Tagged: Attack Helicopter

Europe / Middle East

20 October 2014

Turkey Announced First 5 TAI T-129 Atak Choppers Ready For Combat

The Turkish General Staff has announced that the first five attack and tactical reconnaissance helicopters have been added to its arsenal during a presentation of the choppers to the press. The first five choppers...

News & Events Features

19 October 2014

South Korean KAI selected as a LCH/LAH developer to tow the development of the aviation industry

KAI selected as a LCH/LAH developer to tow the development of the aviation industry and strengthening of self-reliant defense simultaneously – Targets exports of 600 units, putting total sale.. KAI selected as a LCH/LAH...

History of Aviation

19 October 2014

Russian Helicopters celebrates 45th anniversary of Mi-24 first flight

Russian Helicopters, a subsidiary of Oboronprom, part of State Corporation Rostec, today marks the 45th anniversary of the maiden flight of the legendary Mi-24 combat helicopter. A prototype of the helicopter flown by test...

Royal Thai Air Force joins H135 military training operators 16 February 2020
New order of six H135s will increase its Airbus fleet to 18 helicopters...
Nigerian Air Force inducts Mi-171E helicopter 6 February 2020
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) inducted a single Mi-171E and two AW109M helicopters on 6 February in a high-profile ceremony in Abuja that was attended by President Buhari....
Initial two P-72Bs delivered to Italy’s Guardia di Finanza 30 January 2020
The first two of four P-72Bs ordered by Italy’s Guardia di Finanza (GdF, Financial Guard) were handed over during an official ceremony at Leonardo’s Caselle Torinese facility on November 27....
Airbus adds 250 more helicon to global support contracts 29 January 2020
Airbus Helicopters added 250 helicopters to HCare Smart and Infinite contracts in 2019, increasing to 2,250 the number of aircraft now covered by a global HCare material management contract. This means 19% of Airbus Helicopters’ worldwide fleet is now covered by HCare....
Hungarian Air Ambulance becomes first helicopter operator to fully digitalise its support operation with Airbus 29 January 2020
Purchases complete end-to-end solution, from digitisation to analytics...
NASA places order for three Airbus H135 helicopters 29 January 2020
The U.S. agency will use the aircraft for security during rocket launches, emergency medical services and qualified personnel transport....
Spanish Air Force Airbus C295 successfully performs wet contacts as a tanker 29 January 2020
The Airbus C295 tactical airlifter has successfully achieved its first wet contacts during an air-to-air (AAR) tanker flight test campaign....