Crowsnest

Sightless Carrier Force

A 24 June report from the UK National Audit Office (NAO) confirmed that the Royal Navy’s new Crowsnest radar system is 18 months late,...

AUSA: Defiant – The Rotorcraft That Thinks It’s a Jet (‘Breaking Parachute Included’)

AUSA, Washington DC: The sensation of flying the Sikorsky-Boeing SB>1 Defiant rotorcraft “is more like a tactical jet than a helicopter,” said Sikorsky test...
Bell-360-Helicopter

A New, Data Driven Big Stick

Manned attack helicopters still have a future, as witnessed by the US Army’s thrust towards Next generation rotorcraft. But will the accolades gained during...
S-70M Black Hawk

S-70M Black Hawks Now Certified for Civil Use by FAA

Sikorsky is bucking the concept of civil helicopters being offered for the military role, by creating a new type designation for the ever popular...

58% Faster: New SATCOM Connectivity Tech Boosts Streaming Data Speed in Rotorcraft

Excerpted from Cobham’s Connectivity White Paper Series Out of the Shadows: The Dawn of a New Day for Rotorcraft Connectivity How a Technology Breakthrough called SB-Helo...
MSAP

By Air, by Sea or Land

Whether conducting special reconnaissance (SR), direct action (DA) or military assistance (MA) missions, SOF units must be capable of rapidly moving across the battlespace. Rotary...

Hellfire Compatible Cobra on Display

Another sign of the Royal Jordanian Air Force’s (RJAF) wide ranging modernisation programme is the comprehensive upgrade of 12 of its 20 plus extant...
Boeing-Apache-Helicopters

Boeing Delivers 2,500th AH-64 Apache Helicopter

Boeing recently delivered its 2,500th AH-64 Apache helicopter, an E-model Apache for the U.S. Army, from the company’s production line in Mesa, Arizona. AH-64 Apache...

Ottoman Aerospace Emerges

Turkey’s aerospace industry is turning away from traditional US ITAR restricted platforms to indigenously shape the future of the Turkish Air Force. Turkish Air Force...
TH-119-Leonardo

Leonardo: TH-119 helicopter performs first flight, ready for US Navy

Leonardo is pleased to announce it successfully completed the initial flight test of the TH-119 IFR training helicopter. The TH-119 is Leonardo’s bid to...

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