Training device falls from US Army Apache
Source: US Army, 17-May-12
At approximately 8:15 p.m. May 15 the Fort Hood Police Station received a call from a Killeen resident to report an unknown object falling into an open field adjacent to Aquarius Drive and Trimmier Drive in Killeen, Texas, from an AH-64 Apache helicopter. Killeen Police Department responded and located the object which was impaled into [...]
15-May-12 Boeing AH-64 Killeen, US-Texas
15-May-12
Missile training device accidentally dropped from Apache helicopter out of Fort Hood.
3rd MAW showcases helicopter firefighting capabilities
Source: US Marine Corps, 14-May-12
Third Marine Aircraft Wing Marines from Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., participated in a Wildland Firefighting Exercise at Camp Pendleton, Calif., May 10. The exercise was presented in the form of a demonstration to local military and fire departments as to what 3rd MAW, military assets, and local fire departments bring to the fight. [...]
Hensel Phelps awarded $43M contract for MH-47 hangar at Fort Campbell
Source: US DoD, 11-May-12
Hensel Phelps Construction Co., Orlando, Fla., was awarded a $32,450,000 firm-fixed-price contract. The award will provide for the design and construction of the MH-47 aviation maintenance hangar at Fort Campbell, Ky. Work will be performed in Fort Campbell, Ky., with an estimated completion date of March 8, 2014. The bid was solicited through the Internet, [...]
Lockheed Martin’s DAGR Successfully Engages Moving Target in Apache Demonstration
Source: Lockheed Martin, 09-May-12
Lockheed Martin’s Direct Attack Guided Rocket (DAGR)successfully tracked and engaged a moving target in a recent demonstration at Yuma Proving Ground, Ariz. “DAGR hit a moving target from 3.5 kilometers,” said Hady Mourad, DAGR program director in Lockheed Martin’s Missiles and Fire Control business. “Defeating high-value targets on the move is a critical capability, and demonstrating [...]
UK – First live fire tests of Hellfire from Apache
Source: Royal Navy, 08-May-12
For the first time the tank-busting Hellfire missile has been fired in the UK as HMS Illustrious and the Army Air Corps let rip off the Scottish coast during the biggest military exercise of the year. Two Apache helicopters from 656 Squadron Army Air Corps fired one Hellfire missile each at a training target that [...]
Boeing awarded $486M for Apache Block III work
Source: US DoD, 07-May-12
The Boeing Co., Mesa, Ariz., was awarded a $486,370,418 firm-fixed-price contract. The award will provide for the AH-64D Apache Block III low rate initial production and related support. Work will be performed in Mesa, Ariz., with an estimated completion date of Nov. 30, 2014. The bid was solicited through the Internet, with one bid received. [...]
Boeing awarded $171M for foreign Apache work
Source: US DoD, 07-May-12
The Boeing Co., Mesa, Ariz., was awarded a $171,777,672 firm-fixed-price contract. The award will provide for the procurement of Apache Block III aircraft and related services in support of Foreign Military Sales. Work will be performed in Mesa, Ariz., with an estimated completion date of Dec. 30, 2014. One bid was solicited, with one bid [...]
04-May-12 Boeing CH-47 Florennes, Belgium
04-May-12
Royal Netherlands Air Force pilot heard a strange noise shortly after takeoff from the base of Florennes and elected to put the helicopter down in a field. No damage
Netherlands suspends Apache demo team for 2012
Source: HeliHub.com, 03-May-12
The Dutch Ministry of Defence has recently announced that their Apache aerobatic display team will not be present at air shows and other events this year. The Royal Netherlands Air Force currently has cited insufficient resources and headcount to commit to running the team. Jeremy Parkin – HeliHub.com
Japan – HMM-265 Dragons return to Atsugi
Source: US Marine Corps, 30-Apr-12
One year after rendering assistance to Japanese tsunami victims during Operation Tomadachi from a base of operations in Atsugi, the Dragons of Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 265 (Reinforced) returned for an encore. Three CH-46E Sea Knight helicopters and 16 Marines, part of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Air Combat Element, conducted a humanitarian assistance and [...]
Boeing and World Class Aviation Academy open international Chinook training facility
Source: Boeing, 27-Apr-12
The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] and its Dutch partner the Rotary Wing Training Center (RWTC) officially opened a state-of-the-art CH-47 Chinook helicopter maintenance training facility near Royal Netherlands Air Force base Gilze-Rijen on April 25. The RWTC is a subsidiary of the Netherlands’ World Class Aviation Academy (WCAA). “Partnering with the WCAA and RWTC means [...]
