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For helicopter careers, attend the Heli-Expo Job Fair

For helicopter careers, attend the Heli-Expo Job Fair

20-Jan-2011Source: HAI

Now is an exciting time to consider a career in the international helicopter industry. Aviation companies seeking talented candidates will be attending the 9th Annual HELI-EXPO® Job Fair, to be held on March 6 from 1:30 – 5 p.m. at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla. If you are interested in a career... Read more

CAE awarded $43M contract for MH-60R trainers

CAE awarded $43M contract for MH-60R trainers

20-Jan-2011Source: US DoD

CAE USA, Inc., Tampa, Fla., is being awarded a $43,543,031 firm-fixed-price contract to design, fabricate, install and test one MH-60R Tactical Operational Flight Trainer and one MH-60R/S Tactical Operational Flight Trainer.  Work will be performed in Tampa, Fla. (42 percent); Lexington Park, Md. (35 percent); Salt Lake City, Utah (9 percent); Hauppauge, N.Y. (5 percent);... Read more

CAE renews Royal Navy Lynx and Sea King training contract

CAE renews Royal Navy Lynx and Sea King training contract

20-Jan-2011Source: CAE

CAE today announced it has been awarded a series of military contracts for the defence forces of more than 12 countries valued at more than C$140 million. Among the contracts are: the design and manufacture of a C-130J weapon systems trainer and other training devices for Lockheed Martin; a contract from Boeing Training Systems and... Read more

Singapore inaugurates Seahawks into 123 Squadron

Singapore inaugurates Seahawks into 123 Squadron

20-Jan-2011Source: Republic of Singapore Air Force

Minister for Education and Second Minister for Defence Dr Ng Eng Hen officiated at the inauguration ceremony of the Sikorsky S-70B Seahawk naval helicopters into 123 Squadron at Sembawang Air Base this afternoon. The 123 Squadron is the Singapore Armed Forces’ (SAF’s) first naval helicopter squadron. The squadron will join the Helicopter Group under the... Read more

General Electric continues development of CH-53K engine

General Electric continues development of CH-53K engine

19-Jan-2011

GE completed its First Engine to Test phase for the GE38-1B in May 2010. This program focused on operability testing for stall margins, engine vibration, and FADEC functions. GE collected data on more than 600 parameters during the FETT phase. The GE38 features a more rugged compressor designed to icrease durability, while being resistant to... Read more

Rockwell Collins awarded $7.6M contract for CH-53E avionics upgrades

Rockwell Collins awarded $7.6M contract for CH-53E avionics upgrades

19-Jan-2011Source: US DoD

Rockwell Collins, Inc., Cedar Rapids, Iowa, is being awarded a $7,618,512 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00019-09-C-0069) to exercise an option to provide AN/ARC-210(V) Electronic Radio and Ancillary equipment in support of the CH-53E program, to include 132 each:  MT-4935 Mounting Bases; MT-7006 Amplifier Mounts; AM-7526 High Power Amplifiers; MX-11745 LNA Diplexer w/... Read more

Hendrick Construction to build 121,000 sq.ft facility for South Carolina National Guard

Hendrick Construction to build 121,000 sq.ft facility for South Carolina National Guard

19-Jan-2011Source: Hendrick Construction

Hendrick Construction won a $26 million contract to build a 111,000-square-foot aviation support facility for South Carolina National Guard helicopters. The project, which is on the west end of the existing South Carolina Technology & Aviation Center in Greenville, S.C., features two helicopter hangars and a central support area to facilitate flight operations. The 30-acre... Read more

Afghan Air Force begins first local Mi-17 overhaul

Afghan Air Force begins first local Mi-17 overhaul

18-Jan-2011Source: NTM-A

The Afghan air force transported a Mi-17 helicopter to Afghanistan Rotary Logistics at the Kabul International Airport, Jan. 16, as part of the implementation of the AAF’s first local maintenance overhaul. Due to an inability to extensively refurbish aircraft within the confines of Afghanistan, the AAF has until now been forced to ship aircraft to... Read more

