progressively replace the UH-60As
US Army granted a go-ahead for the production of 22 Sikorsky UH-60M Black Hawk medium transport helicopters destined to progressively replace the UH-60As. The programme is intended to modernize the aircraft... more
HelicoptersFirst Eurocopter UH-Tiger for German Army
Berlin, Germany - Bundeswehr is destined to take delivery of some 80 combat helicopters of this type
German Army Aviation took recently delivery of the first Eurocopter UH-Tiger combat helicopter, a version of the well known military aircraft devoted to the performance of a wide range of missions such... more
HelicoptersAgustaWestland: GBP 300m contract for helicopters programme from British Government
Rome, Italy - To assure the efficiency and the technical support of the Sea King helicopters fleet provided to the British Air Forces
"AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, has been awarded a £300 million pound (438 million Euro) five year contract for the support of the UK MoD’s fleet of Sea King Helicopters. AgustaWestland, as pr... more
HelicoptersDeepwater: US Coast Guard to upgrade the HH-60J Jayhawks
Washington, USA - This would be the final choice to meet the operational requirements instead of the purchase of a new aircraft
Sikorsky unveils that the US Coast Guard HH-60J Jayhawks will be involved by an upgrade process for the purpose of meeting the operational requirements scheduled by the Deepwater programme. USCG is provided... more
HelicoptersUS Army takes stock of the ARH and LUH programmes situation
Washington, USA - The name of the winner of the first competition is likely to be unveiled on June 6 while for the new utility aircraft one needs to wait further
US military authorities take a stock of situation concerning two important helicopter programmes: the ARH (Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter) and the LUH (Light Utility Helicopter). As far as it is concerned... more
HelicoptersRobinson R-44: "sight set" on Great Britain's election
London, UK - Two helicopters of this type to be deployed by BBC during the electoral campaign and election itself
BBC2, the channel belonging to well known British TV group, will resort to the deployment of two helicopters during the electoral campaign and the same Great Britain’s election day. The date for voting f... more
HelicoptersEurocopter: more investments in Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - It is being forecasted to double them when considering the remarkable demand in this sector in the Asian country
EADS-owned Eurocopter’s Malaysian section is forecasting to increase its investments in a significant manner in the Asian country, even by doubling them, when considering the remarkable demand in specific f... more
HelicoptersIsrael: first three Apache Longbows for Army
Tel Aviv, Israel - A significant added value for the national defensive system, also in fighting terrorism
Israeli Army took delivery of its first three Boeing AH-64D Longbow Apache attack helicopters. The combat helicopter component has always been a major one in the Israeli defensive system also and most... more
HelicoptersRAF: EH-101 in Iraq to prevent smuggling
Basra, Iraq - The Merlin to be deployed also for troop transport and armed all-weather surveillance
An AgustaWestland EH-101 Merlin medium multirole helicopter of Royal Air Force has been recently re-deployed in Iraq and it is expected to replace the Chinooks for troop transport purposes in Basra, although... more
HelicoptersThe "multipurpose" kind of the NH-90 according to New Zealand's Government
Wellington, New Zealand - The helicopter to be deployed to perform both military and strictly civil missions
New Zealand’s Government decided to release an exhaustive description of the operational exigencies that the NH-90 helicopters will have to meet once they enter the service with Air Force (see for details A... more
HelicoptersThe 100th MD-520N to fly in Russia
Moscow, Russia - MD Helicopters to deliver it to Russian company GALS Aero which will supply it then to a private operator in Siberia
GALS Aero, a Russian company operating in the helicopter sector and distributing foreign-made aircraft to several customers in Russia, will take delivery of the 100th MD-520N produced by MD Helicopters.... more
HelicoptersNew Zealand: the future of the rotor wing is called NH-90
Wellington, New Zealand - National Government unveiled the purchase of the NHI group's helicopter for its Air Force
New Zealand’s Air Force selected the NH-90 as the new multirole helicopter to replace the obsolete UH-1 Iroquois. The official announcement has been released by national Government which proves satisfied a... more
HelicoptersSouth Korea: the Korean Helicopter Programme has been started
Seoul, South Korea -The role played by the national industry will be a major one but there will be chances also for foreign cooperations
South Korean Government has so provided a green light for the KHP programme (Korean Helicopter Programme) regarding the production of a utility rotor-winged aircraft. It would deal with the first national... more
HelicoptersCJ Systems selected the EC-135 for EMS operations again
