Russian Helicopters celebrates 45th anniversary of Mi-24 first flight

Russian Helicopters, a subsidiary of Oboronprom, part of State Corporation Rostec, today (19.09) marks the 45th anniversary of the maiden flight of the legendary Mi-24 combat helicopter. A prototype of the helicopter flown by test pilot German Alferov took to the skies on this day in 1969. The Mi-24 was conceived and built in record … Dowiedz się więcej

Russian Helicopters delivers first consignment of upgraded Mi-8AMTSh to Defence Ministry

Russian Helicopters, a subsidiary of Oboronprom, part of State Corporation Rostec, has delivered the first consignment of four upgraded Mi-8AMTSh transport helicopters to Russia’s Defence Ministry. The helicopters were built at Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant (UUAP), a Russian Helicopters company, as part of the state defence order, and have successfully completed the flight to their new … Dowiedz się więcej

Northrop Grumman Selected to Modernize Black Hawk Cockpit for US Army

Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has been selected by Redstone Defense Systems to supply and integrate mission avionics equipment for a digital cockpit upgrade of the U.S. Army’s UH-60L Black Hawk helicopters. Northrop Grumman will provide a scalable, fully integrated mission equipment package for the UH‑60L cockpit and will replace the older analog gauges with digital … Dowiedz się więcej

Russian Helicopters presents new military helicopters at the Defence Ministry’s Innovation Day exhibition

Russian Helicopters (a subsidiary of Oboronprom, part of State Corporation Rostec) will showcase new series and prospective models of its military helicopters at the Defence Ministry’s Innovation Day exhibition on 4-5 August in the suburbs of Moscow. Visitors will have the opportunity to see the latest models in the company’s production line, including the Mi-8/17 … Dowiedz się więcej

Boeing Delivers First U.S. Army Multiyear II Configured Chinook

Boeing delivered the first multiyear II configured CH-47F Chinook helicopter to the U.S. Army one month ahead of schedule. The delivery was celebrated in a ceremony at the production facility in Ridley Township, Pa. “This delivery is an example of teamwork and commitment to the troops in the field,” said Col. Rob Barrie, project manager, … Dowiedz się więcej

Lockheed Martin’s Unmanned K-MAX Cargo Helicopter Team Returns from Deployment with U.S. Marine Corps in Afghanistan

OWEGO, N.Y., July 24, 2014 – After lifting more than 4.5 million pounds of cargo and conducting thousands of delivery missions for the U.S. Marine Corps, the Lockheed Martin [NYSE:LMT] and Kaman Aerospace Corporation [NYSE: KAMN] K-MAX cargo unmanned aircraft system (UAS) has returned to the United States following a nearly three-year deployment in Afghanistan. … Dowiedz się więcej