Bell to Show Newest Tiltrotors at AUSA
Bell Helicopter will display its V-280 Valor mock-up and its newly unveiled V-247 Vigilant unmanned aerial system (UAS) model at the 2016 Assn. of the U.S. Army (AUSA) Annual Meeting and Exposition,...
View ArticleBattery-Powered R44 Flies in California
September was a successful month for Tier 1 Engineering as its battery-powered manned helicopter reached three milestones, according to a company news release. On Sept. 13, the modified Robinson...
View ArticleDCNS, Airbus to Design French Navy Drone System
France's Navy wants a future tactical VTOL drone system, so it tagged DCNS Group and Airbus Helicopters to design one. This new team will support the Navy's Système de Drones Aériens de la Marine...
View ArticleAHS to Host Military Tech Conference
A Helicopter Military Operations Technology (HELMOT) conference, sponsored by the Southeast U.S. Region and the Hampton Roads Chapter of American Helicopter Society (AHS) International, will take place...
View ArticleTextron Demos Multimission Aerosonde HQ Drone
Five months ago, Textron Systems Unmanned Systems presented a proof of concept demonstration for its Aerosonde HQ. Yesterday, the VTOL, fixed-wing, unmanned aircraft completed its first customer...
View ArticleEuropean Industry Weighs Challenging Times
This year’s Helitech International, organized by Reed Exhibitions and run in association with the European Helicopter Assn. (EHA), will open at the RAI Amsterdam from Oct. 11 to 13. The major civil...
View ArticleWashington Insider
Navy officials last month were set to brief a top acquisition executive on options for replenishing the service’s rotorcraft training capability, including a “new” model for buying training services....
View ArticleHuey to get Aurora Autonomous Treatment
The next helicopter in line for an Aurora Flight Sciences autonomy upgrade is the Bell Helicopter UH-1H Huey, the company said. The new Huey upgrade will include integration between the Autonomous...
View ArticleLockheed Drones Demo Operational Collaboration
Lockheed Martin's Kaman K-MAX, Sikorsky Autonomy Research Aircraft (SARA), Indago and Desert Hawk 3.1 showed that optionally piloted helicopters and small unmanned aerial systems (UAS) can be used in...
View ArticleEASA Holds Events on Certification, Approvals, Drones
Product certification, design organization approval and drones will be addressed this week by two EASA-sponsored events. “Product Certification and Design Organisation Approval Workshop” falls on...
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