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Sikorsky-Boeing Demonstrator Aircraft Carries Rocket Launcher System During Test Flight

Lockheed Martin‘s Sikorsky subsidiary and Boeing have flight-tested the carrying capacity of a demonstrator for a helicopter designed to transport the U.S. Army’s cargo and personnel. The SB>1 DEFIANT aircraft carried a 5,300-pound Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System training load while flying at the Florida-based Sikorsky Development Flight Center, Lockheed said. SB>1 DEFIANT serves as […] More

by Nichols Martin July 26, 2021, 11:45 am
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Boeing Anticipates CH-47F Block II Chinook Production Contract in FY 2021

Boeing expects the U.S. Army to award a first production contract for the new variant of its CH-47 Chinook helicopter in fiscal year 2021, Defense News reported Thursday. “At this time, we really see no technical or programmatic challenges standing in the way of rewarding the Lot 1 production contract this fiscal year,” Heather McBryan, Boeing’s director of global sales and marketing, said of the CH-47F Block II variant. “We’ve been working closely with the Army to lay out a plan to meet all of our milestones and show a low-risk path to a first unit equipped in 2025, which was, you know, as planned originally."

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by Jane Edwards April 16, 2021, 5:10 am
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Northrop Delivers ‘Digital Cockpit’ Update for Army’s UH-60V Helicopters Ahead of Initial Flights
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Bell Eyes Pratt & Whitney-Made Engine as Auxiliary Power Unit for 360 Invictus

Textron's Bell subsidiary plans to use a Pratt & Whitney-built helicopter engine as auxiliary power unit for its proposed helicopter design for the U.S. Army's Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft program, Vertical Magazine reported Tuesday.

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by Jane Edwards December 18, 2019, 4:16 am
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Collins Aerospace to Provide Avionics for Bell's Vertical Lift Aircraft Prototype

Textron's Bell subsidiary has partnered with Collins Aerospace as it works to develop a prototype for the U.S. Army's Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft program.

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by Matthew Nelson September 27, 2019, 8:06 am
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MTSI Unveils Fixed-Wing Aircraft Aerial Extraction Tech for Rescue Operations

Modern Technology Solutions Inc. has introduced a tethered development tool that aims to allow fixed-wing aircraft to perform search-and-rescue operations previously limited to more versatile rotorcraft, such as helicopters.

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by Matthew Nelson June 6, 2019, 12:24 am
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Dan Schultz on Sikorsky's CH-53K Production Contract With USMC, Other Helicopter Programs

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.

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by Jane Edwards May 29, 2019, 12:17 am
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Boeing Eyes Testing of GE-Built Engine on Chinook Helicopters

Boeing plans to test this year two General Electric-built T408 engines for its CH-47 Chinook helicopters, Rotor & Wing International reported Monday. Boeing and GE plan to evaluate the engine's increased payload and other capabilities through a cooperative research and development agreement that started in 2016.

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by Jane Edwards May 20, 2019, 11:40 pm
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Army to Receive Boeing “˜Little Bird' Block 3.0 Helicopters; David Koopersmith Quoted
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Tim Malia on Sikorsky's X2 Helicopter Technology

Tim Malia, director of future vertical lift-light at Lockheed Martin's Sikorsky subsidiary, told The War Zone in an interview published Wednesday about the X2 helicopter technology and its potential role in the development of FVL aircraft. “The term X2 technology refers to a suite of technologies developed by Sikorsky that enable the X2 aircraft to operate at high speed while improving operational capability, maneuverability, agility, survivability, and lethality at the landing zone,“ Malia said.

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by Jane Edwards May 16, 2019, 3:05 am
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Leonardo Demonstrates Helicopter for FAA Certification

Leonardo has conducted flight tests for a single-engine helicopter in a move to attain certification from the Federal Aviation Administration, Rotor and Wing International reported Tuesday. The company is pitching its TH-119 helicopter to the U.S. Navy as a training rotorcraft, and requires an instrument flight rules certification that verifies an aircraft's ability to traverse through austere weather conditions.

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by Nichols Martin May 8, 2019, 10:29 am
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DLA Turns to Industry for Chinook Weapons System Parts

The Defense Logistics Agency is seeking market information regarding weapons system parts for the Boeing-made Chinook twin rotor helicopter. The agency said Thursday in a FedBizOpps notice that it intends to procure components of the helicopter’s weapons system from a qualified firm on a sole-source basis. These components include rotating and controllable swashplates for the system’s […] More

by Nichols Martin December 28, 2018, 9:19 am