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HelicoptersBoeing to build Chinook helicopters for US Army special operations
The industry is planning to deliver more units to the Armed Force in 2021 -DATA SHEET
Boeing will build next-generation MH-47G Chinooks for the US Army Special Operations Aviation Command. The Block II configuration will enhance the Army’s ability to safely carry out the most challenging m... more
HelicoptersRostec to finance civil aviation projects
For over USD 600 million for airplanes, helicopters, engines, components and other
Novikombank, part of Russia’s State Corporation Rostec, concluded a number of agreements during the "XXIII St. Petersburg International Economic Forum" ("SPIEF-2019") to finance the holdings of the Corporation's a... more
HelicoptersIndia evaluates new Russian Kamov utility helicopters
For its new destroyers and fleet frigates
At "ISDEF 2019" -the international fair for military armaments and equipment being held at the Tel Aviv Convention Center, Israel, from 4 to 7 June- an authoritative source close to the Indian Defense... more
HelicoptersFrench Defence anticipates future development Jlh helicopter
Announced the launch of the anticipated program to 2021 - DATA SHEET
The French Minister of the Armed Forces, Florence Parly, has announced that the launch of the Joint Light Helicopter (Hélicoptère Interarmées Léger; HIL) programme has been brought forward to 2021. The... more
Helicopters"Ebace 2019". Contract signed for two AW-109 VIP helicopters
And renew Distributorship agreement in UK
As one of the world’s leading manufacturers in the VIP multiengine helicopter market with a 40% share and one of the largest producers of corporate helicopters flying in UK, Leonardo is further growing i... more
HelicoptersService center for maintenance of Mi-171Sh helicopters in Peru this year
Announced at "SITDEF 2019" ongoing in Lima
Russian Helicopters holding (part of Rostec State Corporation) participates in the Seventh International Exhibition of Technology for Defense and Prevention of Natural Disasters "SITDEF-2019" ongoing in... more
HelicoptersTwo more R-44 Cadet helicopters delivered
To the University of North Dakota
Robinson Helicopter Company delivered yesterday two R-44 Cadets to the University of North Dakota (UND). The bright green and yellow helicopters are the latest additions to the University’s growing fleet o... more
Helicopters"Famex 2019" (3). Russian Helicopters participates in the exhibition
Maintenance center for Ansat aircraft to open in Mexico in 2020
Russian Helicopters holding company (part of Rostec State Corporation) participates in the third international aerospace show "FAMEX 2019" in Santa Lucia air base in Mexico (see AVIONEWS). This year the... more
HelicoptersPolish contract for multirole naval AW-101 helicopters
Four units and an integrated logistics and training package - DATA SHEET
With deliveries to be completed by 2022 the fleet will perform Anti-Submarine Warfare and combat search and rescue missions more
HelicoptersFirst H-215 helicopter delivered in China
For utility missions
China’s State Grid General Aviation Company (SGGAC) has taken delivery of one heavy twin-engine H-215 helicopter –a member of the Super Puma family– becoming the launch customer for this model in the C... more
HelicoptersItaly’s National Fire Corps receives first two AW-139 helicopters
The aircraft will carry out search and medical rescue, firefighting and disaster relief - TECHNICAL SHEET
With the delivery of the first two AW-139 intermediate twin engine helicopters, Leonardo and the Italian National Fire Corps (Vigili del Fuoco, part of the Ministry of the Interior) announced a major step... more
HelicoptersAustralia's ARH Tiger helicopter support contract
The extension for the duration of five years
Airbus has been awarded an extension of the Australian Army’s Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter (ARH) Tiger through-life support (TLS) contract by the Australian Department of Defence. Airbus Australia P... more
Helicopters360° vision system for the Bell V-280 Valor
It could also be used on helicopters in use in the United States
The Bell V-280 Valor tilt-rotor, in recent weeks, has made the first flight equipped with a system that provides pilots and crew with a 360-degree view, along the lines of what is installed on the fifth-generation... more
HelicoptersEU: ready a list of 20 billion euros duties
Rates of retaliation compared to those envisaged by the US
The European Commission would have drawn up a list of US products on which customs duties of retaliation will be imposed on those that could be applied by the United States. The rates -according to what... more
HelicoptersA mock-up of the VRT-500 helicopter at "Milan Design Week"
The production of the first series from 2021
The design bureau VR-Technologies, subsidiary of Rostec’s Russian Helicopters holding company, presented a mock-up of the light multi-purpose helicopter VRT-500 at the "Fuorisalone exhibition" (part o... more
HelicoptersAgreement for AW-101 helicopters
For a value of 90 million euros -TECHNICAL SHEET