Boeing given $9.6M to add rotor brakes to Australian CH-47s
Source: US DoD, 25-Apr-12
The Boeing Co., Ridley Park, Pa., was awarded a $9,611,350 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract. The award will provide for the addition of a rotor brake system on the Australian Defense Force CH-47 aircraft. Work will be performed in Ridley Park, Pa., with an estimated completion date of April 30, 2015. One bid was solicited, with one bid [...]
First 5 of 24 Block III Apaches arrives at Fort Riley
Source: WIBW, 21-Apr-12
The first of 24 new Apaches landed at Marshall Airfield on Tuesday. They are replacing the Apache Block II’s that Fort Riley has been using. (see full story)
DynCorp wins $25M Kuwait Air Force Apache contract
Source: DynCorp, 16-Apr-12
DynCorp International (DI) today announced that it has been awarded a contract with the U.S. Army to provide a Maintenance Augmentation Team (MAT) for the Kuwait Air Force (KAF) AH-64D Apache helicopter maintenance program. “This is a great win because it reaffirms our valuable relationship with the U.S. Army. We take pride in the confidence [...]
Fatal MV-22 accident in Morocco
Source: HeliHub.com, 12-Apr-12
This news item is part of the accident data provided by HeliHub.com on this site. Information provided in this update may potentially be incomplete or inaccurate as we frequently post these stories only a very short time after the accident has occurred. Users of HeliHub.com are advised to carry out their own checks and searches, [...]
11-Apr-12 Bell-Boeing MV-22 southern Morocco (2F)
11-Apr-12
Two killed and two seriously injured in Osprey accident in southern Morocco during exercise “African Lion”. V-22 assigned to VMM-261 out of MCAS New River. The fatalities were later named as Cpl. Robby A. Reyes and Cpl. Derek A. Kerns
11-Apr-12 Bell-Boeing V-22 Amarillo, US-Texas
11-Apr-12
Precautionary field landing on test flight out of Amarillo
Rolls-Royce awarded $150M for 265 V-22 engines
Source: US DoD, 09-Apr-12
Rolls-Royce Corp., Indianapolis, Ind., is being awarded a $150,920,770 firm-fixed-price contract to procure V-22 AE1107C turboshaft engines for the Navy (232) and the Air Force (33). Work will be performed in Indianapolis, Ind., and is expected to be completed in October 2017. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. [...]
Boeing awarded $26M for Chinook long lead items
Source: US DoD, 09-Apr-12
The Boeing Co., Philadelphia, Pa., was awarded a $26,928,440 firm-fixed-price contract. The award will provide for the services in support of the chinook cargo helicopter advance procurement, long lead items. Work will be performed in Philadelphia, Pa., with an estimated completion date of Dec. 31, 2013. One bid was solicited, with one bid received. The [...]
Bell-Boeing awarded $28M for new V-22 instrumented aircraft
Source: US DoD, 09-Apr-12
Bell-Boeing Joint Project Office, Amarillo, Texas, is being awarded a $28,846,120 fixed-price-incentive, cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery order against a previously issued basic ordering agreement (N00019-12-G-0006) to provide a new V-22 instrumented aircraft (NVIA). The NVIA will support V-22 structural test capability by replacing an existing engineering, manufacturing, and development test aircraft which is increasingly difficult and expensive [...]
07-Apr-12 Boeing CH-47D Yuma, US-Arizona
07-Apr-12
Royal Air Force Chinook suffered unspecificed “mishap” during training exercise. It is known that Chinooks ZA671, ZA711 and ZA712 (and maybe a fourth?) are all currently based in Yuma on training work, so subject aircraft will be one of these.
31-Mar-12 Boeing CH-47 San Martino, Italy
31-Mar-12
Emergency landing while firefighting, possibly due to broken hydraulic lines
Bell-Boeing awarded $9M more for V-22 long lead components
Source: US DoD, 29-Mar-12
Bell-Boeing Joint Project Office, Amarillo, Texas, is being awarded a $9,000,000 modification to the previously awarded V-22 Lot 17 advance acquisition contract (N00019-12-C-2001) to provide additional funding for long lead components required for the manufacture and delivery of four, fiscal 2013 Lot 17 CV-22 tiltrotor aircraft for the Air Force. Work will be performed in [...]
