Defense

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Robinson Helicopter CEO and President David Smith says 295 rotorcraft were delivered last year.

The company is targeting a renewed annual output of up to 12 of the twin-engine heavy helicopters.

With the recent UK government decision to divert funding away from foreign aid programs, the Royal Air Force stands a better chance at augmenting its key capabilities.

Leonardo CEO Robert Cingolani included the figure in a March 11 strategy update.

The agreement with United Rotorcraft follows the delivery of an Airbus H130 to Skyryse in late 2023 from Air Methods.

Engineers discovered an issue with the heat treatment of a gear component in the main gearbox during routine component testing late last year.

All four of Moscow’s airports suspended operations for several hours on the morning of March 11 after a large retaliatory drone strike from Ukraine.

Leonardo Helicopters is preparing to spin-up local assembly of rotorcraft in Algeria after securing orders from the country’s military.

Nimble, venture capital-backed startups are emerging as winners in a worsening global threat environment.

In a $91.2 million package, Australia seeks 54 GMLRS-AW rounds, along with telemetry kits, engineering services, technical assistance, and program support.

The services in the proposed Foreign Military Sale (FMS) also would include meeting coordination in the U.S. and Japan.

The latest ranking from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (Sipri) shows the Ukraine war looms large over how the arms market has evolved.

Some 500 hr. of flying will take place over six months as part of the Guyana trials.

The company laid out a new proposal for CCA to Aviation Week.

Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (UX)-24 loaded the first SkyTower II Airborne Network Extension pod on a MQ-9A Block 5-25 aircraft on Feb. 25.

The airframer will respond to an upcoming request for proposals (RFP) from industry–expected as early as April.

Ukraine budgeted UAH 102 billion ($2.47 billion) in 2025 for its Defense Procurement Agency to buy the drones.

The Royal Thai Air Force is looking for a tanker platform to refuel Lockheed Martin F-16s and Saab Gripens.

With all eyes on the spat between the new administration in Washington and its allies in Europe, China quietly released details of its budget plans for 2025.

The first batch of six AH-64E Apache attack helicopters for the Royal Moroccan Air Force (RMAF) has been handed over at the 1st Air Base in Salé as part of the North African country’s defence modernisation strategy.

BIRD Aerosystems, a provider in defence technology, has secured a contract to supply its Airborne Missile Protection System to an additional African Air Force.

It was not immediately clear if the move cuts Ukraine off entirely from the electro-optical satellite imagery feed.

The late-February request from the Air Force reflects a broader strategy to use government funds to seed investments in future commercial products.

For Hanwha, the investment in Shield AI signals its growing interest in the unmanned aerial systems segment.