helicopters

First Jupiter HC2 Enters Service With UK’s Joint Aviation Command

The UK’s Joint Aviation Command (JAC) has welcomed its first of six Jupiter HC2 helicopters — based on the Airbus H145 — into service, moving closer to supporting British forces overseas.

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Spain to Buy 100 Military Helicopters From Airbus

Spain's defense ministry has ordered 100 helicopters from Airbus destined for deployment in various parts of its armed forces, the European aeronautics company said Thursday.

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Airbus Delivers First H160 Helicopter to France’s National Gendarmerie

France has taken delivery of the first H160 helicopter for the French National Gendarmerie at Airbus Helicopters’ Marignane facility.

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Brazil Takes Delivery of First UH-60M Black Hawk From Lockheed Martin

Lockheed Martin has shipped the Brazilian Army’s first UH-60M Black Hawk as part of a 12-helicopter order signed in 2024.

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NATO Buys NH90 Military Helicopters for Netherlands

NATO’s Helicopter Management Agency has contracted NHIndustries to supply three NH90 NATO Frigate Helicopters for the Royal Netherlands Air and Space Force.

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Australia Weighs Sending Old Tiger Helicopters to Ukraine

Canberra is assessing whether to send its fleet of 22 aging Eurocopter Tiger attack helicopters to Ukraine as it seeks more tools to counter Russian unmanned aerial systems and bolster frontline aviation, according to local Australian media.

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US Approves $1B in Saudi Helicopter Support, Training as Kingdom Renews F-35 Push

The US has cleared two potential foreign military sales to Saudi Arabia worth a combined $1 billion, authorizing major helicopter sustainment and aviation training programs as Riyadh presses its long-running bid to buy F-35 fighter jets.

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Poland Receives First Locally Built AW149 Helicopter 

Poland’s 25th Air Cavalry Brigade has received its first AW149 helicopter built at the PZL‑Świdnik plant in key milestone.

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Boeing Lands $7B+ Pentagon Orders for Apache Helicopters, Pegasus Tankers

The Pentagon has awarded Boeing more than $7 billion in contracts to build AH-64E Apache helicopters for the US Army and additional KC-46A Pegasus aerial refueling and strategic military transport aircraft for the US Air Force.

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Japan Experiments With Helicopter-Based Command of Jet Drone Swarm

MUM-T is Japan’s manned-unmanned teaming program using five Subaru-supplied fixed-wing drones with cranked-kite wings, canted V-tails, and top-mounted intakes.

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