• Defence Helicopter

  Sikorsky expands South American support facilities

  2nd November 2012

  Sikorsky Aircraft has opened an office in Bogota, Colombia in order to better support the Colombia Armed Forces Black Hawk helicopter fleet. The company will …

• Defence Helicopter

  Enstrom Helicopter delivers tenth TH-480B to JGSDF

  1st November 2012

  Enstrom Helicopter has recently delivered the eighth TH-480B helicopter to the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) this year, bringing the total number of aircraft delivered …

• Defence Helicopter

  FAdeA flies first licence-built Z-11

  1st November 2012

  Argentine aircraft manufacturer Fabrica Argentina de Aviones (FAdeA) has flown its first locally-assembled Z-11 helicopter, it has emerged. The first flight took place on 10 …

• Military Logistics

  Finmeccanica enters Australian Global Supply Chain programme

  1st November 2012

  Finmeccanica has entered into the Australian Government Global Supply Chain programme following the signing of a deed by the Australian Minister for Defence Materiel, Jason …

• Digital Battlespace

  Raytheon radio terminals demonstrate SRW

  1st November 2012

  Raytheon has announced that it new class of airborne and ground radio terminals have demonstrated the Soldier Radio Waveform (SRW), marking a key milestone in …

• Defence Helicopter

  Saab receives first order for Head-Up display

  31st October 2012

  Saab has announced that it has received the first order for its HUD-system following flight evaluations by the US Army Aviation end customer with the …

• Defence Helicopter

  ChAMPS delivered to Royal Netherlands Air Force

  30th October 2012

  Terma and the National Aerospace Laboratory (NLR) have delivered the Chinook ACMS Mission Planning System (ChAMPS) to the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) following the …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Selex unveils plans for two new target drones

  29th October 2012

  Following the 2010 announcement of the Mach 0.9, low-radar-cross-section Mirach 100/X, Selex Galileo have unveiled plans for two new products in their long-established target drone …

• Military Logistics

  ATK to manufacture A400M composite wing cover stringers

  29th October 2012

  ATK will produce composite wing cover stringers for use on the A400M military transport aircraft following their selection by Airbus Military for a contract worth …

• Defence Helicopter

  USMC awards Bell Boeing V-22 training contract

  29th October 2012

  The US Marine Corps (USMC) has awarded Bell Boeing a $74 million contract to provide seven of its V-22 Osprey ground-based trainers, the Containerized Flight …

• Defence Helicopter

  AUSA 2012: US Army deployed GFAS equipped Apaches to Afghanistan

  25th October 2012

  The US Army has deployed a unit of Apaches fitted with the Ground Fire Acquisition System (GFAS) to Afghanistan, it has been revealed. The 24 …

• Defence Helicopter

  Terma signs DALO EW contract

  25th October 2012

  Terma has announced that it has signed a contract with the Danish Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organization (DALO) for the upgrading of the Electronic Warfare …

• Defence Helicopter

  Thales to support French Navy NH90 FLASH sonars

  25th October 2012

  Thales has announced that it has been awarded a contract by the NATO Helicopter Management Agency (NAHEMA), in the name of the French Defence Procurement …

• Defence Helicopter

  Raytheon enhances CSP with new HD version

  25th October 2012

  Raytheon announced on October 24 that it has successfully demonstrated the enhanced capabilities of its new CSP HD turret, a high definition electro-optical and infrared …

• Defence Helicopter

  AUSA 2012: US Army takes delivery of first OH-58F

  24th October 2012

  The US Army has taken delivery of the first of two prototype OH-58F Kiowa Warriors as part of that aircraft's Cockpit and Sensor Upgrade Program …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

• Military helicopters - transport/heavy lift

  H225M - France

  Programme Background In April 2021, the French government signed a deal for the purchase of eight H225M Airbus helicopters to replace its ageing fleet of SA330 ...

• Military helicopters - multirole

  H145M [Ireland]

  Programme Background On 30 December 2024 Ireland announced a contract with Airbus for four new H145M helicopters to replace the Air Corps existing fleet of ...

• Military helicopters - light/training

  TH-73 Advanced Helicopter Training System - AHTS (TH-57 Replacement)

  Contenders for the competition included the Leonardo single engine TH-119 – a military variant of the AW119Kx – and Bell’s newly upgraded single engine 407GXi. ...

• Military helicopters - multirole

  H145 Helicopter [Honduras]

  Programme Background  The Honduran Government has purchased a total of four H145 Helicopters manufactured by Airbus to develop the armed forces preparedness against natural disasters ...

• Military helicopters - maritime

  Maritime Operations Helicopters

  The three maritime operations helicopters will be used for logistics and personnel transport, alongside transportation of PASKAL naval special forces in operations in the area. ...

• Military helicopters - light/training

  SW4 Puszczyk Replacement [Poland]

  Programme Background  In 2002, Poland order 47 SW4 training helicopters from Italian manufacturer Leonardo; as of Spring 2025, the Ministry of Defence is looking to ...

