Main image: the new AW169M of the Guardia di Finanza (Image credit: Oscar Bernardi). In the boxes, the AW169 for Austria Photo: Daniel Trippolt / Bundesheer); the GdF AW169M in flight (Leonardo) and a close up view (Oscar Bernardi) The Austrian military and the Italian Guardia di Finanza are the first operators of the newest …
Helicopters
HH-60W Performs First Combat CASEVAC During Maiden Deployment To Africa
File photo of a U.S. Pararescueman preparing to move a simulated casualty to a HH-60W combat rescue helicopter during a casualty evacuation (CASEVAC) exercise while his teammates secure the perimeter at an undisclosed Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa area of responsibility, Dec 8, 2022. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jayson Burns) The …
Here’s Our First Look At A British Supplied Sea King Helicopter In Ukrainian Service
Former British military Sea King in Ukrainian service (Frames from Oleksiy Reznikov’s video) First British Sea King helicopter has been delivered and received Ukrainian markings. The Ukrainian Navy has received the first WS-61 Sea King helicopter supplied by the UK. The video, providing a first look at the former Royal Navy helicopter sporting Ukrainian markings …
Ukrainian Super Puma Helicopter Crash Near Kyiv Kills 18, Including Ukraine’s Ministry Of Interior
File photo of the Ukrainian H-225 involved in the crash on Jan. 18, 2023. (Image credit: Ukraine’s MoI) The helicopter crashed near a kindergarten killing the Ministry, part of his team, and three children. A Ukrainian H-225 Super Puma helicopter has crashed at 08:20AM LT on Jan. 18, 2023, in Brovary, an eastern suburb of …
Let’s Talk About The Bell V-280 That Has Won The Future Long Range Assault Aircraft Competition
The V-280 demonstrator in forward flight mode. (Photo: Bell) Bell’s V-280 Valor tiltrotor won against Sikorsky’s Defiant compound helicopter and is set to become the new utility rotorcraft of the U.S. Army. The U.S. Army has awarded the Future Long Range Assault Aircraft contract to Bell and its V-280 Valor tiltrotor. The announcement arrived on …
Italian Army Takes Delivery Of Its 60th And Final UH-90A Helicopter
Italian Army UH-90A (Image credit: NHIndustries) Italian Army’s UH-90A helicopter fleet handover complete. The Esercito Italiano took delivery of the the 60th and final UH-90A (NATO designation for the Italian Army NH90 TTH) multirole helicopter. The aircraft, assembled at Leonardo’s Venice Tessera facility, was handed over the service on Nov. 25, 2022, during an official …
More Than Three Dozen Helicopters Take Part In Exercise Falcon Autumn 2022
CH-47F Chinooks of 298 Squadron. (All images: Author) Falcon Autumn 2022 saw the participation of Dutch, U.S. and Polish helicopters. Between Oct. 31 and Nov. 18, 2022, exercise Falcon Autumn 2022 took place in the Netherlands. Over 1,000 troops and 37 helicopters from three nations trained together to prepare for large airborne operations. The participating …
No One Enjoyed the Air Power Demo at Nellis AFB as Much as This Door Gunner!
An unidentified HH-60G Pave Hawk door gunner at Aviation Nation enjoyed a pretty good view during the Combined Arms Demonstration. (Author/TheAviationist) Hanging Halfway Out the Door of a Sideways Pave Hawk, No One Had a Better View. Last Weekend’s Aviation Nation Air Show at Nellis AFB outside Las Vegas, Nevada, was a magnificent post-pandemic return …
First Production AW609 Tiltrotor Takes Flight
The first production AW609 tiltrotor, designated AC5, during the maiden flight. (Photo: Leonardo) This maiden flight brings the world’s first commercial tiltrotor closer to certification and delivery to the first customers. The Leonardo AW609 tiltrotor recently reached a new milestone, with the maiden flight of the first production aircraft from the company’s facilities in Philadelphia …
U.S. Navy Begins Training On New TH-73A Thrasher Helicopter
The Navy’s first TH-73A Thrasher arrives at Naval Air Station Whiting Field in Milton Aug. 6, 2021. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Michelle Tucker) Student naval aviators at NAS Whiting Field began training on the new helicopter that will replace the aging TH-57 Sea Ranger. The U.S. Navy announced that the first class of twelve …