Australian Chinooks return to operations in Afghanistan
Source: Australian MoD, 29-Mar-12
The Australian Defence Force’s CH-47 “Chinook” helicopters have returned to duty in Southern Afghanistan, providing medium lift transport capability to Australian and International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) units. The helicopters will be operated by the men and women of Rotary Wing Group 7 (RWG 7) who recently commenced their deployment to Afghanistan in support of Operation [...]
L-3 MAS to provide tech pub service for Canadian Chinook fleet
Source: L-3 MAS, 27-Mar-12
L-3 MAS announced that it has received a contract from The Boeing Company to provide technical publication services for Canada’s new Medium-to-Heavy Lift Helicopter (MHLH), the CH-147F Chinook. L-3 MAS will provide language translation for aircrew technical publications products, as well as data conversion, language translation and development of S1000D Issue 4.0.1-Compliant Interactive Electronic Technical [...]
Congressman continues fight for Chinook, Osprey jobs at Boeing
Source: Patrick Meehan, 22-Mar-12
U.S. Representative Patrick Meehan (PA-07) continued his fight today for Pennsylvania workers who build and service the CH-47 Chinook and V-22 Osprey at Boeing’s Ridley facility. In a letter to Appropriations Committee leaders Chairman Hal Rogers (R-KY) and Ranking Member Norm Dicks (D-WA), and Defense Subcommittee Chairman Bill Young (R-FL), Meehan urged support for multi-year [...]
Four Apaches lost in 2007 thanks to smartphone geotagging
Source: US Army, 20-Mar-12
“Is a badge on Foursquare worth your life?” The question was posed by Brittany Brown, social media manager of the Online and Social Media Division at the Office of the Chief of Public Affairs. It may sound outlandish, but in the age of social geotagging, it can be a reality. There are a number of [...]
Sea Knight gets new life
Source: US Navy, 19-Mar-12
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION, CHERRY POINT, N.C. — Heard the adage the last CH-46 Phrog pilot hasn’t been born yet? Well, he or she may have been born, but they’re probably still in middle school, thanks to a collaborative program between PMA-226 and the State Department. “We are actively transferring CH-46E aircraft to the Department [...]
Boeing and US Army Successfully Test Advanced Rotorcraft Flight Control System
Source: Boeing, 16-Mar-12
Boeing [NYSE: BA] and the U.S. Army have successfully completed a series of tests on the company’s Adaptive Vehicle Management System (AVMS), an advanced rotorcraft flight control system. AVMS, which has been in development for two years, delivers enhanced maneuverability and safety while reducing aircrew workload and overall operating costs. A Boeing H-6 helicopter equipped [...]
UK helicopter fleet trains in “Pashtun Jaguar” exercise
Source: Flightglobal, 14-Mar-12
Seventeen aircraft from the UK’s Joint Helicopter Command (JHC) are taking part in a major pre-deployment exercise on Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire, providing support for British land forces due to begin operations in Afghanistan during April. (see full story)
Ceradyne receives $6.3 Million helicopter armour order
Source: Ceradyne, 02-Mar-12
Ceradyne, Inc. CRDN +0.84% announced it has received a $6.3 million ceramic armor order for various components on the Apache helicopter. Shipments will start in Q3 2012 and be completed early 2013. David Reed, Ceradyne Vice President and President of North American Operations, commented: “We have been supplying ceramic armor for the Apache helicopter for over 25 years. [...]
Nexcelle appoints Technical Director
Source: Nexcelle, 29-Feb-12
Pierre Hurpin has become the Technical Director of Nexcelle, the nacelle systems joint venture of GE’s Middle River Aircraft Systems and the Safran group’s Aircelle. In this role, he oversees Nexcelle’s full range of technical aspects in developing and producing nacelle systems for a new generation of integrated propulsion systems that equip commercial airliners and [...]
Raytheon awarded $9.5M contract to repair CH-53 and V-22 weapon replacement assemblies
Source: US DoD, 23-Feb-12
Raytheon Co., McKinney, Texas, is being awarded $9,499,995 for delivery order 7001 under a five-year basic ordering agreement contract (N00383-11-G-003D) for the repair of eight weapon replacement assemblies for the CH-53 helicopter and the V-22 Osprey. The work will be performed in Jacksonville, Fla. (84 percent), and McKinney, Texas (16 percent), and is expected to [...]