Coalition Forces complete Operation Aero Hunter with AH-1W and UH-1Y

Coalition Forces complete Operation Aero Hunter with AH-1W and UH-1Y

18-Jan-2011Source: ISAF

KABUL, Afghanistan (Jan. 18, 2011) — Coalition forces in western Kandahar province completed Operation Aero Hunter Jan. 13. The operation consisted of two phases. The first part was a patrol to flush insurgents out of a village. The second, to implement a series of snap vehicle checkpoints along Route 1 near Forward Operating Base Ramrod.... Read more

Turkey establishes separate helicopter procurement office

Turkey establishes separate helicopter procurement office

18-Jan-2011Source: UPI

Turkey’s Defense Procurement Agency has divided its aviation department into two divisions. This represents the first time the Turkey’s Defense Procurement Agency has established a divisional unit to deal exclusively with helicopter projects... Read more

Boeing awarded $190M cnotract to upgrade 72 Apaches

Boeing awarded $190M cnotract to upgrade 72 Apaches

18-Jan-2011Source: US DoD

The Boeing Company, Defense, Space & Security, Mesa, Ariz., was awarded a $190,239,373 firm-fixed-price contract Jan. 12, 2011.  The award will provide for the remanufacture of 72 AH-64A aircraft into AH-64D aircraft along with one Longbow Crew Trainer.  Work will be performed in Mesa, Ariz., with an estimated completion date of March 31, 2014.  One... Read more

CH-47 supplier AAC recieves Gold Boeing Performance Excellence Award

CH-47 supplier AAC recieves Gold Boeing Performance Excellence Award

18-Jan-2011Source: AAC

American Aerospace Controls (AAC) announced that it has received the 2010 “Boeing Performance Excellence Award”. The Boeing Company issues the award annually to recognize suppliers who have achieved superior performance. AAC maintained a Gold composite performance rating for the twelve month period of October 1, 2009 to September 30, 2010. This year, Boeing recognized 558... Read more

LaBarge receives $1.3M contract for S-70i cockpit wiring harnesses

LaBarge receives $1.3M contract for S-70i cockpit wiring harnesses

18-Jan-2011Source: LaBarge

LaBarge, Inc., a provider of electronics manufacturing services (EMS), has been awarded a contract valued at $1.3 million from Kaman Aerospace Corporation to provide cockpit wiring harnesses for the S-70iâ„¢ BLACK HAWK military helicopter, the international variant of the BLACK HAWK helicopter. Kaman is a subcontractor to Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., a subsidiary of United Technologies... Read more

MTR390 engine hopes hang on sales of Eurocopter Tiger

MTR390 engine hopes hang on sales of Eurocopter Tiger

17-Jan-2011Source: Forecast International

The MTR390 is in production for its single application, the Eurocopter Tiger attack helicopter. Three nations have purchased the Tiger; Germany, France and Spain with a total of 206 aircraft on order. Eurocopter has been struggling to increase Tiger production and deliver helicopters to its customers. In 2009, seven aircraft were delivered which is half... Read more

AgustaWestland renews Merlin support contract

AgustaWestland renews Merlin support contract

17-Jan-2011Source: AgustaWestland

AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, is pleased to announce that it has signed a contract with the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) covering the second five year period of the 25-year Integrated Merlin Operational Support (IMOS) contract. The contract for the period 2011 to 2016 is valued at approximately £570 million. The IMOS contract provides a... Read more

Sikorsky unveils state-of-the-art virtual reality center for CH-53K

Sikorsky unveils state-of-the-art virtual reality center for CH-53K

17-Jan-2011Source: Sikorsky

Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. today unveiled a state-of-the-art virtual reality center for the CH-53K heavy lift helicopter program, an innovative tool to help identify gaps in a three-dimensional digital environment prior to experimental assembly. Sikorsky Aircraft is a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. Through this advanced design tool, the program expects to realize cost savings and... Read more

Bulgarian Border Police takes delivery of two AW109 Powers and an AW139

Bulgarian Border Police takes delivery of two AW109 Powers and an AW139

17-Jan-2011Source: AgustaWestland

AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, is pleased to announce that the Bulgarian Border Police has taken delivery of two additional AW109 Power light twin-engine helicopters and one AW139 medium twin-engine helicopter. The handover was performed during an official ceremony held at Sofia Airport on January 15th in the presence of representatives from the Bulgarian Government, Border... Read more

