Helicopters

The Army has moved from proposals to orders. Across late August, senior leaders briefed units on a plan to trim parts of the helicopter force and retool aviation for a tougher fight.

Bell Textron has handed the first MV-75 virtual prototype to the U.S. Army, marking a concrete step in the Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft program. Defense officials confirm the hand-off took place at Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, on 24 June, only eighteen months after

Three AH-64D Apache attack helicopters landed this morning at the 56th Air Base in Latkowo, near Inowrocław. They taxied to the ramp in quick succession, rotors still spinning while ground crews signaled them into place. Defense officials confirm these aircraft now belong

The Army pushed a dusty run at Townsville this week, hooking a Chinook’s fuel lines straight into three Abrams. Blades kept spinning, hoses hissed, and heavy armor rolled off topped up. Roads in those scrub ridges stay rough, so air-pump beats truck

Federal Defense chiefs ordered a deep look at Sikorsky’s CH-148 Cyclone fleet. Crews trust these birds for day-to-day patrols over grey water, yet lawmakers now ask plain shut questions about hard mission value. They wonder if the helo keeps pace with rough

Alliant Techsystems Inc. (ATK) confirmed a landmark move on January 28, 2004. The company announced its plan to purchase Mission Research Corporation (MRC) for roughly $230 million. That figure reflected a significant investment in technology meant for national security and homeland defense.

The senior team at MD Helicopters, Inc. calls the Army’s Light Utility Helicopter choice “flat-out wrong”. They argue the service stacked the deck for EADS North America, parent of Eurocopter. Managers say the Army brushed past cost data, safety files, and past

Eurocopter has picked Sagem’s new Euroflir 350 sight for the EC725 Caracal fleet that supports French special operations. The move links a fresh sensor suite to a helicopter already central to high-risk rescue and assault missions.