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News and issues regarding all manner of civil and military rotorcraft and their powerplants, including helicopters, tilt rotors and unmanned air vehicles.

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Sikorsky's Auto Rig Approach Gets EASA Nod

Operator praises safety, reliability of S-92 optional system

Flir, Airbus Helicopters Join Forces for German Police

Flir to supply Star Safire 380-HD.

Airbus Helicopters Selects FLIR Imaging Turrets

Star Safire 380-HD selected as preferred electro-optical system for the H145 T2 and H135 P3/T3.

Airbus Helicopters H160 Enters Flight-test Phase

Turbomeca Arrano engines to replace Pratt & Whitney Canada PW210Es in a few months.

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UTC To Offload Sikorsky Rotorcraft Business

Parent company still has to make up its mind about selling or spinning off Sikorsky.

Milestone Signs Deal for Airbus, Bell Helos

Milestone ups order with Airbus Helicopters, while signing LOI for 20 Bell 525 Relentless.

Turkish Aerospace picks LHTEC engine for light utility helicopter

Officials signed a memorandum of understanding on Tuesday at the Paris Air Show.

New Russian helicopters designs to offset decline in shipments

The constantly evolving Mi-8/17 family of helicopters accounted for more than half of all shipments in the past several years.

France-based Companies Win and Lose in Big Indian Helo Contest

India’s selection of the Kamov Ka-226T for its recon and surveillance helicopter requirement was a blow to Airbus Helicopters, but a boon to Turbomeca.

Sikorsky To Add Black Hawk to Autonomy Program

Modified S-76 has logged more than 75 hours of flight testing, including autonomous zone selection and landing.

Airbus Helicopters Gears Up for Flight Testing of New H160 Medium Twin

X4 program materializes into innovative AW139 competitor but drops fly-by-wire controls.

Kaman To Restart K-Max Production after 12-year Hiatus

The K-Max was certified in 1994 and the production line was shuttered in 2003 after 38 were built.

Sikorsky To Lay Off 1,400 as Oil Prices Weigh on Offshore Operators

The consequence is reduced production of medium and heavy helicopters.

CHC S-92 Conducts First LPV Approach in Norway

Helicopter is equipped with dual Universal Avionics UNS-1Espw SBAS-FMSs and uses four-axis coupled modes in the pseudo-ILS mode down to circling minimums.

Sikorsky S-97 Raider Enters Flight-test Phase

Prototype is representative of a multimission, high-speed helicopter for the U.S. Army, manufacturer says.

Boeing Will Begin Production of AH-6i 'Little Bird' This Year

The manufacturer will start production in Mesa, Ariz., for international AH-6i light attack helicopters the Saudi National Guard requires.

Bell Helicopter To Assemble Some 407GXPs in Russia

Deal with JSC Ural Works of Civil Aviation (UWCA) to assemble 407GXPs in Russia will speed their inclusion on the country's aircraft registry.

Soft Launch for Airbus H175

Helicopter performing well for oil-and-gas operators.

Lord Team Lauded for Vibration-suppression System

The HMVS system seeks to actively cancel rotor-induced vibration at its source.

ACSR Introduces Tailboom Motion Detection System

A switch illuminates the master caution panel indicating “tailboom” in the event of a failure.

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