5,000th image filed in HeliHub.com gallery

5,000th image filed in HeliHub.com gallery

17-Jan-2011Source: HeliHub.com

HeliHub.com is having increasing success with its “Gallery” feature, recording over 5,000 images and increasing at a rate of approximately 450 per month The Flickr gallery provides users of HeliHub.com the opportunity to upload their own photos, and the early success is demonstrating just how valuable this will become over time. HeliHub.com plans to utilise... Read more

Sikorsky sweetens Turkey Black Hawk bid

Sikorsky sweetens Turkey Black Hawk bid

17-Jan-2011Source: Hurriyet

Sikorsky would guarantee that Turkey would do repair and maintenance work worth $1 billion on S-70i Black Haw International helicopters belonging to third countries.... Read more

Italian Finance Guard takes delivery of second AW139

Italian Finance Guard takes delivery of second AW139

17-Jan-2011Source: AgustaWestland

AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, is pleased to announce the delivery of a second AW139 medium twin helicopter for the Italian Guardia di Finanza (Customs and Border Patrol Service). The aircraft was accepted by Gen. Michele Adinolfi, Guardia di Finanza Chief of Staff and Gen. Daniele Caprino, Interregional Commander for North-East Italy, during an official ceremony... Read more

Helicopter museum seeks volunteers to restore Fairey Ultralight

Helicopter museum seeks volunteers to restore Fairey Ultralight

17-Jan-2011Source: HeliHub.com

Britain’s Helicopter Museum at Weston-super-Mare is seeking volunteers to help them complete the restoration of Fairey Ultralight G-AOUJ.  This two seat tip-jet helicopter with a gross weight of 817kg was developed just over fifty years ago, but cancelled after the UK military dropped their interest in it, and manufacturers Fairey found civil interest very muted... Read more

Bell awarded $640M contract to support Canadian military 412s

Bell awarded $640M contract to support Canadian military 412s

16-Jan-2011Source: Bell

Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, has been awarded a 10-year, $640M (CAN) support services contract for the Canadian Forces CH146 Griffon fleet. This contract, known as the CH146 Optimized Weapon System Support (OWSS) contract includes aspects of management services, engineering and technical publications, aircraft maintenance services and spare and consumable parts. The... Read more

Tomorrow’s Apache pilots to have “command and control” of drones

Tomorrow’s Apache pilots to have “command and control” of drones

16-Jan-2011Source: Wired

Tomorrow’s Apache operators “will add command and control” over the Grey Eagles, said Tim Owings, the civilian deputy head of the Army’s drone-development program, on a conference call... Read more

US Marines to deploy AH-1Z late 2011

US Marines to deploy AH-1Z late 2011

16-Jan-2011Source: Aviation Week

A decade after first flight, the U.S. Marine Corps’ AH-1Z attack helicopter finally graduated from a turbulent operational evaluation and is being readied for its first shipboard deployment.... Read more

US Army Chief of Staff tours Corpus Christi Army Depot

US Army Chief of Staff tours Corpus Christi Army Depot

16-Jan-2011Source: US Army

Gen. George W. Casey Jr., the chief of staff of the Army, made his first visit to tour Corpus Christi Army Depot, and to thank the workforce. Casey wanted to get a first-hand look at the rotary wing production capabilities, review new facilities under construction and meet the employees. Casey packed in hundreds of handshakes... Read more

Bell adds new OH-58D hangar to their assembly and delivery centre

Bell adds new OH-58D hangar to their assembly and delivery centre

16-Jan-2011Source: News Channel 10

Bell Helicopter has added another hangar to their assembly and delivery center. A ribbon cutting was held Wednesday afternoon.... Read more

Hungary upgrading two or three Mi-17s for Afghan use

Hungary upgrading two or three Mi-17s for Afghan use

14-Jan-2011Source: Defense News

Hungary will upgrade at least two and possibly three Mi-17 helicopters with the aim of deploying them for two years to Afghanistan.... Read more

V-22 still dogged by bad parts – says Pentagon’s top tester

V-22 still dogged by bad parts – says Pentagon’s top tester

13-Jan-2011Source: Bloomberg

Five years after it was cleared for full-production, the V-22 tilt-rotor Osprey remains dogged by unreliable parts that reduce its availability for missions, according to the Pentagon’s top tester.... Read more