Washington, USA - Some 10 helicopters of this type have been ordered and they will be added to the 14 ones already in service
The US company CJ Systems, specialized for the provision of health care rescue services in the country and one among the most important firms operating in this sector, has got a fleet based on some 14... more
HelicoptersFuture Lynx: first signing the contract, then selecting the partners
London, UK - The combat aircraft chosen by British MoD to be developed both in a terrestrial and naval version
The Future Lynx selected by British Ministry of Defence will certainly prove a programme open to various collaborations. AgustaWestland confirmed it to AVIONEWS with reference to the recent announcement... more
HelicoptersFuture Lynx selected as the preferred option for land and sea helicopter requirements
Rome, Italy - AgustaWestland chosen to enter a new partnership with UK’s MoD
"AgustaWestland welcomes the UK Ministry of Defence’s announcement to proceed with the Future Lynx programme as its preferred option for meeting the Land (Find) and Maritime (Surface) Attack elements o... more
HelicoptersMH-60R: Sikorsky and Lockheed Martin together for the US Navy fleet protection
Washington, USA - All the helicopter's systems devoted to both maritime surface and submarines targeting detection and tracking have been succesfully tested
The main systems for detection and tracking of naval surface and submarines targets destined to the Sikorsky MH-60R helicopter are being provided by Lockheed Martin. The Sea Hawk has been endowed in this... more
HelicoptersEurocopter aims to British market
London, UK - The group owned by EADS proves interested in the sale of DARA's headquarter by the MoD
EADS group is trying to reinforce its presence in the United Kingdom by relying upon the owned Eurocopter. British Minister of Defence would intend to sell DARA’s (Defence Aviation Repair Agency) headquarter l... more
HelicoptersAustralia: Government defended the selection of the Seasprite
Canberra, Australia - Australia authorities repudiated allegations according to which an aircraft devoid of all-weather capabilities would have been chosen
The purchase of the Kaman SH-2 Seasprite helicopters by Australian Ministry of Defence is in the centre of debates in the country when considering that people opposing such choice would think such vehicle... more
HelicoptersFirst Swedish armed forces' NH-90 flew
Marignane, France - Some 18 aircraft for SAR, anti-submarine warfare and troop transport missions have been ordered
The first NH-90 multipurpose medium helicopter performed its maiden flight. The event occurred at the Eurocopter helicopter group’s plant located in Marignane (France) and lasted for about 55 minutes. S... more
HelicoptersFrance: the first Tiger HAP for Army has been delivered
Paris, France - There are 80 combat aircraft to be supplied to the armed force by 2010
French Army took delivery its first Eurocopter Tiger combat helicopter in the HAP version. The overall orders scheduled regard some 80 aircraft which will be all made available by 2010. Such choppers will... more
HelicoptersNH-90 in Australia and the ARH programme: Bregier analyses the situation
Paris, France - Australian industry licensed to produce such aircraft while the US military project is not taken into account presently
Fabrice Bregier, as the Eurocopter CEO, analysed recently the situation regarding two programme: the provision of the NH-90 helicopters to Australia and the competition for the US ARH (Armed Reconnaissance... more
HelicoptersUK: few helicopters for the armed forces
London, UK - It would have been denounced by British Parliament while MoD decides to solve the problem by the next 10 years
British Parliament warned Ministry of Defence with reference to the availability of military equipment for the armed forces. According to a recent report, there would be shortage of helicopters for Royal... more
HelicoptersThe International Helicopter Safety Symposium (IHSS) will take place at the end of September
Montreal, Canada - It has been organized in cooperation with the main organizations in this field
AHS International and the AHS International Montreal/Ottawa Chapter are organizing the International Helicopter Safety Symposium (IHSS) that will take place on September 26-29, 2005 in Montreal, Quebec,... more
HelicoptersItalian Air Force certified Maltese pilots to fly the AB-212
Valletta, Malta - Within the collaboration agreements between the two countries, Maltese military personnel will be able to perform SAR missions
Two Maltese pilots were recently certified to operate aboard the AB-212 helicopters thanks to the training support ensured by Italian Air Force, within the collaboration agreement in the defence sector... more
HelicoptersEurocopter: the EC-225 will transport Emperor of the Rising Sun nation
Tokyo, Japan - Three Super Puma helicopters ordered in the latest version for institutional VIP transportation
Emperor of Japan will fly on the latest version of the Super Puma helicopter, the EC-225. Eurocopter has in fact been awarded with a contract being worth about EUR 22m for the provision of three rotor-winged... more
HelicoptersAVIONEWS survey's result : "What do you think about the Mangusta helicopters' re-deployment in Iraq?"