• Military helicopters - transport/heavy lift

  Bell 412EPI-Indonesia

  Programme Background PTDI is assembling Bell helicopters in its factory in Bandung.  The first Bell 412EPI was delivered to Indonesian Army on 29 December 2020 ...

• Military helicopters - maritime

  Kondor Naval Helicopters (Poland)

  Programme Background In 2018, the Polish MoD announced its requirement to purchase up to eight naval helicopters to replace in-service SH-2G Super Seasprite helicopters. Polish ...

• Military helicopters - transport/heavy lift

  Spain HT-29 Caiman (NH90 TTH) - Army First Batch

  HT-29 Caiman GSPAs (NH90 TTH) will be assembled at Airbus Helicopters’ facility in Albacete and will replace AS332 Super Puma fleet in service. Even though ...

• Military helicopters - transport/heavy lift

  AW101 [Poland]

  According to the media reports, Airbus couldn't provide a competitive offer for the programme due to the offset requirements.  The deliveries were to be completed ...

• Military helicopters - attack

  AH-X [Japan]

  There is no mention of the AH-X in the 2019-2023 Medium Term Defence Plan, so it is possible that the requirement has quietly been postponed. ...

• Military helicopters - multirole

  H135 (UK)

  Programme BackgroundAirbus Helicopters UK announced on 2 February 2022 that it has won an order to provide five additional H135 twin-engine helicopters for the MoD. The ...

• Military helicopters - multirole

  Ka-226T-India-Air Force

  An official contract announcement is expected during the Aero India 2021 exhibition in Bangalore, although negotiations have dragged on for more than five years and ...

• Military helicopters - multirole

  H145M (Contracted) [Germany]

  Programme Background Previous Usage The German Armed Forces ordered 15 H145M helicopters, with the initial two delivered in December 2015, for the Kommando Spezialkräfte. These ...

• Military helicopters - maritime

  Naval Utility Helicopters (India)

  Programme Background The program will witness the formation of a joint venture between Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) and another local or foreign manufacturer. In June ...

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

• Military helicopters - light/training

  H145

  The light, twin-engine EC145 began as an initiative to increase the cabin size of the BK 117 C1 aircraft, involving Kawasaki of Japan and Airbus ...

• Military helicopters - light/training, Military helicopters - multirole

  H135M

  The H135M (formerly known as the EC635 and also designated as H135) is a light utility variant of the EC135 twin-engine, multipurpose 3t helicopter. In ...

• Military helicopters - multirole

  H145M

  The H145M (formerly known as the EC645 T2) is the military version of the H145 medium-sized (3.7t) helicopter (covered in a separate entry). It is ...

• Model 301 Fire Attack

  The Model 301 is a belly tank/refill hose system for Airbus Helicopters AS365-series helicopters.

• Model 316 Fire Attack

  The Model 316 is a belly tank/refill hose system for Airbus Helicopters H225 and AS332 L-series helicopters.

• Military helicopters - multirole

  H175M

  The Airbus H175M is the military variant of the H175, a seven-tonne class aircraft powered by twin PT6C 67E engines. The civilian variants produced by Airbus ...

• Air: mission management systems

  Helionix

  The Helionix digital avionics suite was developed from the need for a more powerful avionics system with greater functions and computing capacity, alongside a user-friendly interface. ...

• Military helicopters - transport/heavy lift

  H225M

  The medium-weight, 11t-class H225M (formerly known as the EC725) is the latest military Super Puma/Cougar family member.  Technical features include a modular design of mechanical ...

• Military helicopters - multirole

  H215M

  The H215M (formerly the AS532 ALe) is the most recent addition to the Cougar family.  It is a medium-weight (9t-class), twin-engine helicopter, combining the AS532's ...

• AC67 Airbus Helicopters H135 interior

  Bucher has developed the AC67 medical interior for the Airbus Helicopters H135 in cooperation with ADAC Luftrettung.The lightweight, modular design features a floor with integrated ...

• Helicopter engines

  Arriel 2+/2D

  Unveiled in 2011, the Arriel 2+ is an upgrade of the Arriel 2 and is intended for single- and twin-engine helicopters. It incorporates a new ...

• Helicopter engines

  LTS101

  The LTS101 was first certified in 1975. Since then, over 2,100 engines have been delivered to customers worldwide, logging over 11 million service hours. The ...

• EO/IR systems

  Viviane

  Viviane is an out-of-production gyro-stabilised night and adverse weather observation system with missile sight.  Manufactured by Safran, it was fitted to French Army Gazelles. It contained a ...

• Air: mission management systems

  APM 2000

  The current generation of autopilots is the APM 2000 family, fitted on major worldwide platforms. The APM 2000 is based on an integrated digital computer. ...

• Air: Defensive Systems - Radar Warning Receivers

  EWR-99

  Dassault is not traditionally associated with electronic warfare subsystems, instead being equated with the manufacture of combat aircraft and business jets. Nonetheless, the company did, ...