Aero Vodochody achieves “UTC Supplier Gold” again

Aero Vodochody achieves “UTC Supplier Gold” again

13-Jan-2011Source: Aero Vodochody

Aero Vodochody a.s. has once again been recognized for superior performance by achieving UTC Supplier Gold status for the second year in a row. AERO gained this award for complete S-76 helicopter production for American company Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, which is a part of United Technologies Corporation concern, from where the name of the award... Read more

Rooivalk revamp for peacekeeping missions

Rooivalk revamp for peacekeeping missions

13-Jan-2011Source: The New Age

More than R180m is being spent on upgrading the Rooivalk helicopter to make it “a modern, sophisticated combat support helicopter ready for use by the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) in any of its deployments”... Read more

Arlington abuzz over low-flying helicopters

Arlington abuzz over low-flying helicopters

13-Jan-2011

Helicopter noise in the region has been an ongoing issue for years. Arlington County Board member Mary Hynes says Arlington County registers three or four new calls a month about the noise. However, one man who lives in the Fairlington section of Arlington says he leaves the county two to three messages a day about... Read more

Shake’d Technologies teams with helicopter vibration expert

Shake’d Technologies teams with helicopter vibration expert

13-Jan-2011Source: Shake'd Technologies

Shake’d Technologies, Inc., a New York based firm engaged in the development, delivery and support of advanced rotary wing technologies has teamed with Maj. Gen. (Ret.) Eitan Ben Eliyahu to support its efforts and contract management to deliver a unique solution to actively reduce helicopter vibration for rotary wing users in both the defense and... Read more

AgustaWestland to pay back Eu25 million in EU subsidies

AgustaWestland to pay back Eu25 million in EU subsidies

13-Jan-2011Source: European Commission

The European Commission has formally endorsed negotiations with Italy concerning the amount of subsidies that Agusta Westland must reimburse the Italian government for two military projects that also found civilian applications. The company received state support for two military projects – the helicopter A139 and the tilt-rotor BA609 – which also benefited civil versions. The... Read more

Australian Aerospace Brisbane sites are open and operating as usual

Australian Aerospace Brisbane sites are open and operating as usual

13-Jan-2011Source: Australian Aerospace

13 January 2011: Queensand Flood Information 5.30am All Australian Aerospace Brisbane sites are open and operating as usual today for both Production and office-based staff. The immediate roads around Pandanus Ave and Brownlee St are clear of water. Please drive safely in South-East Queensland and do not drive through flood waters. Visit 131940.qld.gov.au for up-to-date... Read more

LockMart receives $360M to support US Navy MH-60R fleet

LockMart receives $360M to support US Navy MH-60R fleet

12-Jan-2011Source: Lockheed Martin

Washington, January 12th, 2011 — The U.S. Navy demonstrated its continued commitment to keeping its MH-60R Seahawk helicopter fleet at the forefront of anti-submarine and anti-surface warfare, awarding Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] a variety of production and development contracts totaling $360 million. The end-of-year awards cover a spectrum of systems aboard the MH-60R, built by... Read more

Eurocopter unveils new 8,200 sq.m Singapore facility

Eurocopter unveils new 8,200 sq.m Singapore facility

12-Jan-2011Source: Eurocopter

Singapore, January 11, 2011 Eurocopter South East Asia (ESEA) today unveiled its new 8,200-square meter Singapore facility, which is a key element for the growth strategy of this Eurocopter regional affiliate in the dynamic South East Asia helicopter marketplace. Located in Singapore’s redeveloped Seletar Aerospace Park, this facility provides a 25 percent increase in office... Read more

Denmark moves Navy helicopters to Air Force’s control

Denmark moves Navy helicopters to Air Force’s control

11-Jan-2011Source: Danish military

[electronic translation of Danish press release] The transfer of 723 Squadron, a former Navy Helicopter Service, from Navy to Air Force on Friday marked with gatherings and speeches of the two defense commanders “I have been and remain a highly effective and valued instrument, not just for the Navy, not only for defense but for... Read more