Rome, Italy - The largest part considers the A-129 re-deployment has excessively increasing the economic effort of the mission in Iraq
AVIONEWS promoted during the last two weeks a survey aimed to verify the opinion on a relevant matter which involves the Italian military commitment in Iraq, that is to say the one related to the re-deployment... more
HelicoptersEnstrom: a new conditioning system for the 480B
Washington, USA - Operations aimed to improve the helicopter's comfort within the general update which is involving the aircraft of this type
The Enstrom 480B has been provided with a new conditioning system. It has been unveiled by the US producer which put the related USA’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certification into evidence t... more
HelicoptersHector: that is how Italian Air Force will check its helicopter pilots' improvements
Rome, Italy - A system aimed to a real time assessment of flight data during training activities
After the good testing and the final deployment of the AACMI system for the monitoring of flight and mission data on the Italian Air Force’s aircraft (besides the German ones), also Italian Air Force’s hel... more
HelicoptersHelicopter HH-3F of the Italian Air Force knocks power line
Petrella del Salto, Italy - The incident fortunately did not cause any injured though there were discomforts caused by the interruption of electricity
An helicopter of the 15° Squadron (Researches and Rescues) of the Italian Air Force knocked today a power line causing the interruption of electricity for some hours. Fortunately the incident did not... more
HelicoptersAustralia: Tigers to be combat ready by 2008
Canberra, Australia - Meanwhile, Australian military authorities study the possibility of favouring the interoperability among various weapon systems and the UAVs
Australia ordered 22 Eurocopter Tiger combat and armed reconnaissance helicopters and announced that they will be all fully combat ready by 2008. Australian Army has already started training for the deployment... more
HelicoptersEurocopter: 50 years of Alouette 2 in history
Paris, France - The helicopter group celebrates the long history of a successful aircraft
Eurocopter, the helicopter group owned by EADS and which inherited the overall products made by French Aerospatiale and German MBB, celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Alouette 2. The maiden flight... more
HelicoptersBell: two solutions for the LUH and the ARH competitions
Washington, USA - The Bell 210 and the 407 respectively competing for the Light Utility Helicopter and the Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter
Bell is going to compete for the Light Utility Helicopter (LUH) and the Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter (ARH) of the US armed forces by suggesting two among its aircraft properly set to perform the related... more
HelicoptersSikorsky aims to settle a score in Europe
Washington, Usa - Focusing on the United Kingdom and Italy for the provision of military helicopters after the Marine One competition
Sikorsky’s revenge against AgustaWestland after the defeat concerning the provision of the new Marine One (see for details AVIONEWS) could be ensured in the European market, at least according to the c... more
HelicoptersLos Angeles: fog grounded helicopters used to transfer votes
Los Angeles, USa - Frustration and anxiety among candidates waiting more than two hours
Los Angeles is under election in these days: but a heavy fog which hit the Californian city yesterday caused some problems to the transport of ballots from the urns. Los Angeles in fact used 2 helicopters... more
HelicoptersCertification for the Helisim-made EC-155's simulator
Paris, France - A system intended to accurately reproduce the various weather and environmental conditions during flight
Helisim, a company competent for the production of helicopter simulators and linked to Eurocopter and Thales, was recently awarded with the best European certification (The D level based on the JAR STD... more
HelicoptersAgusta-ATR agreement for NH-90
Varese, Italy - As a result of a series of collaborations that occurred in the past
Agusta SpA and ATR Group, company leader in Europe in the planning and production of structural parts and components in carbon fibre, have signed an agreement of collaboration. The deal provides for... more
HelicoptersAS-350 for Kampala International Hospital
Kampala, Uganda - The new EMS service to favour the reduction of hardships during the health care assistance in the African country
