Leonardo Wins US Navy Training Competition
The US Navy has selected AgustaWestland Philadelphia Corp. as winner of the Advanced Helicopter Training System competition.
The Contract
The $176.5 million contract requires an...
Wildcat / UAV Manned-Unmanned Teaming Trials
On 17 September, Leonardo successfully demonstrated integrated capabilities between a manned aircraft and an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV).
This took place in the UK...
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...
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...
Armada International Podcast: Operating Satcom Through a Helicopter’s Rotor Disc
Armada International and Asian Military Review Editor-in-Chief Andrew Drwiega talks with Shaun Schaper, Cobham’s engineering specialist, about how an issue called rotor shadowing led Schaper to co-develop a new...
Kenya Defence Force orders six armed MD 530F Attack Helicopters
MD Helicopters, Inc. (MDHI) announced today receipt of the second Delivery Order issued against its 5-year, $1.4 billion light scout attack helicopter IDIQ contract....
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...
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...
BIRD Aerosystems completed the deliveries of additional AMPS systems for Czech Mi-17 helicopters
BIRD Aerosystems, a global provider of innovative defense technology and solutions that protect the air, sea, and land fleets of governments and related agencies,...
UKMFTS Moves Forward
The eighth of 29 Airbus Helicopters H-135T3 light utility helicopters for the rotary-wing training component of the UK Military Flying Training System (UKMFTS) programme...