On Friday, December 31, the Israeli Ministry of Defense announced that it had signed a $3.1 billion deal with the US government for 12 Lockheed Martin CH-53K heavy transport helicopters… Continue reading "Israel Signs An Agreement To Purchase 12 CH-53K King Stallions And Two KC-46 Pegasus Refueling Aircraft"
The Polish Defense Ministry’s press service announced on December 15, that Defense Minister Mariusz Błaszczak had approved a contract between the Polish Inspectorate of Armaments and Lockheed Martin’s Polskie Zakłady… Continue reading "Poland Purchases Four New S-70i Black Hawk Helicopters"
The French Navy (Marine Nationale) received its final NH90 “Caiman” helicopter on December 11. The French Navy ordered 27 NATO Frigate Helicopters (NFH) in 2000, split between anti-submarine warfare (14) and logistics support (13)… Continue reading "Marine Nationale Receives Final Caiman as Norway Evaluates Commercial Alternatives to NH90"
The Australian Defence Force will replace its entire fleet of 47 MRH-90 Taipan multirole helicopters a decade ahead of schedule, replacing the troubled helicopters with new American-made Black Hawk and… Continue reading "Australia To Ditch Taipan Helicopters For Black Hawks and Seahawks"
India’s Chief of Defence Staff, General Bipin Rawat was killed in the crash of an Indian Air Force Mi-17V5 helicopter today, near Coonoor in the southern state of Tamil Nadu.… Continue reading "India’s First Chief of Defence Staff Killed In Helicopter Crash"
19 of the Royal Canadian Air Force’s 23 Sikorsky CH-148 Cyclone helicopters have been grounded, following the discovery of cracks in the multirole helicopters’ tail sections. According to the Royal… Continue reading "Tail Section Cracks Ground Majority Of Canada’s Cyclone Helicopters"
Austria is one step closer to replacing its Alouette III helicopters with the AW169M after signing an agreement with Italy. The government to government agreement (G2G), signed on December 2nd,… Continue reading "Austria a Step Closer to Inducting First AW169 After Deal Signed in Rome"
The Azerbaijan State Border Services stated that a military helicopter of the State Border Service crashed during a training flight at the Garaheybet air polygon in the Khizi district on… Continue reading "Military Helicopter Crash In Azerbaijan Leaves 14 Troops Dead"
Lieutenant General Allen Paredes, the commander of the Philippine Air Force (PAF), said on 23 November, that the first batch of six T129 “ATAK” attack helicopters will arrive in the… Continue reading "Philippines To Receive First Turkish ATAK Helicopter In December"
On 24 November, the Brazilian Navy announced on Twitter that it had received the first H225M helicopter in naval combat configuration, also known as the AH-15B Super Cougar, from Helibras… Continue reading "The First H225M Helicopter Is Delivered To The Brazilian Navy"