Helicopters

Bell Textron Delivers First MV-75 FLRAA Virtual Prototype to U.S. Army for Early Testing

Bell Textron Delivers First MV-75 FLRAA Virtual Prototype to U.S. Army for Early Testing

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 the contract’s Milestone B decision. The digital twin now sits with the Army’s aviation project office, where engineers will run mission rehearsals and early software tests.

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Poland Receives First AH-64D Apaches to Prepare for Guardian Fleet

Poland Receives First AH-64D Apaches to Prepare for Guardian Fleet

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 to the 1st Army Aviation Brigade, a unit that already flies Mi-24 gunships but has never operated an aircraft as advanced as the Apache.

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Canada Queries Effectiveness of Sikorsky CH-148 Helicopter

Canada Queries Effectiveness of Sikorsky CH-148 Helicopter

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 sea demands or if hidden faults still bite. A few analysts warn that long answer may shape Arctic reach for years. In short the stakes feel heavy, maybe heavier than first planed.

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ATK Steps Into Advanced Tech With Mission Research Buy

ATK Steps Into Advanced Tech With Mission Research Buy

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. ATK believed MRC’s expertise would help expand its focus beyond conventional munitions and into more advanced areas of aerospace and defense.

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MD Helicopters Says LUH Award to Eurocopter Is Outrageous

MD Helicopters Says LUH Award to Eurocopter Is Outrageous

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 flight hours that could have swung the verdict. Three vice-presidents used the word “outrageus” in one briefing last week, a slip that showed how tense the mood got inside the Mesa, Ariz. plant.

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