RUAG expands scope of EASA Design Organization approval to include Night Vision Imaging Systems
RUAG Aviation has expanded the scope of its EASA Part 21 J Design Organization Approval (DOA) to include Night Vision Imaging System (NVIS) capabilities....
U.S. Coast Guard helicopters boosted with avionics upgrade from Rockwell Collins
Upgrade expands upon long history of helicopter avionics systems providing reliability when it matters most.
Hovering a four-ton helicopter a mere 50 feet above water...
Elbit Systems to Showcase Next-Gen Solutions
Elbit Systems Ltd. will showcase its Enhanced Flight Vision System (EFVS) Heli-ClearVision suite at the upcoming Helicopter Association International HELI-EXPO 2018 exhibition. Taking place in...
Bruno Even Appointed CEO of Airbus Helicopters
Airbus SE has appointed Bruno Even, 49, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Airbus Helicopters, effective 1 April 2018. He will report to Airbus CEO...
Russian Helicopters completed flight tests of the Mi-171Е2 helicopter
Russian Helicopters (part of Rostec State Corporation) has successfully completed tests of Mi-171E2, a new multipurpose helicopter with a new power unit and rotor...
Helicopters join HMS Queen Elizabeth as she sails on first aircraft trials
Chinook helicopters have landed on board HMS Queen Elizabeth for the first time as the Royal Navy’s new aircraft carrier heads to sea on...
SENER-Babcock’s AB-212 helicopter modernization program
The joint venture formed by the engineering and technology group SENER and Babcock Spain has received the technical certificate no. 003/16 from INTA (the...
Decision Time
The decision to discard the Airbus Helicopters/Eurocopter EC-665 Tiger-ARH (Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter) gunship announced in the Australian government’s Defence White Paper this February has...
Mexican Navy Receives Final Pair of AS565 MBe Panther Helicopters
Airbus announced the delivery of the final two AS565 MBe Panther helicopters to the Mexican Navy on 6 December 2017.
These are the last...
Suits of Armour
Helicopter armour that protects aircrew members and passengers from small arms fire is a proven requirement driven by recent, and ongoing, conflicts in the...
