iscoverRussian Helicopters and AgustaWestland have announced plans to jointly develop a new 2.5 tonne class single-engine helicopter. The companies said the new aircraft would be marketed worldwide for a broad range of applications. Development of the program will be split evenly between the two, they said. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members.
Minister for Defence Stephen Smith and Minister for Defence Materiel Jason Clare yesterday announced the signing of a $124.8 million contract for maintenance and engineering support for the ADF’s Black Hawk and Seahawk fleet of helicopters. The four year contract with Sikorsky Helitech covers the provision of maintenance and engineering services in support of the
The Royal Thai Army will acquire two UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters through the US Foreign Military Sales program, making it the first southeast Asian country to fly the latest version of the workhorse rotorcraft. The UH-60M incorporates a variety of enhancements including a digital glass cockpit, advanced flight control system, a state-of-the-art communications suite, full
Sikorsky Aircraft has won a five-year, US$8.5 billion contract to provide 653 H-60 Black Hawk and Seahawk helicopters to the US Army and Navy. The deal is the eighth multi-year production contract signed for the workhorse helicopter program since 1982. Actual production quantities will be set on a year-to-year basis depending on funding allocations. This
Bell Helicopter has named its main suppliers for its new 525 Relentless ‘super-medium’ helicopter. GKN Aerospace and Triumph Group will provide complex machining and composites for the airframe structure of the helicopter, Goodrich the ice protection system, Israel Aerospace Industries the passenger seating, Mecaer Aviation Group the wheeled landing gear, while Kuka and Pacifica Engineering
The ATSB has called on pilots to report wirestrike incidents after a recent report showed that there were around 100 incidents which were not reported between 2003 and 2011. In its study of reporting of wirestrike incidents, the ATSB found that over the nine year period that nearly 40 per cent of wirestrikes were not
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