The US State Department agreed to a potential sale of up to 18 of these helicopters to Israel in 2021, and Israel eventually went ahead with a deal for an initial 12 estimated at around $2 billion in 2022.
"It's an accident that seems to be preventable, for what we can tell," Army secretary nominee Daniel Driscoll said at his confirmation hearing Thursday.
Michigan’s defense ecosystem and expertise makes it a special asset for production.
NHIndustries has suffered high-profile blows as three capitals backed out of helicopter deals, but CEO Alex Aloccio said he sees "lots of commercial opportunities" as the helos get outfitted with new tech and capabilities.
Prime contractor Bell is now tasked with providing six aircraft prototypes, with first flight set for 2026.
From an Apache perspective, Lockheed's JAGM is a "very capable addition to the current weapon inventory,” said Lt. Col. Rich Simcock, 3 Regt. Army Air Corp (AAC) Commanding Officer.
The fleet of light-twin rotorcraft will replace Airbus Puma HC2 types, which have been temporarily based in Brunei for British Army training and the island of Cyprus in support of Royal Air Force search and rescue missions.
Blending superior optics, advanced stabilization and AI-powered autonomy in a compact and rugged system, ASELFLIR 600 delivers unmatched intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities.
The US has said previously that the UH-60 deal will "improve the Hellenic Army’s ability to deploy combat power to secure Greece’s borders, deter actions against its interests, and, when required, respond with credible force."
The latest equipment approval arrives after UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced a £50 million ($60 million) support package to Ukraine during a recent visit to Kyiv.
The decision, announced by Gen. Micael Bydén, Supreme Commander of the Swedish Armed Forces, was announced as part of newly issued defense modernization and procurement guidance.
Boeing, Lockheed, Dassault Aviation of France, the European Eurofighter consortium, Sweden’s Saab, and United Aircraft Corporation of Russia are all jockeying for position for an Indian fighter contract worth $15 billion for 110 planes, and an $8 billion navy program of around 60 aircraft.
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Five shipbuilders are fighting it out to build 20 of the U.S. Navy's new frigates, and one competitor is sailing though a whirlwind East Coast tour.
CORRECTED: 280 knots equals 322 mph, not 245. Spring has sprung and at the Bell Helicopter factory in Amarillo, Texas, it’s mating season, of a sort. If all goes well, by September of next year a bird of a different feather will take flight – the V-280 Valor, a medium-lift tiltrotor transport whose wing and […]
WASHINGTON: When is a helicopter not a helicopter? The question arises because Sikorsky Aircraft’s new S-97 Raider got airborne for the first time the other day and company officials all but declared the dawn of a new age in aviation — or at least the birth of a new type of aircraft. “This was, we […]
A YouTube video of an American AH-64 Apache attack helicopter crashing in Afghanistan has gone viral, with commentators expert and otherwise chiming in on the pilot’s mistakes and appropriate punishments. The International Security Assistance Force told the Pentagon-supported newspaper Stars and Stripes that they “believe the video shows a crash which occurred in Paktika province […]