Military GE Says T901 Engine Production to Bring Major Investment, Hundreds of Jobs General Electric’s big win in the race to re-engine U.S. Army attack and utility helicopters will support jobs in at least 12 states, including 100…
Military GE T901 Tapped As Replacement For US Army Apache, Black Hawk Engines General Electric has prevailed in its bid to develop a drop-in replacement engine for the U.S. Army’s UH-60 Black Hawk and AH-64 Apache helicopters with…
Military Too Few Pilots, Maintainers Threaten Incoming Afghan UH-60 Fleet There are too few Afghan Air Force pilots to operate a new fleet of UH-60 Black Hawks as they are delivered and no plan in…
Military Army Futures Command to Examine Ways to Acquire, Field Systems More Quickly MESA, Arizona — As the U.S. Army Futures Command opens its doors in Austin, Texas, one of its primary tasks will be "taking a new look…
Commercial Three Sikorsky S-92A Helicopters to Commence Operations in Mexico A major oil company has opted to use three Sikorsky S-92A medium-lift helicopters for deep-water transportation to rigs off the shores of Mexico, Sikorsky announced.…
Military 'Multiple Design Deficiencies' Will Delay CH-53K Testing, Entry to Service Multiple design deficiencies found during post-delivery testing of the Sikorsky CH-53K King Stallion will delay operational testing and entry to service with the Marine Corps…
Military Report: US Air Force Should Re-evaluate Survivability of Combat Rescue Helicopter The Pentagon's Director of Operational Test and Evaluation (DOT&E) has recommended that the Air Force program office re-evaluate the Sikorsky [LMT] HH-60W Combat Rescue Helicopter…
Military New Outlying Landing Field ‘Site X’ Open for Business at NAS Whiting Field The Navy’s newest outlying landing field opened for helicopter training operations on Jan. 30, the culmination of years of collaboration between Escambia County, Florida, and…
Military MUX Looks for Persistent "Red Jug" ISR in Combat Zones MESA, Arizona — What U.S. military services want in an unmanned spy drone is the ability to loiter for hours at a time--perhaps two dozen--and…
Military VIDEO: SB-1 Defiant Performs Ground Runs in Preparation for First Flight The SB-1 Defiant has begun spinning rotors in West Palm Beach, Fla., where the Sikorsky-Boeing team is readying the compound helicopter prototype for its first…
Commercial EASA Considering New Category for eVTOL Certification MESA, Arizona — The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) is considering adding a "special condition" category to deal with the certification of electric and hybrid-electric vertical…