iscoverA RNZAF UH-1H Iroquois fatally crashed near Pukerua Bay, approximately 40km northeast of Wellington, shortly before 6am on April 25 killing three of its crew and injuring another. Pilot FLTLT Hayden Madsen, copilot FLGOFF Daniel Gregory and crewman CPL Benjamin Carson were killed when their Iroquois, NZ3806, one of three from 3 Squadron en route
AgustaWestland has delivered the first of 12 NH90 NFHs to the Royal Netherlands Navy during an official ceremony at the company’s Vergiate plant in Italy on April 20. The delivery is the first of 111 NFH variants to have been ordered by the Netherlands, France, Italy, Norway and Belguim, and comes nearly three years after
The online Defense Daily has reported that Bell-Boeing is reportedly considering offering the V-22 Osprey as a contender for the VXX presidential helicopter competition to replace the current fleet of VH-3 and VH-60 aircraft. The report says a company source said that the partnership is “preparing a response to the RFI request with a VV-22
Sikorsky and Lockheed Martin have announced a teaming agreement to jointly bid for the US Navy’s revived VXX presidential helicopter program. Under the agreement Sikorsky would act as prime contractor, offering its H-92 medium lift helicopter, while Lockheed Martin would act as major subsystems integrator and supplier. Under the original VXX program, cancelled last June
The Team Romeo group of companies bidding for the RAN’s Air 9000 Phase 8 Naval helicopter program, comprising Lockheed Martin, Sikorsky, Raytheon, GE and CAE, has proposed to refurbish the ADF’s outgoing fleet of 50 S-70A Black Hawks and S-70B Seahawks for sale to a third party as part of its bid. Speaking to media
Several new designs and concepts for the US Army’s Armed Aerial Scout (AAS) were revealed during the Army Aviation Association of America’s (AAAA) annual convention in Fort Worth, Texas, between April 14-17. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue reading the rest of this article, please login.
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