The United States State Department approved a possible sale of UH-60M Blackhawk helicopters to Australia on August 26, bringing the long-running MRH-90 saga a step closer to completion. In total, the… Continue reading "U.S Approves Sale of 40 Blackhawk Helicopters to Australia"
Subaru delivered its first production UH-2 utility helicopter to Japan’s Ground Self-Defense Force on June 30, with a ceremony held at its Utsunomiya plant in Tochigi Prefecture. The delivery of… Continue reading "Subaru Delivers First Production UH-2 JGSDF Utility Helicopter"
The Australian Army has received its final two CH-47F Chinooks aboard a late-night flight from Hawaii. Australia ordered four CH-47Fs from U.S Army stocks in early 2021. The Chinooks were ordered to… Continue reading "Australia’s Final Chinooks Arrive Aboard a C-5"
19 of the Royal Canadian Air Force’s 23 Sikorsky CH-148 Cyclone helicopters have been grounded, following the discovery of cracks in the multirole helicopters’ tail sections. According to the Royal… Continue reading "Tail Section Cracks Ground Majority Of Canada’s Cyclone Helicopters"
Austria is one step closer to replacing its Alouette III helicopters with the AW169M after signing an agreement with Italy. The government to government agreement (G2G), signed on December 2nd,… Continue reading "Austria a Step Closer to Inducting First AW169 After Deal Signed in Rome"
On 24 November, the Brazilian Navy announced on Twitter that it had received the first H225M helicopter in naval combat configuration, also known as the AH-15B Super Cougar, from Helibras… Continue reading "The First H225M Helicopter Is Delivered To The Brazilian Navy"
On November 9, Philippine state media reported that five S-70i Black Hawk helicopters were delivered. The AN-124 carrying the helicopters arrived on November 8 at Clark Air Base. With their… Continue reading "Philippine Air Force Receives Black Hawk Helicopters"
Bell has completed Bahrain’s first AH-1Z Viper attack helicopter. Bahrain was granted U.S Congressional approval to buy the type in 2018, and in 2019, a contract modification worth $240 million was signed. The Major Non-NATO Ally… Continue reading "Bell Completes first Bahraini Viper ahead of 2022 Delivery"
Boeing has announced the signing of a contract worth $136 million with the United States Army for the first production CH-47F Block II Chinooks. In an October 1 press release,… Continue reading "First Production Contract Signed For CH-47F Block II Chinooks"
Airbus has announced the delivery of the first UH-72B Lakota to the U.S. Army National Guard, with the first example of the light utility helicopter’s latest model having departed Airbus’… Continue reading "Airbus Delivers First Army National Guard UH-72B Lakota"