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EADS North America awarded $212 million production contract for 39 UH-72A Lakota helicopters
Lakota program remains on budget and schedule as it enters its seventh program year
The U.S. Army has awarded EADS North America a $212.7 million contract to deliver 39 UH-72A Lakota Light Utility Helicopters (LUH) as part of its total… Continue reading
Boeing Awarded US Army Contract for 14 Additional CH-47F Chinook Helicopters
The Boeing Company has received a U.S. Army contract valued at approximately $370 million for 14 CH-47F Chinook helicopters to support Foreign Military Sales efforts. The aircraft will be delivered to the U.S. Army beginning in 2014; all but one… Continue reading
Bell Helicopter Delivers to Sri Lanka Air Force
Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. company, announced today it delivered two Bell 412s to the Sri Lanka Air Force during a ceremony at its facility in Piney Flats, Tennessee.
“We’ve had a strong partnership with the Sri Lanka Air Force… Continue reading
NEW ZEALAND RECEIVES ITS FIRST NH90 HELICOPTERS
NHIndustries is pleased to announce the delivery of the first two NH90 TTH helicopters to the New Zealand MoD under Contract 1-220 signed with the New Zealand Government on 31 July 2006.
NHI has chartered an Antonov AN 124 cargo… Continue reading
Russian Ka-32A11BC Certificated in Brazil
The Russian multi-role coaxial Ka-32A11BC helicopter was today granted a type certificate in Brazil. The certificate will allow the Ka-32A11BC operate on the Brazilian civil aviation market and perform firefighting, search and rescue, load-carrying missions, as well as handling special… Continue reading
JSC Euro-Asia Air Orders Two More AW139 Helicopters
AgustaWestland,announced that JSC Euro-Asia Air of Kazakhstan has ordered two additional AW139 medium twin helicopters. These offshore configured AW139s will be used to perform transport operations in Kazakhstan’s section of the Caspian Sea. One of the two aircraft will be… Continue reading
New Height of Safety with New Ka-226T Engine Certified by EASA
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has certified the Arrius 2G1 turboshaft engine made by French company Turbomeca (Safran Group), installed on the Russian light Ka-226T helicopter. Engine certification achieved end-October 2011 allows mass operation of the engine and remains… Continue reading
Sikorsky Aerospace Services to Perform A-to-L Upgrades on Royal Saudi Land Forces’ BLACK HAWK Helicopters
Sikorsky Aerospace Services (SAS) announced today the signing of a follow-on contract with the Royal Saudi Land Forces Aviation Command (RSLFAC) to upgrade its fleet of BLACK HAWK UH-60A helicopters to the more modern UH-60L aircraft configuration. SAS is the… Continue reading
First Batch of Mi-17V-5 Helicopters Delivered to India Under 80 Units Order
The first batch of Mi-17V-5 helicopters have been delivered to the Indian side under the contract signed by Rosoboronexport, JSC in December 2008 during the visit to India of Russian President Dmitry Medvedev.
The helicopters are manufactured by Kazan Helicopters,… Continue reading
Turkey – AH-1W SUPER COBRA Attack Helicopters
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress today of a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Turkey for three AH-1W SUPER COBRA Attack Helicopters and associated equipment, parts, training and logistical support for an estimated cost of $111… Continue reading
Bond Aviation Group & AgustaWestland Sign MoU to Establish a Multi-Year Contract for AW139, AW169 & AW189 Helicopters
AgustaWestland and Bond Aviation Group have signed an MoU today that will see both companies work together to establish a multi-year contract covering the purchase of AW139, AW169 and AW189 helicopters for offshore oil and gas support, HEMS, SAR and emergency… Continue reading
FAS Signs for GrandNew and AW169 Helicopters
FAS (Falcon Aviation Services) of Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates) has signed a contract for a GrandNew light twin and a preliminary sale contract for two AW169 helicopters. These latest contracts were signed at the delivery ceremony recently held at… Continue reading