New market report on the big five manufacturers
Source: Reportlinker.com, 22-Feb-12
Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: World`s 5 Leading Helicopter Manufacturers – Key Strategies, Plans, SWOT, Trends & Outlook for 2012 http://www.reportlinker.com/p0777882/World `s-5-Leading-Helicopter-Manufacturers—Key-Strategies-Plans-SWOT-Trends–Outlook-for-2012.html#utm_source=prnewswire&utm_medium=pr&utm_campaign=Aerospace_and_Defense Helicopters have been a critical component of the overall force structure of armed forces globally and with the demonstration of their prowess, operational flexibility & [...]
Longbow LLC delivers first production Block III Apache data link system to US Army
Source: Longbow LLC, 22-Feb-12
The LONGBOW Limited Liability Company, a joint venture between Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman , recently delivered the first production Unmanned Aerial Systems Tactical Common Data Link Assembly (UTA) to the U.S. Army for the Apache Block III helicopter. “The delivery of the first Apache Block III UAS [Unmanned Aircraft Systems] control system, called the [...]
21-Feb-12 ZJ202 Boeing AH-64D Tattingstone, UK
21-Feb-12
Emergency landing after hitting overhead power lines on night flight
VMM-561 Tiltrotor Squadron trains on a stack of matresses
Source: US Marine Corps, 20-Feb-12
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION MIRAMAR, Calif. – Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 561 conducted emergency landing pad procedures for MV-22B Ospreys aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Feb. 13. The training helps pilots react if an aircraft suffers landing gear malfunctions. One Osprey practiced landing to test the configuration of the pad eyes. Pad eyes [...]
Boeing awarded $676M contract for 32 CH-47Fs
Source: US DoD, 17-Feb-12
The Boeing Co., Ridley Park, Pa., was awarded a $676,000,000 firm-fixed-price contract. The award will provide for the modification of an existing contract to procure 32 CH-47F new build cargo helicopters. Work will be performed in Ridley Park, Pa., with an estimated completion date of Dec. 31, 2015. One bid was solicited, with one bid [...]
Boeing awarded $21M contract for CH-47F training kit
Source: US DoD, 17-Feb-12
The Boeing Co., Ridley Park, Pa., was awarded a $21,852,317 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract. The award will provide for the procurement of initial production fielding support for each new equipment training site equipped with the CH-47 cargo helicopter. Work will be performed in Ridley Park, Pa., with an estimated completion date of April 30, 2013. One bid [...]
Bell Boeing delivers first Block C V-22 Osprey to USMC
Source: Boeing, 15-Feb-12
The Bell Boeing V-22 Program, a strategic alliance between The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] and Bell Helicopter,a Textron [NYSE: TXT] company, has announced that the U.S. Marine Corps has taken delivery of the first MV-22 Osprey produced with the new Block C suite of design upgrades. “The on-time, on-budget delivery of our first Block C [...]
AAI wins $7.7M boresight deal for V-22s
Source: AAI, 12-Feb-12
AAI Test & Training, an operating unit of Textron Systems, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, announced today that it has received a $7.7 million Advanced Boresight Equipment (ABE) award from the Defense Logistics Agency to provide 16 Model 310A ABE core test systems for the U.S. Air Force and Special Operations Command (SOCOM) Bell [...]
Apache-flying Prince named best co-pilot gunner
Source: UK MoD, 09-Feb-12
His Royal Highness Prince Harry, or Captain Wales as he is known in the Army, has been named best co-pilot gunner in his Apache training course. Captain Wales and his fellow trainees have now completed the Conversion to Role (CTR) course which involves 18 months of rigorous training on the Apache attack helicopter. During a [...]
Rolls-Royce awarded $55M for V-22 engine maintenance
Source: US DoD, 06-Feb-12
Rolls-Royce Corp., Indianapolis, Ind., is being awarded a $55,406,826 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00019-10-C-0020) to exercise an option for maintenance services in support of the V-22 AE1107C turboshaft engines. Work will be performed in Oakland, Calif. (70 percent), and Indianapolis, Ind. (30 percent), and is expected to be completed in November 2012. [...]
Apache Sensors Flight Test Lead wins 2012 Tester of the Year
Source: US Army, 05-Feb-12
Kenneth “Steve” Van Allen, Flight Test Lead with the Apache Sensors Product Office, was recently announced as the National Defense Industrial Association Tester of the Year in the Contractor category. He will be recognized at the Annual Test and Evaluation Conference awards luncheon, March 14, 2012 at the Hilton Head Island in South Carolina. Van [...]
