Military Senate Defense Panel Wants Army Plan to Accelerate Black Hawk Replacement Senate lawmakers want the Army to consider speeding up acquisition of a futuristic replacement for the UH-60 Black Hawk and want a tailored acquisition plan…
Military Russia Has Big Plans for Combat Helicopters Russia is finishing a large-scale expansion of its fleet of combat helicopters, planning a further focus on selective supplies, according to recent statements of some…
Regulatory EASA Certifies Safran Arrano Engine for Airbus’ H160 Safran has received type certification from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) for its Arrano 1A engine, which powers Airbus’ new medium utility H160 helicopter.…
Commercial Safran Assembling ‘Add+’ Helicopter Engine with 30% 3D-Printed Components Safran is working quickly with European partners to introduce additive manufacturing techniques into its engine production, unveiling an engine tech demonstrator it calls “Add+” with…
Commercial Italian National Fire Corps Picks Up Five More Leonardo AW139s For a Cool $84 Million The Italian National Fire Corps has purchased five additional AW139s from Leonardo Helicopters as part of an $84 million deal that also includes integrated logistic…
Military Sikorsky Aims CH-53K at German and Israeli Heavy Lift Competitions PARIS AIR SHOW — Germany is expected to release a formal request for proposals for a new heavy lift helicopter this summer, and Sikorsky [LMT]…
Military France's Do-It-All H160M Cheetah to Get Matching Thales Avionics The French military will equip its Airbus H160 variant — the "Guépard," or cheetah — with Thales' FlytX avionics suite. FlytX is a touchscreen-centric system…
Military Collins Aerospace Sees Big Demand For New, Retrofit 'Fly-By-Wire' System PARIS AIR SHOW -- Collins Aerospace [UTX] and Lockheed Martin's Sikorsky [LMT] are highlighting an advanced fly-by-wire retrofit kit to allow autonomous flight in medium and heavy helicopters…
Commercial GE Sees Bright Decade Ahead in Military and Commercial Aircraft Engines PARIS AIR SHOW--Bolstered by its win in February in the U.S. Army Improved Turbine Engine Program (ITEP), General Electric [GE] sees a bright decade ahead…
Commercial Thales Acquires Artificial Intelligence Company Psibernetix Bolstering its capabilities in artificial intelligence (AI), France's Thales said earlier this month that it acquired Ohio-based Psibernetix, which has developed processes that enable AI…
Commercial Leonardo To Debut New Aircraft Threat Warning System in Paris Leonardo will exhibit a new missile warning system at the Paris Air Show this year that offers enhanced situational awareness and survivability for aircraft crews…