Sikorsky

By Brian Everstine
Competitors for the U.S. Army’s Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) program have started the certification and installation process of the engine.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
Lockheed Martin and Korea Aerospace Industries have agreed to explore meeting the South Korean military requirement for 18 heavy-lift helicopters.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Germany is to base its one of its three planned Arrow 3 anti-ballistic missile batteries near Berlin, the Defense Ministry has announced.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
GE Aerospace has delivered the second T901 engine for installation in the U.S. Army’s Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft prototypes.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
A sources sought notice published on Sept. 19 calls for responses for a Long Range Attack Munition that can be purchased in fiscal 2025 and fielded in 2027.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Molly McMillin
During the first half (H1) of 2023, retail transactions of pre-owned, twin-engine helicopters totaled 76, down 15% compared to the same period a year ago.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Lockheed Martin suggests Black Hawk assembly in Gosport, England, to meet UK’s New Medium Helicopter need.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Lockheed Martin is proposing the assembly of the S-70M Black Hawk in the UK as part of its bid to secure the country’s New Medium Helicopter requirement.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
Sikorsky has received a $2.7 billion contract for the next two production lots of its CH-53K Sea Stallion heavy-lift helicopter.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
South Korean researchers have developed a humanoid robot capable of understanding flight manuals and flying an aircraft without cockpit modifications.
Emerging Technologies

By Chen Chuanren
The Indonesian military's agreement to acquire the Black Hawks—which Aviation Week understands could cover the purchase of 24 S-70Ms—is not set in stone.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The U.S. State Department has given the green light for the largest potential export contract for Boeing’s AH-64 Apache attack helicopter, for Poland.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Sikorsky’s tailsitter eVTOL; X-59 on the flight line; autonomous in Alaska; and unlocking biomass for SAF.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Germany looks set to purchase a new fleet of Boeing CH-47 Chinooks after the long-awaited acquisition was approved by the country’s Parliament.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Sikorsky is planning to fly a subscale uncrewed aircraft in its Rotor Blown Wing (RBW) vertical-takeoff-and-landing (VTOL) configuration.
Emerging Technologies

By Garrett Reim
Startup HyperKelp says it is demonstrating air-droppable buoys for the U.S. Navy that could detect the acoustic signature of boost-glide hypersonic vehicles.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Graham Warwick
The companies will produce initial conceptual designs for operational and demonstration systems.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Guy Norris
GE Aerospace says the first T901 flight test engine for the U.S. Army's FARA contest will be delivered to competitors Bell and Sikorsky in the next few months.
Paris Air Show

By Brian Everstine
The USMC modernization plan for aviation focuses a starting a new loitering munition program and investing in vertical take-off and landing systems.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Piasecki Aircraft plans to convert the former Lockheed Martin Sikorsky Heliplex into an R&D center for next generation VTOL and UAS aircraft systems.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Tony Osborne
Helicopter operator Bristow Group has snatched a lucrative Irish search-and-rescue contract from competitor and incumbent CHC.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Columbia Helicopters President and CEO Michael Tremblett announced the agreement May 31.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
Sikorsky is staying positive.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The GAO denial of Sikorsky’s FLRAA protest shows the Army prioritized Bell’s submission detail and open systems architecture over Sikorsky’s much lower cost.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
Lockheed Martin has decided to not pursue any further legal action to overturn the U.S. Army’s selection of the Bell V-280 Valor.
Aircraft & Propulsion