Kampala International Hospital, in the capital of Uganda, experienced some difficulties during the last years when performing the due and quick rescue operations in severe areas in the African country.... more
HelicoptersCougar Helicopters selects Iridium for the new communications systems
Ottawa, Canada - The Canadian company specialized for offshore operations adopts new satellite devices for its own rotor-winged aircraft fleet
Cougar Helicopters, a Canadian company specialized for offshore operations in the energy sector (oil and gas) and provided with a chopper fleet mainly consisting of Eurocopter Super Puma, Sikorsky S-61... more
HelicoptersExcursions off-piste by means of helicopters organized by Heliski Cervinia
Cervinia, Italia - For inexperienced people it is better to chose the option "Helibattesimo"
Heliski Cervinia organizes excursions off-piste by means of helicopters on the high valley of Cervinio; for information see the web site www.heliskicervinia.com. The 2005 program has offers both for inexperienced... more
HelicoptersSwiss helicopters finished their mission in the areas affected by the seaquake
Jakarta, Indonesia - Now two cargo planes will carry them to Zurich
The Swiss Super Puma AS-332M helicopters engaged from last January 17 in the transport of aids and persons in the Indonesian province of Banda Aceh which suffered from the tsunami occurred last December... more
HelicoptersAgustaWestland not to compete for the US Army's ARH programme tender
Rome, Italy - The armed force announced it needs an aircraft which can be dismantled in 4 minutes and a couple of them must be carried by a C-130
AgustaWestland is not going to compete for the ARH programme (Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter) related to the request of light helicopters for scout operations destined to US Army. AgustaWestland confirmed... more
HelicoptersIndonesia: 4 new military helicopter Squadrons by 2014
Jakarta, Indonesia - The Mil Mi-35 have been already ordered while there would be an interest for the Mi-17s as well
Indonesian Government would intend to found four new Squadrons for the Army aviation. The purpose would be the one of remarkably strengthening the sector related to attack ad transport helicopters, although... more
HelicoptersThe A-109 LUH for the US Army's Light Utility Helicopter Programme
Washington, USA - The military version of the well known helicopter to be offered by AgustaWestland as the new light aircraft for US Army
The Light Utility Helicopter (LUH), the US Army’s programme related to the provision of new light helicopters, will also involve AgustaWestland. Nevertheless, Lockheed Martin is not going to cooperate w... more
HelicoptersBell Helicopter Textron Inc. awarded with a more than USD 165m contract
Washington, USA - For the AH-1W and UH-1N helicopters' avionics systems softwares updates
Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc., Hurst, Texas, is being awarded a $165,422,738 cost-plus-award-fee contract for the development of Integrated Avionics Suite (IAS) software upgrades in support of the H-1... more
HelicoptersHas the Italian Council of State postponed the decision on the AgustaWestland's appeal?
Rome, Italy - The sentence would have been delayed sine die according to some rumors, but AgustaWestland confirmed that, actually, the legal proceeding goes on regularly
Italian Council of State’s decision regarding the clash between AgustaWestland and MD concerning the provision of helicopters to Italian State Corps (see for details AVIONEWS) would have been postponed s... more
HelicoptersMarine One: Lockheed Martin hires Sikorsky's workers
Washington, USA - They will be deployed for the production of the US-101 as the new American Presidential helicopter
Lockheed Martin will hire several Sikorsky’s employees who had been at first destined to be used for the manufacturing of the new US Presidential chopper in case the VH-92 won the tender for the Marine O... more
HelicoptersTurkey: seven solutions for the new combat helicopter
Ankara, Turkey - The new tender for the provision of 90 aircraft started
The tender for the provision of 90 combat helicopter started in Turkey again. After a long standstill, Turkish Government decided to endow with a rotor-winged aircraft fleet able to fill this gap in the... more
HelicoptersEmergency caused by bad weather conditions in Calabria, it was fundamental the use of helicopter
Cosenza, Italy - In order to transport food and hay for animals
An helicopter of Cfs (State forestal body) was involved into the rescue operations necessary because of bad weather conditions in Calabria in last week-end as many areas were isolated for heavy snowstorm.... more