Category: Helicopters

India has ordered 12 AgustaWestland AW101 helicopters for VIP government transport duties in a contract valued at €560m (A$841m). The contract also includes a five year logistics package and initial aircrew and technical training. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue reading the rest of this article,

EADS North America has delivered the 100th UH-72A Lakota (EC145) to the US Army during a ceremony held at the aircraft’s production facility in Columbus, Mississippi. “The UH-72A Lakota program has progressed on schedule and within budget constraints,” said COL L Neil Thurgood, the US Army’s project manager of the Utility Helicopter office. “The aircraft

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 4, while a day later Japan placed an order for 30.

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 pilot, aircrew and technician training, as well as operational fleet maintenance and support