Apache project office demos National Airspace Trainer
Source: Program Executive Office, 05-Feb-12
The Product Office for the AH-64D Longbow Apache Block III (AB3) conducted a demonstration of a new capability that will enable collective Manned-Unmanned Teaming training using a manned helicopter. The demo was held on the campus of University of Alabama-Huntsville on Feb. 2. The AB3 National Airspace Trainer was demonstrated to the Program Executive Office [...]
Australia accepts two CH-47D Chinooks
Source: Australian MoD, 02-Feb-12
Minister for Defence Stephen Smith announced that the Australian Defence Force (ADF) fleet of Chinooks has increased to seven following the arrival of two additional CH-47D Chinook helicopters in Townsville. In November last year, the Government approved the purchase of the two ex-United States Army Chinooks following the loss of one ADF Chinook on operations [...]
Rockwell Collins awarded $17M for MH-6, MH-47, and MH-60 special ops avionics
Source: US DoD, 02-Feb-12
Rockwell Collins, Inc., Cedar Rapids, Iowa, is being awarded a $17,200,000 firm-fixed-price contract for life cycle contractor support on the Common Avionics Architecture System and Cockpit Management System currently installed on the A/MH-6, MH-47, and MH-60 aircraft assigned to U.S. Special Operations Command. The work will be performed in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and is expected [...]
Goodrich awarded $9.2M contract for CH-47 fuel controls
Source: US DoD, 02-Feb-12
Goodrich Pump and Engine Control System, West Hartford, Conn., was awarded a $9,222,616 firm-fixed-price contract. The award will provide for the procurement of 200 fuel controls applicable to the CH-47 helicopter. Work will be performed in West Hartford, Conn., with an estimated completion date of Jan. 31, 2013. One bid was solicited, with one bid [...]
Boeing picks Canadian firms for CH-47F in-service support
Source: Boeing, 30-Jan-12
Boeing [NYSE: BA] has selected three Canadian firms to receive the first group of work packages for in-service support of 15 Boeing CH-47F Chinook helicopters, designated CH-147F for the Canadian Forces. Following an open competition, Boeing chose the following suppliers: L-3 Communications MAS (Mirabel, Quebec): technical publications Raytheon Canada Limited (Calgary, Alberta): supply chain support [...]
Boeing, Thales select EC135 for Australia’s HATS program
Source: Boeing, 27-Jan-12
Boeing [NYSE: BA] subsidiary Boeing Defence Australia (BDA) and Thales Australia today named the Eurocopter EC135 as the preferred platform for their bid on the Australian Defence Force (ADF) Project AIR 9000 Phase 7 – Helicopter Aircrew Training System (HATS). “Boeing and Thales’ individual expertise and shared strengths, as well as a strong working relationship [...]
PPG Aerospace donates coatings to restore V-22 for museum
Source: PPG Aerospace, 24-Jan-12
One of six Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey tiltrotor combat aircraft used for full-scale development has been restored with coatings donated by PPG Industries’ PPG -0.62% aerospace business for display at the American Helicopter Museum and Education Center in West Chester. PPG Aerospace donated Eco-Prime military primers and DESOTHANE(R) HS military and defense topcoats to create [...]
Columbia Helicopters opens T55 engine testing facility
Source: Columbia Helicopters, 24-Jan-12
Columbia Helicopters is pleased to announce the official opening of their new turbine engine testing facility. The $4 million project will allow the company to work on a wider variety of turbine helicopter engines, and will result in the addition of several new customers. The new facility, commonly called an engine test cell, is specifically [...]
US Justice Dept issues its version of Boeing settlement
Source: http://www.bizjournals.com/philadelphia/news/2012/01/20/justice-dept-issues-its-version-of.html, 22-Jan-12
The US Dept of Justice has issued a press release on its nearly $4.4 million settlement with the Boeing Co. concerning allegedly improper billing practices under Army contracts to make and modify Chinook helicopters.
Bell-Boeing awarded another $7M for V-22 parts
Source: US DoD, 19-Jan-12
Bell Boeing Joint Project Office, Amarillo, Texas, is being awarded a $7,283,403 modification to a previously awarded fixed-price-incentive-fee V-22 multi-year production contract (N00019-07-C-0001) to provide for production line preparation and production incorporation of unique identification marked parts for MV and CV Lot 16 aircraft. Work will be performed in Philadelphia, Pa. (73 percent); Fort Worth, [...]
