Category: Helicopters

Sikorsky has commenced full system testing of its CH-53K heavy lift helicopter ground test vehicle with all seven main rotor blades and four tail rotor blades attached. The tests follow the previous ‘light off’ and ‘bare head’ test phases which saw the aircraft’s engines started and gearbox engaged for the first time, and is the

Boeing has announced the first flight of a production configured AH-6i Little Bird light attack/reconnaissance helicopter. Based on the in-service OH-6A Cayuse which the US Army uses in the Special Operations support role, the AH-6i is designed for close air support and light attack, and features capabilities leveraged from the Apache attack helicopter. This content

The Airbus Helicopters EC145 T2 has been granted certification by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) for its full range of capabilities, clearing the way for customer deliveries to commence later this year. The T2 is an upgraded version of the EC145, and features a new fenestron tail rotor and composite tail boom, the new

Lockheed Martin has delivered an MH-60R electronic warfare support system (EWSS) to the Royal Australian Navy. Built in its Adelaide facility, the EWSS will provide the RAN with the ability to generate and test unique Australian mission data loads for the electronic support measures (ESM) systems of the Romeo fleet when it enters service in 2015.