helicopters

Jul- 2026 -

27 July

Air

UK’s New Medium Helicopters to Receive Local Engine Support From StandardAero

GE Aerospace has partnered with Arizona-based StandardAero to help build and sustain the CT7-2E1 propulsion systems that will power the UK Armed Forces’ New Medium Helicopter fleet.

24 July

Air

220525-N-EU544-8243 GULF OF THAILAND (May 25, 2022) Boatswain’s Mate 2nd Class David Miller, from Chicago, directs a Royal Thai Navy Sikorsky S-76B helicopter during cross-deck landing qualifications on the flight deck aboard the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Jackson (LCS 6) during Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Thailand 2022. CARAT Thailand is an annual bilateral naval exercise between the U.S. Navy and Royal Thai Navy. Thailand has been part of the CARAT exercise series since 1995. Now in its 28th year, the CARAT series comprises multiple multinational exercises, designed to enhance U.S. and allied and partner navies’ abilities to operate together in response to traditional and non-traditional maritime security challenges in the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Gunner’s Mate 2nd Class Joel Maldonado)

Rojoef Manuel

Sikorsky, Safran Partner on Next-Gen Vertical Lift Platforms

Lockheed Martin segment Sikorsky has teamed up with France’s Safran Helicopter Engines to jointly explore potential collaborations supporting current and future vertical lift platforms.

16 July

Air

Christine Casimiro

French Tigre Mk2 Helicopter Integrates Mistral 3 Missile to Counter Drones

MBDA’s Mistral 3 air-to-air missile has been successfully integrated into the French Army’s Tigre Mk2 helicopter, boosting its capabilities for engaging drone threats.

15 July

Technology

Connecticut Army National Guard Sgt. 1st Class Richard Wooten, a crew chief assigned to 1109th Theater Aviation Support Maintenance Group, looks out the window of a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter, during a flight over the United States, Sept. 8, 2025. Wooten wears the HGU-56/P Aircrew Integrated Helmet System, which offers improved comfort, impact protection, retention and sound attenuation over the SPH-4 flight helmet which it replaced. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Matthew Lucibello)

Rojoef Manuel

US Army Orders Helicopter Helmet Systems Under $44.8M Gentex Deal

Gentex Corporation has secured a $44.8-million contract to deliver helmet systems for US Army helicopter crews.

Jun- 2026 -

30 June

Drones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion

Rojoef Manuel

California Firms to Build Group 4 Helicopter Drone for Military Applications

California-based Skyryse and Robinson Helicopter Company have teamed up to develop a Group 4 rotary-wing unmanned aerial system for military missions.

23 June

Americas

Christine Casimiro

Canada Receives First H135 Helicopter for Future Aircrew Training Program

Canada has taken delivery of its first Airbus H135 helicopter, which will support its Future Aircrew Training program for Royal Canadian Air Force pilots.

16 June

Air

Rojoef Manuel

S. Korea Grounds Miron Helicopters After Widespread Engine Defects

The Republic of Korea Army has halted military flight operations involving the LAH-1 Miron following issues discovered in 82 percent of the light armed helicopter’s propulsion system.

11 June

Air

A keyboard unit and enhanced up-front display. Photo: Thomas Global Systems

Rojoef Manuel

Thomas Global Wraps Up Qualification Tests of New Apache Helicopter Crew Station Devices

Thomas Global Systems has finalized the qualification testing of its keyboard unit and enhanced up-front display solutions as part of an ongoing modernization of Boeing’s AH-64E Apache attack helicopter.

9 June

Americas

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

H145 Reinvented: Airbus’ Widely Fielded Helicopter Enters Uncrewed Era

Airbus has transformed the H145 helicopter into a next-gen airborne platform, converting it into an uncrewed aircraft built around autonomy, sensors, and AI for high-demand missions.

May- 2026 -

26 May

Asia Pacific