Sikorsky

A fault in a circuit board in the pitch trim servo of a Sikorsky S-92 helicopter could be a potential factor in the fatal crash off the coast of Norway in February, investigators say.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

Compound, conventional rotorcraft and tiltrotors are among the technologies being proposed by industry for NATO’s future rotorcraft needs.

NSPA issued a tender for three contracts with industry to deliver up to six rotorcraft concepts that could meet the current NGRC specifications.

From uncrewed vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft to heavy-lift tiltwings, Sikorsky’s family of systems shares common components.

Equinor’s investigation is independent of one currently underway by the state’s safety body, the Norwegian Safety Investigation Agency.

Lockheed Martin replaced Paul Lemmo as Sikorsky top executive, promoting Richard Benton from a division of Missiles and Fire Control Rotary and Mission Systems.

Airbus has secured its largest order for its H225 helicopter twin-engine heavy helicopter since 2008.

The company is flight-testing a subscale rotor blown wing as it pursues advanced UAS for an array of missions.

The U.S. State Department has approved a Swedish top-up purchase of Sikorsky Black Hawk helicopters.

DARPA has selected six of nine concepts studied under Phase 1A of the Ancillary program to proceed into the 10-month Phase 1B.

The latest update to the ongoing investigation was published May 13.

Cancellation of the U.S. Army’s scout helicopter program is driving focus on UAS and uncrewed teaming.

Sikorsky President Paul Lemmo says the RBW is part of the company’s overall push for hybrid electric VTOL designs.

The U.S. Army within the past few weeks ran a GE Aerospace T901 engine on Sikorsky’s Raider X prototype to evaluate it.

Lockheed Martin posted better-than-expected results in the first quarter, but delivered no F-35s as its ongoing software problems have yet to be resolved.

Buoyed by double-digit first-quarter revenues and a busy commercial and defense orderbook, GE Aerospace reported an operating profit of $1.5 billion.

Acquisitions of new helicopters and airborne early warning aircraft are funded, while other capabilities will be “explored.”

Specialists are adding new services, growing their global footprint and signing new customers.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

The first Bell 525 order was one of several placed by the offshore helicopter industry at this year’s Heli-Expo.

Columbia Helicopters and Erickson are producing new-build S-64s and Model 234 Commercial Chinooks for the first time in decades.

Bell has secured its first-ever order for its fly-by-wire 525 super-medium helicopter from a Norwegian energy company.

With pandemic delays, production halts and divestitures over, the Schweizer 300C/CBi will “start growing.”

Sikorsky has unveiled the configuration of the Hybrid-Electric Demonstrator (HEX), a fully autonomous prototype to be developed with GE Aerospace, at Heli-Expo.