Boeing bids for Australian Chinook maintenance
Boeing Defence Australia (BDA) says it has responded to the Australian Army’s tender for deeper maintenance of its six CH-47D Chinook helicopters. The six year contract will commence in September at Townsville, and requires the delivery of deeper... [Continue reading]
Enstrom wins Asian military training orders
Enstrom has received in quick succession orders from the Japanese Ground Self Defense Force and the Royal Thai Army for a total of 46 Enstrom 480Bs for use as pilot trainers. Thailand announced an order for 16 of the five-seat turbine 480Bs on March... [Continue reading]
Boeing expands Army support contract
Boeing Defence Australia has signed a $44 million contract with the ADF to increase the scope of its Army Aviation Training and Training Support (AATTS) scheme. The original contract, signed in 2007, called for Boeing to provide Army Black Hawk and Kiowa... [Continue reading]
NQ Rescue joins Queensland EMS network
The Mount Isa based North Queensland Helicopter Rescue Service (NQ Rescue) has secured approval from the Queensland government to be included in the state’s aeromedical retrieval network to provide medical and rescue services to the state’s... [Continue reading]
It’s MH-60R v NFH90 with Air 9000 Phase 8 competition confirmed
Defence will run a competitive tender process to select the Air 9000 Phase 8 Naval Combat Helicopter replacement for the RAN’s 16 S-70B-2 Seahawks and the 11 cancelled SH-2G(A) Seasprites, Defence Minister Senator John Faulkner has announced. Contrary... [Continue reading]
Second pass approval for Army Chinooks
Defence Minister John Faulkner has announced that the government has given second pass approval for the acquisition of seven CH-47F Chinooks for the Australian Army. The acquisition of additional Chinooks to initially complement and then replace the Army’s... [Continue reading]
USAF to buy 112 UH-60Ms
The USAF has proposed buying 112 Sikorsky UH-60M Black Hawks and converting them to an HH-60L configuration for Combat Search And Rescue (CSAR) work to replace the service’s ageing fleet of HH-60G Pave Hawks. The decision comes in the wake of the abandonment... [Continue reading]
STC for performance boost to Bell 407
Bell Helicopters has announced that it has received a STC (Supplemental Type Certificate) to increase the hot and high performance of the Bell 407. The STC draws on excess power available from the 407’s Rolls-Royce 250-C47B engine to support revisions... [Continue reading]
New US presidential helicopter program takes off
Navy’s VXX RFI aims to procure up to 28 helicopters to replace the current VH-3Ds (top) and VH-60s (bottom) presidential helicopter fleet. photo – US Navy The US Navy released a request for information (RFI) for the procurement of a... [Continue reading]
Praise for Australian made helicopter stretcher system
Caloundra Airport’s Helimods has designed and manufactured a new light weight patient stretcher loading system allowing EMS aircrews to more easily and efficiently load patients onboard helicopters. The MultiDeck stretcher loading system, manufactured... [Continue reading]
Chinook spares contract for Mincham Aviation
Boeing has awarded Mincham Aviation a contract to manufacture four assembly-spare-part sets for the CH-47 Chinook after the South Australian company was identified during recent Boeing Office of Australian Industry Capability (OAIC) conferences. The contract... [Continue reading]
