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"
The U.S. Navy said on Wednesday that five sailors aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln had been injured in a crash of an MH-60S Seahawk, after reporting that one of the… Continue reading "Five Missing, Five Other Sailors Injured After U.S. Navy Helicopter Crash"
On 28 August, Iraqi Defense Minister Jumaa Inad Saadoun, a guest on Iraqi TV channel Al Sharqiya, made a series of statements, including that Iraq had “reached an agreement” with… Continue reading "Iraq Announces That They Plan To Procure Bayraktar TB2 UAV’s And ATAK Helicopters From Turkey"
Belgium’s Air Force retired its final two Alouette III light utility helicopters on July 8. Their official retirement followed a final flight from their home base of Koksijide Air Base… Continue reading "Belgium’s Air Force Retires Its Alouette III Utility Helicopters"
The Japanese Ministry of Defense’s Acquisition, Technology and Logistics Agency has announced the completion of development on the Bell Subaru UH-2 utility helicopter. The UH-2 was selected in 2015 to… Continue reading "Development On Japan’s UH-2 Utility Helicopter Completed"
On 10 June Leonardo delivered the first of 130 TH-73A helicopters to the United States Navy (USN). The TH-73A is scheduled to replace the TH-57B/C aircraft starting from 2022 with… Continue reading "Leonardo Delivers First TH-73A Helicopter to The United States Navy"
Fighters with the Tigray Defense Forces announced on Tuesday the shoot down of an Mi-35 attack helicopter belonging to the Ethiopian government in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region. Media outlets affiliated… Continue reading "Tigray Rebels Down Government Helicopter in Embattled Ethiopian Province"
The US Army recently reminded us its looking to acquire Long Range Precision Munitions (LRPM); a demonstration shoot off is to be conducted near the end of 2022. The new… Continue reading "US Army Sets Timeline for Long Range Precision Munition Shoot Off"
The Lithuanian Ministry of Defence has signed an agreement covering the purchase of four Sikorsky UH-60M Black Hawks with two options in a deal worth $213,000,000. The majority of the… Continue reading "Lithuania To Obtain 4 UH-60M Black Hawk"
Shortly after noon local time, on 12 August, near Washington DC, a United States Air Force UH-1N “Huey” helicopter took small arms fire from the ground. One crew member was… Continue reading "US Air Force UH-1N Huey Forced to Make Emergency Landing After Being Shot"