A decision will be made on a contract that could secure the UK's last military helicopter factory before the end of March, the government has said. Leonardo Helicopters in Yeovil, Somerset, is the ...

In December, Fort Worth-based Bell Textron announced it had chosen its hometown for a new manufacturing center to build components for the Army's next generation of helicopters. The decision followed ...

OAS Helicopters today announced the addition of a factory-new Leonardo AW139 I0GP offshore-configured, Phase-8 model helicopter (Year 2025) to its fleet. This new industry workhouse, delivered ...

While the transportation industry as a whole has been improving over the years, the aviation sector has established itself as one of the most advanced. Companies like General Electric have introduced ...

It was good news, albeit good news of the your-house-hasn’t-burned-down variety. Last week, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) ...

Italy has launched the parliamentary process to approve the acquisition of a new batch of AW249s, which will complete the fleet of 48 attack helicopters. Italian Parliament’s documents show that Italy ...

Germany has exercised options for 20 Airbus Helicopters H145Ms, adding to the 62 examples of the light-twin it ordered in December 2023. Acquired under Berlin’s Leichter Kampfhubschrauber (LKH) ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Writing about vertical flight aircraft & advanced aviation technology. In January, more than 50 military and parapublic ...

There's no argument that helicopters are not the same as jets. From their vertical lift to their hovering abilities, helicopters serve a purpose uniquely their own. But that doesn't mean they aren't ...

Airbus Helicopters is actively pursuing a domestically-developed autonomous uncrewed version of its H145M light-twin for European customers and is likely to release more detail on the project later ...