Leonardo, the owner of PZL-Świdnik, the Group’s main industrial pillar in Poland, announced that its UK subsidiary Leonardo MW Ltd has signed an Offset Agreement, valued at approx. 400 mln PLN (90 mln EU... more
HelicoptersThe Mi-171 helicopter with the VK-2500-03 engines certified in China
The high mountains and dense forests its natural elements in transport, firefighting missions or other
The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) issued a national type certificate for the Mi-171 helicopter with VK-2500-03 engines. The decision of the Chinese authorities gives Russian Helicopters... more
HelicoptersMarines: delays in the development of the CH-53K King Stallion helicopters
Initial operational capability will be achieved only in 2021 - DATA SHEET
Lockheed Martin's program for the new version of the Sikorsky CH-53K King Stallion heavy transport helicopter could be delayed by almost two years in development. For the Marines, who will be the only... more
HelicoptersMi-26T2V helicopter completes preliminary flight tests
It is ready for a handover to the Russian MoD to make joint official tests -TECHNICAL SHEET
Russian Helicopters (part of Rostec State Corporation) successfully completed preliminary flight tests of the Mi-26T2V helicopter. The aircraft is being prepared for a handover to the Russian Ministry... more
HelicoptersICG upgrades to H-225 helicopters
For search and rescue missions
Airbus Helicopters is supporting the Icelandic Coast Guard (ICG) with the entry into service of two H-225 heavy search and rescue (SAR) helicopters as the first step in a renewal of the agency’s helicopter f... more
HelicoptersUSA: will the future reconnaissance and attack helicopter also replace the AH-64 Apaches?
It could replace half of the Army fleet
The US Army is considering the idea of using the Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) not only to replace the Bell OH-58D Kiowa Warrior helicopter, but also about half of the Boeing AH-64 Apache... more
HelicoptersNew contract for the purchase of AW-169 and AW-139 helicopters
Signed between Weststar Aviation Services and Leonardo at "Lima 2019"
Weststar Aviation Services, a reference regional off-shore helicopter transportation services provider, and Leonardo signed a contract –valued at around 50 million euros- for three new-generation AW-169 a... more
HelicoptersLeonardo: Korea and Malaysia add fire-fighting helicopters
AW-189s delivered to Malaysian and Seoul Fire Departments with Japan to follow
With deliveries across Asia Pacific the Leonardo AW-189 super medium helicopter is becoming the referencein the firefighting market. The Malaysia Fire and Rescue Department (Jabatan Bomba dan Penyelamat... more
HelicoptersHelicopter assembly and support and training services
Jv signed between Leonardo and Algerian Ministry of National Defence
Leonardo and the Algerian Ministry of National Defence announced today the establishment of a joint-venture for the local assembly, sale and support of its helicopters for various applications. The joint-venture... more
HelicoptersSB>1 DEFIANT helicopter achieves first flight
The aircraft is developed by Sikorsky (LM) and Boeing -VIDEO
The Sikorsky-Boeing SB>1 DEFIANT helicopter achieved first flight yesterday at Sikorsky's West Palm Beach, Florida site. This aircraft, developed by Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin Company, and Boeing,... more
HelicoptersUS Army: stop funds for CH-47 Chinook Block II helicopters
It would allow funding for other programs to be released
The US military would have planned to suspend investments in the development of the Boeing CH-47 Chinook Block II helicopter, so that Army Undersecretary Ryan McCarthy stated -in an interview- that only... more
HelicoptersLeonardo. "Helicopters with double-digit profitability in 2020"
Growth prospects according to Cutillo and Profumo
"After the profit warning, the management of the Helicopters division got to work and we are very confident", Leonardo's CEO Alessandro Profumo explained today, stressing that "in 2020 the profitability... more
HelicoptersChina-Russia. New heavy lift helicopter available by 2032
Russian industries will only be technical partners
The first fruits of the cooperation agreement for the development of the new heavy lift helicopter signed between Russia and China during "Aero India 2019" should be presented in the next few years with... more
HelicoptersGermany: the announcement of the new transport helicopter for mid June
The CH-53K King Stallion and CH-47F Chinook are competing
The 80 Sikorsky CH-53G Sea Stallion helicopters in use in the German Air Force (Luftwaffe) will be withdrawn from service from 2025, the year when they should start replacing them with either Boeing CH-47F... more
HelicoptersAirbus Helicopters selects PW206B3 engine to power H-135 aircraft
CHC Helicopter’s H-175 first model delivered with new digital logcards
Airbus Helicopters announced its selection of the Pratt & Whitney PW206B3 engine to power the H-135 IFR-certified helicopter the company is proposing for the US Navy helicopter trainer replacement. The... more