Scheduled to fly in mid 2025, Leonardo has unveiled an updated design of its Proteus rotary wing uncrewed aerial system demonstrator for the UK Ministry of Defence. Proteus is the culmination of a £60 million contract awarded in 2022 to Leonardo...
A €91.7 million contract to replace Ireland’s existing EC135 fleet was awarded to Airbus Helicopters, with deliveries to commence in 2027. Ireland’s EC135s have been in service since 2003, with the introduction of the first EC135 T2. Two EC135 P2s, with...
The Common Infrared Countermeasures (CIRCM) system will be installed on the 14 new extended-range Chinooks which will replace the Royal Air Force’s 14 oldest Chinooks. Northrop Grumman has been awarded a contract to equip the newest Chinook helicopters of the Royal...
The U.S. company procured 26 HH-3F Pelican helicopters retired by the Italian Air Force 10 years ago. Clayton International, a leading player in helicopter maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO), specialized in refurbishing Sikorsky helicopters, has scored a major acquisition, buying up...
A newly released report has revealed a 2016 incident where two soldiers were discovered naked from the waist down inside the cockpit of a parked Apache helicopter. During an exercise at the Otterburn Training Area in Northumberland, England, ground crews assigned...
A Royal Navy Wildcat of 815 Naval Air Squadron (NAS) has successfully and independently shot down a Banshee target drone using the Martlet missile in the air-to-air role. Taking place at the Manorbier range, in South West Wales, the test saw...
Reminiscent of early-World War I bomber tactics, the Navy has tested hand-deploying sonobuoys from the CH-53E heavy-lift helicopter. Announced on Sept. 27, 2024, the United States Navy said it had “recently” tested hand-deployment of sonobuoys from a Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion...
U.S. Air Force Airmen conduct sling-load training with an HH-60W Jolly Green II at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, Aug. 29, 2024. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Leonid Soubbotine) Moody AFB leverages HH-60W Jolly Green II’s sling load capabilities...
The Utah National Guard AH-64D (screenshot from the FOX 13 video) An F-35 pilot with only 35 minutes of experience in an Apache simulator was flying the Utah National Guard Apache that crashed earlier this year. On Feb. 12, 2024, a...
An AH-64E Apache Guardian helicopter conducts nap of the earth flight during a capabilities demonstration at Fort Rucker, Alabama on Oct. 27, 2022. (US Army/Lt. Col Andy Thaggard) As armored and ‘maneuver warfare’ emerges in Europe, the one weapon that can...
