| Marines CH-53K Transports F-35 Jet, 05-May-24 A US Marine’s new CH-53K helicopter, assigned to VMX-1 squadron, transported a F-35C airframe between test sites Pax River in Maryland and Lakehurst in New Jersey |
| Kaman Kargo UAV First Flight, 03-May-24 Kaman celebrates the successful first flight of its Autonomous Kargo UAV drone which is currently competing under the US Marines’ Medium Autonomous Resupply Vehicle - Expeditionary Logistics (MARV-EL) program |
| Brunei Orders Six Airbus H145M Helicopters, 02-May-24 The Royal Brunei Air Force will receive 6 Airbus H145M helicopters to replace its current fleet of Bo105 in service since the 1980s |
| Safran Signs Support Contracts with Chinese GDAT, 07-May-24 Safran has signed two maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) support-by-the-hour (SBH) engine support contracts with the Chinese group GDAT for 140 Arrano 1A and Makila 2A1 engines, which power the EC225/H225 and H160 helicopters respectively |
| UAE Search and Rescue Has Mobile Phone Detection System, 08-May-24 Nine United Arab Emirates (UAE) search and rescue (SAR) Leonardo AW139 helicopters are now equipped with the Smith Myers Artemis mobile phone detection, location and communication system. |
| Helicopter Underwater Egress Training, 06-May-24 US Navy Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (NJROTC) cadets toured and observed a live demonstration at the Spanish military’s underwater egress training facility at Rota Naval Base |
| Bell 429 ALFA Laboratory for Fly-by-Wire Flights, 07-May-24 Bell unveiled its Bell 429 Aircraft Laboratory for Future Autonomy (ALFA) experimental helicopter to investigate autonomous fly-by-wire flights |
| Midlands Air Ambulance Renews with Babcock, 03-May-24 Midlands Air Ambulance Charity (MAAC) renews 10-year partnership with Babcock UK as aviation partner for helicopter fleet operations, ground support, engineering, and pilots |
| Brazilian Helisul Acquires Chilean Ecocopter, 08-May-24 Brazilian helicopter operator Helisul Aviação has acquired 100% of the shares of the Chilean group Ecocopter, which includes Ecocopter Ecuador, thereby becoming the largest air services operator in Latin America |
| Kaman in Partnership with Textron for KARGO UAV, 06-May-24 Kaman and Textron Systems announced a strategic alliance agreement for collaboration on opportunities and critical technologies for Kaman’s KARGO UAV autonomous drone |