Bell-Boeing awarded $12M for V-22 support items

Bell-Boeing awarded $12M for V-22 support items

11-Jan-2011Source: US DoD

Bell Boeing Joint Project Office, Amarillo, Texas, is being awarded a $12,557,128 firm-fixed-price, cost-plus-fixed-fee order against a previously issued basic ordering agreement (N68335-10-G-0010) for the fabrication and delivery of 15 organizational and intermediate level peculiar support equipment end items for the MV/CV-22 aircraft, including supportability data.  Work will be performed in Amarillo, Texas, and is... Read more

Omniflight offers military free membership in OmniAdvantage program

Omniflight offers military free membership in OmniAdvantage program

10-Jan-2011Source: Omniflight

As a way of showing gratitude to the men and women of the military who keep America safe, Omniflight Helicopters, Inc., a leading national provider of air medical services, is offering active duty military members and veterans free membership in the OmniAdvantage program nationwide. The free membership extends to the families (spouses and legal dependents) of the... Read more

AgustaWestland employees awarded Afghanistan campaign medals

AgustaWestland employees awarded Afghanistan campaign medals

10-Jan-2011Source: AgustaWestland

AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, is pleased to announce that two of its employees have been awarded Afghanistan Campaign Medals during a recent ceremony held at AgustaWestland’s Yeovil facility. Captain Andy Lison RN, the UK MoD’s Merlin Project Team Leader, presented the medals to Mike Sheppard from the Field Service Department and Chris Ferguson from the... Read more

BAE awarded $14M for V-22 Interim Defensive Weapons System mission kits

BAE awarded $14M for V-22 Interim Defensive Weapons System mission kits

10-Jan-2011Source: US DoD

BAE Systems Controls, Inc., Johnson City, N.Y., is being awarded a $14,218,161 firm-fixed-price contract for the procurement of Interim Defensive Weapons System (IDWS) mission kits for the V-22 tiltrotor aircraft.  The IDWS provides a mission-configurable, crew-served, night vision device compatible defensive weapon system.  Work will be performed in Johnson City, N.Y., and is expected to... Read more

Bell awarded $13M for system engineering and program management of H-1 upgrade program

Bell awarded $13M for system engineering and program management of H-1 upgrade program

7-Jan-2011Source: US DoD

Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc., Fort Worth, Texas, is being awarded a $13,548,330 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price, cost-plus-fixed-fee contract (N00019-10-C-0035) to exercise an option for system engineering and program management for the oversight of production efforts in support of H-1 helicopters upgrade program.  Work will be performed in Fort Worth, Texas, and is expected... Read more

IAI to help India develop unmanned Dhruv

IAI to help India develop unmanned Dhruv

7-Jan-2011Source: Flightglobal

Israel Aerospace Industries and Hindustan Aeronautics are co-operating to enable the transition of the Indian-developed Dhruv advanced light helicopter into an unmanned maritime rotorcraft... Read more

F-16s intercept unknown helicopter near Charleston

F-16s intercept unknown helicopter near Charleston

7-Jan-2011Source: US Air Force

Two U.S. Air Force F-16 fighter jets,under the control of the North American Aerospace Defense Command, intercepted an unknown civilian helicopter entering North American airspace in the vicinity of Charleston, S.C.today at approximately 9:00 a.m. MST. The helicopter was not in communication with air traffic control. The fighter jets, from the 20th Fighter Wing at... Read more

Poland takes delivery of three Mi-17s for Afghanistan ops

Poland takes delivery of three Mi-17s for Afghanistan ops

7-Jan-2011Source: Polska Times

The Polish Air Force have taken delivery of the first three Mi-17s from an order for five, all of which they intend operating in Afghanistan.  The three were delivered by airfreight to Wroclaw.... Read more

Rolls-Royce awarded $49M contract modification for 24 engines for V-22

Rolls-Royce awarded $49M contract modification for 24 engines for V-22

7-Jan-2011Source: US DoD

Rolls-Royce Corp., Indianapolis, Ind., is being awarded a $48,981,414 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00019-07-C-0060) for the procurement of 24 AE1107C engines for the Air Force CV-22 aircraft (14 spares and 10 Lot 15 installs).  Work will be performed in Oakland, Calif. (70 percent), and Indianapolis, Ind. (30 percent), and is expected to... Read more