Marine Osprey squadron flies last mission of Afghanistan deployment
Source: US Marine Corps, 18-Jan-12
A Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey squadron flew its final combat mission, Jan. 17, to complete its deployment to Afghanistan. Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 162 has been deployed at Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, for more than six months. The Marines will soon return to Marine Corps Air Station New River, N.C. The squadron’s final mission in Afghanistan [...]
Research and Markets launch new report on Key Global Helicopter Manufacturers
Source: Research and Markets, 16-Jan-12
Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “Key Global Helicopter Manufacturers – Strategic Initiatives, Developments, SWOT, Key Trends & Outlook for 2012″ report to their offering. “Key Global Helicopter Manufacturers – Strategic Initiatives, Developments, SWOT, Key Trends & Outlook for 2012” The report brings to forefront & provides key insights as well as [...]
V-22 Osprey availability rate is only 53%
14-Jan-12
Dr Michael Gilmore, the Pentagon’s director of operational test and evaluation, said that in a recent round of testing the V-22 Osprey was available just 53% of the time it was required, rather than the target of 82%. (See full story)
Selex Galileo to provide EW training to Greek Army
Source: Selex Galileo, 12-Jan-12
SELEX Galileo, a Finmeccanica Company, has signed an agreement to provide Electronic Warfare (EW) training for Greek Army technicians and flight crew operating out of the Hellenic Army Aviation base at Megara. Following the comprehensive 6 month training programme SELEX Galileo will field personnel to support Hellenic Army crews on-site at the base in Megara. [...]
Boeing awarded US Army contract for 14 more CH-47F Chinooks
Source: Boeing, 12-Jan-12
The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] has received a U.S. Army contract valued at approximately $370 million for 14 CH-47F Chinook helicopters to support Foreign Military Sales efforts. The aircraft will be delivered to the U.S. Army beginning in 2014; all but one are intended for Australia and the United Arab Emirates. “This new aircraft sale [...]
Missouri National Guard officially transitions to Longbow Apache
Source: Missouri NG, 11-Jan-12
The Missouri National Guard’s 1-135th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion held a roll-out ceremony that officially transitioned the battalion to a AH-64D Apache Longbow unit. The battalion, overseen by the 35th Combat Aviation Brigade in Sedalia, has a rich history as an Army Aviation Battalion within the Missouri National Guard. The battalion has flown the UH-1 Huey, [...]
Lockheed Martin awarded $66M for AH-64D sight and night vision systems
Source: US DoD, 06-Jan-12
Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control, Orlando, Fla., was awarded a $66,619,041 firm-fixed-price and cost-plus-fixed-fee contract. The award will provide for the procurement of AH-64D Apache modernized target acquisition designation sight/pilot’s night vision sensor systems and spares for the Saudi Arabia National Guard. Work will be performed in Orlando, Fla., with an estimated completion date [...]
Boeing awarded $218M contract modification for CH-47F work
Source: US DoD, 06-Jan-12
The Boeing Co., Ridley Park, Pa., was awarded a $218,726,883 firm-fixed-price contract. The award will provide for the modification of an existing contract to procure CH-47F Renew cargo helicopters. Work will be performed in Ridley Park, Pa., with an estimated completion date of Dec. 31, 2015. One bid was solicited, with one bid received. The [...]
Boeing awarded $370M contract for CH-47F work for foreign military sales
Source: US DoD, 06-Jan-12
The Boeing Co., Ridley Park, Pa., was awarded a $370,001,618 firm-fixed-price contract. The award will provide for the services in support of the bridge requirement for new CH-47 F model aircraft to support foreign military sales. Work will be performed in Ridley Park, Pa., with an estimated completion date of June 30, 2016. One bid [...]
Longhow LLC receives $181M for AH-64D Block III Radar and Data Link Systems
Source: Longbow LLC, 04-Jan-12
This is the formal press release issued – it provides more information on the US DoD contract notices which we ran in this story. The LONGBOW Limited Liability Company, a joint venture of Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] and Northrop Grumman Corporation [NYSE: NOC], received a $181 million contract from the U.S. Army for AH-64D Apache Block III [...]
