Story by Michael A. Furiano, Fleet Readiness Center Southwest Fleet Readiness Center Southwest (FRCSW) H-53 Super Stallion program has established itself as the benchmark for depot level maintenance on this type/model/series aircraft, delivering record breaking…
Story by Sgt. 1st Class Tim Beery, Utah National Guard DRAPER, UTAH — Utah Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk aircrews are supporting wildfire response efforts in Morgan County and across Utah, putting specialized aviation…
Story by Scott Sturkol, Fort McCoy Wisconsin Army National Guard UH-60L Black Hawk aircrews conducted wildfire suppression training at Fort McCoy, honing their ability to respond to real-world fire emergencies using Bambi buckets. April 13,…
Story by Dana Rosso, Alaska National Guard TALKEETNA, Alaska – An Alaska Army National Guard (AKARNG) CH-47F Chinook helicopter lifted off from Talkeetna heading to Denali Base Camp with a load calculated down to the…
Rome, 2 March 2026 – The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced a £1 billion contract award for new medium helicopter (NMH) program with the Leonardo AW149. Under the programme, Leonardo will build and deliver…
NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND, PATUXENT RIVER, Md. — A five-year, multi-year procurement (MYP) contract was signed on January 8 between the Department of War (DOW) and GE Aerospace for both new production and spare T408…
Bangkok, Thailand. November 11, 2025. – Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. company, announced the successful refurbishment, upgrade and delivery of a Bell 212 helicopter to the Royal Thai Navy (RTN). The comprehensive upgrade program…
PHILADELPHIA, October 13, 2025 — Boeing and Leonardo are collaborating to pursue the United States Army Flight School Next contractor-owned, contractor-operated (COCO) service contract. The partnership combines Boeing’s operational experience with Army rotary-wing training, and…
STRATFORD, Conn. August 20, 2025 – Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, announced a new U.S. Army contract that will fund Black Hawk helicopter modernization engineering efforts. The initial $43 million contract award will focus on foundational…
Marignane, France, 24 July 2025 – Airbus Helicopters has started flight-test campaign to its H160M Guépard. This militarised version of its H160 is being developed for the French Armed Forces as part of the Joint…