Dan Schultz, president of Lockheed Martin’s Sikorsky subsidiary, told Defense One in an interview published Thursday about several helicopter projects including a potential $1.1B contract with the U.S. Marine Corps to build 12 CH-53K King Stallion helicopters.
Read More »Boeing Unveils ‘Compound Apache’ Helicopter Concept
Boeing has unveiled conceptual images of a variant of the AH-64 Apache attack helicopter, FlightGlobal reported Friday. Compound Apache will have a small wing, pusher propeller and a tail rotor as well as feature increased aircraft speed and range, the company noted.
Read More »Lockheed Secures $79M Contract Modification for Apache Sensor Systems
Lockheed Martin will provide night vision sensor systems for Apache attack helicopters under a potential $79.4M modification to a previously awarded contract with the U.S. Army. The company will also offer technical services and produce subcomponents for the aircraft, the Defense Department said Monday. Army Contracting Command will determine funds …
Read More »Indonesia Receives First Apache Attack Helicopter Under FMS Agreement With US
Indonesia has received its first Boeing-built AH-64E Apache Guardian attack helicopter as part of the country’s foreign military sales agreement with the U.S. government, Defense News reported Monday. The report said the Apache helicopter was delivered to the city of Semarang in Java, Indonesia using a U.S. Air Force C-17A Globemaster III airlifter. Indonesia …
Read More »Romania Signs Letter of Intent to Procure Bell Helicopter-Built Attack Helos
Romanian Defense Minister Adrian Tutuianu has signed a letter addressed to the U.S government that expresses the European country’s intent to buy Bell Helicopter-built attack helicopters. Tutuianu, Romanian Prime Minister Mihai Tudose and other senior government officials discussed the planned purchase with Bell Helicopter representatives at a meeting held last week, …
Read More »Textron Unit Selects CPI Aerostructures to Produce AH-1Z Helicopter Components
Textron‘s Bell Helicopter subsidiary has awarded CPI Aerostructures a potential $14.8 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to supply engine cowl and support assemblies for the AH-1Z Viper attack helicopter. The contract will run through Dec. 31, 2020, and falls under the U.S. Marine Corps‘ H-1 Program of Records initiative that seeks up to 189 AH-1Z and 160 UH-1Y Venom utility …
Read More »Congressional Research Service: US Posted $36B in Foreign Weapons Sales in 2014
A new Congressional Research Service report says the U.S. recorded $36.2 billion in foreign arms sales in 2014, an approximately $10 billion increase from $26.7 billion in 2013, DoD Buzz reported Monday. Brendan McGarry writes the U.S. worldwide arms transfer deals are comprised mainly of Qatar’s $9.6 billion purchase of …
Read More »Reports: South Korea to Purchase Up to 36 Boeing AH-64E Helicopters
South Korea intends to procure a variant of the Boeing-built AH-64 Apache attack helicopter for its military to defend the country against threats from North Korea, United Press International reported Monday. Elizabeth Shim writes Boeing unveiled its AH-64E platform during a ceremony held Monday at the company’s facility in Mesa, Arizona, and attended by South Korean …
Read More »Army Seeks Methods for Apache Helicopter Coordination with Drone
The U.S. Army is seeking a contractor to help configure and make the AH-64E Guardian attack helicopter platform conduct missions with an unmanned aerial platform as a team. In a FedBizOpps sources sought notice published Tuesday, the Army said it also aims to embed a radar frequency interferometer and an …
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