Sikorsky awarded $24M for UAE UH-60 spares

Sikorsky awarded $24M for UAE UH-60 spares

7-Jan-2011Source: US DoD

Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., Stratford, Conn., was awarded on Dec. 23 a $24,822,637 firm-fixed-price contract.  The award will provide for spares and ground support equipment to 40 UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters to the United Arab Emirates.  Work will be completed in Stratford, Conn., with an estimated completion date of Feb. 28, 2014.  One bid was solicited... Read more

Forces improve helicopter landing zone in southern Afghanistan

Forces improve helicopter landing zone in southern Afghanistan

6-Jan-2011Source: ISAF

Coalition service members flew to Patrol Base Taalanda to improve the helicopter landing zone recently. The improved landing zone will reduce brown out conditions created by helicopter rotor wash. It will also make the area more discernable from its surroundings and level the landing zone, which was an unconstructed, secured area attached to the patrol... Read more

AVIC expects to produce 300 helicopters per year by 2015

AVIC expects to produce 300 helicopters per year by 2015

6-Jan-2011Source: SinoCast

Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) helicopter company is expected to produce more than 300 helicopters each year, turning into one of the major suppliers worldwide, by 2015.... Read more

LockMart awarded $72M contract for MH-60R/MH-60S cockpits

LockMart awarded $72M contract for MH-60R/MH-60S cockpits

6-Jan-2011Source: US DoD

Lockheed Martin Mission Systems and Sensors, Owego, N.Y., is being awarded a $72,618,815 advance acquisition contract for long lead materials and support associated with the manufacture and delivery of 24 mission avionics systems and common cockpits for the Lot 10 MH-60R helicopters and 18 common cockpits for the Lot 14 MH-60S helicopters.  In addition, this... Read more

Iraqi emergency units complete EMT training

Iraqi emergency units complete EMT training

6-Jan-2011Source: US Army

Iraqis with the Iraqi Emergency Security Unit completed emergency medical technician training, Dec. 28, after five weeks of coursework with U.S. Army medics. Provided by the “Thunderhorse” medics of Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, the training began in late November. Instruction was provided to Iraqi Police, the Emergency Security Unit and... Read more

Spika introduces new series of versatile maintenance stands

Spika introduces new series of versatile maintenance stands

6-Jan-2011Source: Spika

LEWISTOWN, Montana  JANUARY 4, 2011 – Recognizing minimal footprint, maximum versatility, modular configurations, and robust durability are common demands of maintenance platform users, Spika has developed the Alpha Series Universal Maintenance Stand. Narrower than their UMS line, the Alpha offers highly versatile variable-pitch stair modules, capable of as much as 36″ height adjustability.  Stair modules can... Read more

Military Police in Brazil’s Piauí state add R44

Military Police in Brazil’s Piauí state add R44

6-Jan-2011Source: HeliHub.com

The Military Police of Piauí added a second helicopter, a Robinson R44, to their capability.  It was launched at the graduation ceremony of new police officers on 28th December at the Headquarters of the General Command in Teresina.  The State of Piaui is in the north-east of Brazil covering approx 250,000 sq.km and has a... Read more

Helibras 2010 production was 150% up on 2009

Helibras 2010 production was 150% up on 2009

6-Jan-2011Source: HeliHub.com

Helibras sold a total of 35 helicopters in 2010, significantly up from 2009’s total of 14. Of these, 25 were to the civilian market, up from 5 in 2009 – showing the difference as 10 military helicopters compared to 9.  All of these were AS350 Squirrel models, branded “HB350 Esquilo” locally. Production in Eurocopter’s Brazilian... Read more

Boeing awarded $10M to support CH-47F program

Boeing awarded $10M to support CH-47F program

6-Jan-2011Source: US DoD

The Boeing Co., Ridley Park, Penn., was awarded on Dec. 22 a $10,000,000 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract.  The award will provide for training, equipping, sustaining, and other support and services for the CH-47F Chinook program.  Work will be performed in Ridley Park, Penn., with an estimated completion date of April 30, 2011.  One bid was solicited with... Read more

Bell Boeing awarded $9M contract for V-22 support equipment

Bell Boeing awarded $9M contract for V-22 support equipment

6-Jan-2011Source: US DoD

Bell Boeing Joint Project Office, Amarillo, Texas, is being awarded a $9,077,929 fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for the procurement of 14 support equipment workarounds for organizational- and intermediate-level maintenance in support of the MV-22 and CV-22 aircraft.  Work will be performed in Amarillo, Texas, and is expected to be completed in December 2014.  Contract funds in... Read more

