Airbus Helicopters
Airbus Helicopters is a division of Airbus Group, specializing in the design and manufacture of helicopters for both civilian and military applications.
US Army Orders 35 UH-72A Lakota Helicopters For $273 Million
Airbus Helicopters has been awarded a $273 million worth contract for procurement of 35 UH-72A Lakotas, a light utility helicopter, for the US Army, the Department of Defense announced Thursday. The...
Airbus Helicopters Partners With Blade For On-demand Helicopter Services
Airbus Helicopters and Fly Blade, Inc. (Blade), a digitally-powered aviation firm, have signed a strategic partnership to develop new premium on-demand helicopter flight experiences, paving the way for enhanced urban...
Airbus H145M Helicopter Test Fires Thales’ Laser Guided Rockets
Airbus Helicopters announced Wednesday that its new H145M helicopter demonstrated the ability to fire laser guided rockets, the FZ275 LGR from Thales, in the first weeks of December 2017 at...
Airbus helicopters Delivered 409 Choppers in 2017, Logged Orders for 350 More
Airbus Helicopters delivered 409 rotorcraft and logged gross orders for 350 helicopters (net: 335) in 2017, with a strong commercial performance on the heavy and super-medium segments. The company booked 54...
French Government Awards Naval Group, Airbus For Rotary-wing Drones Tech Development
The French Government Defense procurement and technology agency, DGA (Direction Générale de lArmement) has just awarded a contract for technology development in the field of rotary-wing drones to the Naval...
US Army Issues RFI to Buy 35 Airbus Lakota Training Helicopters
The US Army has issued a request for information (RFI) to acquire additional 35 Airbus Helicopters UH-72A Lakota training and support platforms. The RFI asks for sources that can provide additional...
Airbus Helicopters Signs £100 Million Support Contract For UK’s Puma 2 Chopper
Airbus Helicopters and the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) have signed a Follow-on Support Arrangement contract to provide support to the Royal Air Force Puma 2 fleet over the planned...
Airbus H225 Helicopter Testbed Progresses on Automatic Landing
Airbus Helicopters makes progress in the experimentation of its Project EAGLE (Eye for Autonomous Guidance and Landing Extension), with the in-flight validation of the on-board image processing system. Performed on an...
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U.S. Army’s Bradley IFV to be Upgraded with Elbit Systems’ Iron Fist Active Protection
Elbit Systems was awarded an initial contract of approximately $37 million to supply Iron Fist Active Protection Systems (APS) to General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems (GD-OTS) for upgrades to the U
Ukraine's JDAM-ER Bombs to Get Home-on Sensors to Target Russian Electronic Warfare Assets
The United States has taken steps to bolster Ukraine's aerial capabilities by outfitting Joint Direct Attack Munition-Extended Range (JDAM-ER) bombs with advanced Home-on GPS (HOJ) sensors designed to counter Russian electronic warfare (EW) tactics
Bayraktar TB3 UCAV Climbs to 33,000 ft. Highlighting High Altitude Reconnaissance Capability
Baykar’s Bayraktar TB3 UCAV equipped with an indigenous engine has touched an altitude of 33,000 feet during its High-Altitude System Performance Test
Russia Claims 111,000 Ukrainian Soldiers Killed in 2024
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu has claimed that Ukrainian forces suffered significant losses this year in the ongoing conflict, estimating around 111,000 troops lost
Italy to Transfer SAMP/T Air Defense Systems to Ukraine
Italy has announced the inclusion of an additional battery of the SAMP/T air defense system in its latest military aid package to Ukraine
Iran Claims 240 NATO Fighter Jets Scrambled to Shield Israeli Bases During...
Russian Forces Modify T-72 Tank Against 155mm Artillery, Top Attack Munitions
Indonesia Proposes Paying One-Third of Agreed Amount for KF-21 Jet Project with...
Anduril Unveils AI-Enabled Electromagnetic Warfare System
Russia's Growing Influence in Africa: Arms Sales and Military Bases
Russia's expanding influence in Africa, demonstrated by arms sales, military deployments, and diplomatic engagements, reflects a significant geopolitical shift on...
Development Trends in Unmanned Surface Vessels
Unmanned surface vessels (USVs) have caught the attention of the world following their spectacular success in sinking Russian warships in...
Have Iran-Israel Missile Attacks Enabled Mutual Deterrence?
Iran's April 13-14 missile strike against Israel marks a paradigm shift in Tehran's approach to Israel; from previously relying on...
Free Flight to Russian Hypersonic Missiles as America's Own Hypersonics Program Delayed to 2027
As Russian Aerospace Forces pummeled Ukrainian positions in mid-March 2024 with hypersonic missiles, the Pentagon's own hypersonics program faces delays,...
Counter-trade, Undisclosed Deals May be Masking Russia’s Arms Export Numbers
A Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SPIRI) report last week reported a steep fall in Russias arms exports- pushed to...
China’s “Moderate” 2024 Defense Budget Hides Frenetic Military Build-up
China on Tuesday revealed a draft defense budget draft for 2024 amounting to 1