18-Dec-2009Source: BAE Systems
BAE Systems, in concert with the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps, scored four hits in four shots during the final phase of integrated testing of the Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS), a technology that adds low-cost precision laser guidance to 2.75-inch airborne rockets.... Read more
2-Dec-2009Source: Telephonics
Telephonics announced that its Communication Systems Division has been awarded a contract from Lockheed Martin to manufacture support systems for U.S. Navy helicopters. The equipment supplied under the $6.9M contract will be delivered in early 2011.... Read more
20-Nov-2009Source: Navair
NAVAIR delivered four new Mi-17 helicopters to the Afghan National Army Air Corps (ANAAC) in Kabul, Afghanistan just sixty-five days after the order was placed.... Read more
19-Nov-2009Source: AgustaWestland
AgustaWestland is please to announce that AgustaWestland North America (AWNA) was recently awarded a $17.35 million U.S. Navy contract to provide depot level maintenance on three Egyptian Mk-2 variant H-3 helicopters.... Read more
16-Nov-2009Source: EADS North America
EADS North America has delivered the first of five H-72A training helicopters for the U.S. Navy today, marking a new milestone in the company’s production of multi-role helicopters for U.S. military services.... Read more
13-Oct-2009Source: US Navy
Just hours after USS Denver (LPD9) and USS McCampbell (DDG 85) arrived offshore here, helicopters from both ships started flying urgently needed emergency supplies to remote areas of Western Sumatra Oct. 9.... Read more
23-Sep-2009Source: US Navy
HM-15 was moved from Naval Air Station Corpus Christi, Texas to Naval Station Norfolk under BRAC 2005. It has 10 MH-53 Sea Dragon helicopters.... Read more
9-Sep-2009Source: Santa Rosa Press Gazette
Tuesday NAS Whiting Field and Training Air Wing FIVE reached a milestone for contract maintenance.Cmdr. Michael Fisher, Commander of HT-8 and three others logged the milestone of 2,000,000 flight hours at Whiting Field under contract maintenance.... Read more
21-Jul-2009
22-Jul-09 Sikorsky SH-60 Fort Pickett, US-Virginia... Read more
15-Jul-2009Source: US Navy
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8-Jul-2009Source: US Navy
In 2007 the squadron was comprised of two aircraft and a handful of personnel. Now it has more than 270 Sailors and 11 MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopters. HSM-71 serves aboard Stennis and mans detachments aboard USS Antietam (CG 54), USS Preble (DDG 88) and USS Kidd (DDG 100).... Read more
30-Jun-2009Source: Soldier of Fortune
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2-Jun-2009Source: Mindus
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2-Jun-2009Source: Northrop Grumman
The Northrop Grumman MQ-8B Fire Scout successfully completed the latest set of fully autonomous flight operations onboard the USS McInerney (FFG-8) in support of dynamic interface testing. This was a critical step for the U.S. Navy MQ-8B Fire Scout toward Operational Evaluation (OpEval), scheduled for later this summer.... Read more
19-May-2009
19-May-09 165117 Sikorsky HH-60H off San Diego, US-California... Read more
7-May-2009
7-May-09 Sikorsky MH-53 Malaquite Beach, US-Texas... Read more
4-May-2009Source: US Pacific Command
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2-May-2009Source: Aviation Week
Navair issues temporary grounding bulletin on six UH-1Y Hueys and one AH-1Z Cobra due to extensive damage to the main rotor gearbox on two of the new Hueys.... Read more
1-May-2009Source: Harris
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30-Apr-2009Source: Las Vegas Sun
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18-Apr-2009Source: Telephonics
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17-Apr-2009Source: Rotorhub
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24-Mar-2009Source: US Navy
The USS Wasp (LHD 1) Air Department completed their final MV-22 Osprey qualification March 18, certifying them to perform launch and recovery evolutions.... Read more
12-Mar-2009Source: Airliners.net
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2-Mar-2009Source: Bay Net
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12-Feb-2009Source: First Coast News
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10-Feb-2009
10-Feb-09 166363 Sikorsky MH-60S 17m SE NAS Fallon, US-Nevada... Read more