Helibras to modernize 36 AS350s for Brazilian Army

Helibras to modernize 36 AS350s for Brazilian Army

5-Jan-2011Source: Eurocopter

The Helicópteros do Brasil (Helibras) subsidiary of Eurocopter signed a contract for a major upgrade program on the Brazilian Army’s fleet of 36 AS350 Ecureuils. This modernization includes the rebuilding of three of these aircraft. This activity, involving AS350s operated by the Brazilian Army Aviation Command (Comando de Aviação do Exército), will begin during 2011... Read more

US Army orders 12 more UH-72 Lakotas

US Army orders 12 more UH-72 Lakotas

5-Jan-2011Source: US DoD

EADS North American Defense, Arlington, Va., was awarded a $52,509,992 firm-fixed-price contract Dec. 23, 2010.  The award will provide for 12 UH-72A Light Utility Helicopters, 12 Airborne Radio Communication systems and two Engine Inlet Barrier Filters.  Work will be performed in Columbus, Miss., with an estimated completion date of April 30, 2012.  One bid was... Read more

Boeing wins $50M contract for Apache weapon system

Boeing wins $50M contract for Apache weapon system

5-Jan-2011Source: US DoD

The Boeing Company, Mesa, Ariz., was awarded a $50,116,093 firm-fixed-price contract Dec. 30, 2010.  The award will provide services and supplies in the overhaul, repair and recapitalization of the APACHE weapon system.  Work will be performed in Corpus Christi, Texas, with an estimated completion date of Oct. 31, 2011.  One bid was solicited with one... Read more

Boeing wins $44M contract for Chinook weapon system

Boeing wins $44M contract for Chinook weapon system

5-Jan-2011Source: US DoD

The Boeing Company, Mesa, Ariz., was awarded a $44,869,770 firm-fixed-price contract Dec. 30, 2010.  The award will provide services and supplies in the overhaul, repair and recapitalization of the CHINOOK weapon system.  Work will be performed in Corpus Christi, Texas, with an estimated completion date of Oct. 31, 2011.  One bid was solicited with one... Read more

Helibras website hacked

Helibras website hacked

5-Jan-2011Source: HeliHub.com

Helibras, the Brazilian based Eurocopter subsidiary, has had its website hacked.   An unknown group or organisation posing under the name “BaRaCK_ObaMa” has filed two news items on the Helibras website on 5th January. Both stories carry a “Happy New Year” notice with a Disney cartoon and the website address of a blog hosted on the... Read more

LockMart awarded $34M to install ARPDD radar upgrades to six MH-60R and MH-60S

LockMart awarded $34M to install ARPDD radar upgrades to six MH-60R and MH-60S

5-Jan-2011Source: US DoD

Lockheed Martin Mission Systems and Sensors, Owego, N.Y., is being awarded a $33,634,968 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00019-06-C-0098) to incorporate the automatic radar periscope detection and discrimination (known as ARPDD, Ed) radar into six MH-60R/MH-60S full rate production aircraft.  Work will be performed in Farmingdale, N.Y. (86 percent), and Owego, N.Y. (14... Read more

721st AEAS airmen continue Iraqi mentoring

721st AEAS airmen continue Iraqi mentoring

5-Jan-2011Source: US Forces - Iraq

TAJI — As part of American efforts in Iraq to continue strengthening a long-term partnership, Airmen assigned to the 721st Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron train, advise and assist the Iraqi Army Aviation Command with all helicopter operations here. “The air advisors are applying their technical skill and knowledge in a whole new way, and it’s... Read more

Vermont National Guard testing HH-60M in Iraq

Vermont National Guard testing HH-60M in Iraq

5-Jan-2011Source: Burlington Free Press

The Guard’s C Company of the 3rd Battalion, 126th Aviation Regiment deployed in November with a dozen HH-60M helicopters, the latest medical variant of the Army’s Black Hawk, the military said in a report... Read more

AFSOC unaware crashed CV-22 carried flight incident recorder

AFSOC unaware crashed CV-22 carried flight incident recorder

5-Jan-2011Source: Flightglobal

A paperwork glitch has deprived investigators of the flight incident recorder onboard a crashed CV-22 despite evidence that the critical device survived, according to president of the accident investigation board.... Read more