Parker Aerospace agreement with US Navy includes V-22 parts
Source: Parker Aerospace, 02-Jan-12
Parker Aerospace, a business segment of Parker Hannifin Corporation (NYSE: PH), the global leader in motion and control technologies, is pleased to announce that a public-private partnership (PPP) agreement has been signed with the U.S. Navy’s Fleet Readiness Center-Southwest (FRC-SW) in San Diego. The agreement was signed on September 27, with a formal signing ceremony [...]
36 AH-6i and 70 Apaches approved for Saudi Arabia
Source: Boeing, 02-Jan-12
Back in October 2010, HeliHub.com carried a story noting that Saudi Arabia had put a request in to the US Defense Security Cooperation Agency for 190 helicopters as follows: 70 AH-64D Block III APACHE Helicopters 72 UH-60M BLACKHAWK Helicopters 36 AH-6i Light Attack Helicopters 12 MD-530F Light Turbine Helicopters A press statement from Boeing given [...]
Bell-Boeing awarded six V-22 contracts worth $211M
Source: US DoD, 02-Jan-12
Bell-Boeing Joint Project Office, Amarillo, Texas, is being awarded a $72,928,060 advance acquisition contract for long lead components required for the manufacture and delivery of 17 (fiscal 2013) Lot 17 MV-22 tiltrotor aircraft for the Marine Corps and four (fiscal 2013) Lot 17 CV-22 tiltrotor aircraft for the Air Force. Work will be performed in [...]
Iowa National Guard to upgrade to CH-47F
Source: Radio Iowa, 30-Dec-11
The Iowa National Guard is getting six new helicopters, to replace the six Vietnam-era Chinooks Iowa troops left behind in Iraq. Colonel Greg Hapgood, a spokesman for the Iowa National Guard, says the Iowa Guard’s old helicopters will be used by soldiers in another state’s National Guard (see full story)
Longbow LLC awarded $13M for ongoing AH-64 support
Source: US DoD, 27-Dec-11
Longbow, L.L.C., Orlando, Fla., was awarded a $13,726,041 firm-fixed-price contract. The award will provide for the modification of an existing contract in support of supply and repairs for the Apache AH-64D helicopters. Work will be performed in Orlando, Fla., with an estimated completion date of Dec. 31, 2012 . One bid was solicited, with one [...]
Lockheed Martin awarded $23M for four AH-64 modernized radar frequency interferometers
Source: US DoD, 27-Dec-11
Lockheed Martin Corp., Mission Systems and Sensors, Owego, N.Y., was awarded a $23,864,671 firm-fixed-price contract. The award will provide for the procurement of four modernized radar frequency interferometer for Apache AH-64 helicopter. Work will be performed in Owego, N.Y., with an estimated completion date of Dec. 31, 2013. One bid was solicited, with one bid [...]
Bell-Boeing awarded $12M order for V-22 component repair
Source: US DoD, 23-Dec-11
Bell-Boeing Joint Project Office, Amarillo Texas, is being awarded $12,416,548 for delivery order 0016 under previously awarded cost-plus-fixed-fee contract (N00383-10-D-003N) for the repair of various components for the V-22 aircraft. Work will be performed in Ridley Park, Pa., and is expected to be completed by Dec 30, 2013. The Navy Working Capital Funds being used [...]
V-22 team gets award for engine improvements
Source: US Navy, 19-Dec-11
The V-22 Propulsion and Power Integrated Product Team received a Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division Commander’s Award for improving engine time-on-wing and reducing costs during a ceremony here Dec. 7. The V-22 Propulsion and Power IPT formed the AE1107 Measured Gas Temperature Increase Team in response to an urgent need to improve V-22 engine [...]
Apache officer named Young Woman Engineer of the Year
Source: UK MoD, 15-Dec-11
An officer who helped keep the British Army’s Apache attack helicopters flying in the demanding environments of Afghanistan and Libya has been named Young Woman Engineer of the Year. Aircraft engineering officer Captain Charlotte Joyce, of 4 Regiment Army Air Corps (4 Regt AAC), was honoured by the Institution of Engineering and Technology. Captain Joyce’s [...]
Bell-Boeing awarded $37M for V-22 component repair
Source: US DoD, 13-Dec-11
Bell-Boeing Joint Project Office, Amarillo Texas, is being awarded $37,582,267 for delivery order #0015 under previously awarded cost- plus-fixed-fee contract (N00383-10-D-003N) for the repair of various components for the V-22 aircraft. Work will be performed in Roanoke, Texas, and is expected to be completed by Dec. 30, 2013. The Navy Working Capital Funds being used [...]
