Category: Helicopters

The NSW Rural Fire Service (RFS) is receiving two ex-Australian Army Sikorsky Black Hawk helicopters to support its emergency services work. The role of the two helicopters would be to fly emergency service personnel to bushfires, floods and other disasters across the state, Federal Minister for Law Enforcement and Cyber Security Angus Taylor, NSW Treasurer

The US Army is studying future requirements for the AH-64 Apache which will take it beyond its current AH-64E Guardian configuration and may see it in service well beyond 2040. Three of the major changes being studied for the ‘Future Apache’ are new engines in the 3,000shp class, the addition of a propulsor in place

A new safety message encouraging helicopter pilots to find a safe place to land when they encounter an abnormal situation while in flight has been launched at the Rotortech conference on the Sunshine Coast on Thursday. The joint initiative from the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB), the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) and the Australian

Embarking on a new helicopter service into the Timor Sea oil and gas fields at the height of the tropical wet season, with new aircraft operating from a new base, is not ideal. But, despite heavy rains, strong winds and the threat of cyclones, the initial performance of its five-year contract with petroleum giant ConocoPhillips