BWB and CAE select Barco displays to upgrade German Army helicopter simulators

BWB and CAE select Barco displays to upgrade German Army helicopter simulators

5-Jan-2011Source: Barco

Visualization pioneer Barco is proud to announce that it has been selected by flight simulation leader CAE to supply projection technology for the helicopter simulators at the Army Aviation School based in Bückeburg Germany. Under the terms of the contract, Barco will upgrade eleven helicopter simulators with a total of 88 Barco SIM 7 high-resolution... Read more

Boeing awarded $241M for 11 remanufactured CH-47F Chinooks

Boeing awarded $241M for 11 remanufactured CH-47F Chinooks

5-Jan-2011Source: US DoD

The Boeing Co., Ridley Park, Penn., was awarded on Dec. 22 a $241,957,000 firm-fixed-price contract.  The award will provide for 11 CH-47F Chinook remanufactured aircraft.  Work will be performed in Ridley Park, Penn., with an estimated completion date of Sep. 30, 2013.  One bid was solicited with one bid received.  The U.S. Army Contracting Command,... Read more

Bell awarded $22M for H-1 upgrade program logistics

Bell awarded $22M for H-1 upgrade program logistics

5-Jan-2011Source: US DoD

Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc., Fort Worth, Texas, is being awarded a $22,021,303 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price, cost-plus-fixed-fee contract (N00019-10-C-0035) to exercise an option for logistics products and services in support of H-1 helicopter upgrade program.  Services to be provided include logistics management support, technical material for maintenance planning, design interface, supply/material support, technical... Read more

Robertson Aviation awarded $16M contract modification for V-22 aux fuel tanks

Robertson Aviation awarded $16M contract modification for V-22 aux fuel tanks

5-Jan-2011Source: US DoD

Robertson Aviation, LLC, Tempe, Ariz., is being awarded a $16,830,672 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract (N00019-08-D-0009) to exercise an option for the procurement of V-22 mission auxiliary fuel tanks, refueling kits, and accessories.  Work will be performed in Tempe, Ariz., and is expected to be completed in December 2011.  Contract funds... Read more

Irish Air Corps gets clearance for NVG operations

Irish Air Corps gets clearance for NVG operations

5-Jan-2011Source: Aviation Specialties Unlimited

After receiving full authorization on 17 December 2010 from Irish Defense Forces to conduct night operations using Night Vision, Irish Defense Forces Air Corps based at Casement Aerodome, Baldonnel Co. Dublin Ireland recently transported a sick patient at night in poor weather conditions thanks to the Night Vision Goggles and Training conducted by Aviation Specialties... Read more

Taiwan develops technology to read damaged GPS chips

Taiwan develops technology to read damaged GPS chips

5-Jan-2011Source: HeliHub.com

Taiwan has developed new technology to retrieve information from damaged GPS chips, which will be particulary helpful in accident investigation where no flight data recorder is present, Japan’s Council for Aviation Safety said Tuesday 28th. CAS director Kuan Wen-lin briefed the media on the use of the technology, noting that Japan’s Transportation Safety Board sought... Read more

LaBarge receives $1.6M contract from Kaman for MH-60S program

LaBarge receives $1.6M contract from Kaman for MH-60S program

4-Jan-2011Source: LaBarge

LaBarge, Inc. (NYSE Amex: LB), a provider of electronics manufacturing services (EMS), has been awarded a contract valued at $1.6 million from Kaman Aerospace Corporation to provide cockpit wiring harnesses for the MH-60S SEAHAWK® helicopter. The MH-60S is a multi-mission helicopter that combines the transportation capability of the UH-60L BLACK HAWK helicopter and the unique... Read more

LockMart awarded $38M work for MH-60R and MH-60S cockpits

LockMart awarded $38M work for MH-60R and MH-60S cockpits

4-Jan-2011Source: US DoD

Lockheed Martin Mission Systems and Sensors, Owego, N.Y., is being awarded a $37,692,857 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00019-06-C-0098) for the production and delivery of common cockpits for the MH-60S Lot 13 helicopters and MH-60R Lot 9 helicopters.  In addition, this modification provides for the procurement of common cockpit provisioned items and integrated... Read more

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