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US Navy And Lockheed Martin Successfully Test Off-Board Electronic Warfare System
Lockheed Martin supported a successful government test of the Advanced Off-Board Electronic Warfare (AOEW) system’s electronic attack...
Garth Calitz
Dec 20, 20232 min read


100% SAF flight with PT6C-67C-powered AW139 helicopter
Pratt & Whitney Canada and Leonardo celebrate the successful completion of the first flight for an AW139 helicopter powered by the...
Garth Calitz
Dec 13, 20232 min read


German Navy NH90 Sea Tiger Performs Maiden Flight
The first NH90 Sea Tiger took off on schedule for its maiden flight, at Airbus Helicopters' site in Donauwörth, Germany. The German...
Garth Calitz
Dec 6, 20232 min read


Boeing Shifts Toward Production of MH-139A Grey Wolf
Boeing continues to transition towards low-rate initial production of the MH-139A Grey Wolf after completing the program’s Research,...
Garth Calitz
Nov 30, 20233 min read


Starlite Aviation Bid Farewell to their Puma Helicopter Fleet
By Garth Calitz Starlite Aviation bid a very fond “Hambe Kahle” to their last operational Aérospatiale SA 330 Puma (ZS-RUH) and by...
Garth Calitz
Nov 23, 20234 min read


Paramount and AAL Group Complete First Testing Phase of Mi-type Composite Blades
Paramount and its strategic partner AAL Group Ltd, have successfully completed the initial testing stage of their innovative composite...
Garth Calitz
Nov 23, 20232 min read


Bell Celebrates 505th Bell 505 Delivery
Bell Textron announced the delivery of the 505th Bell 505 aircraft to North America-based operator, Austin Claborn. The aircraft will be...
Garth Calitz
Nov 23, 20232 min read


Helivate Heli-Olympics 2023
By Dian Townsend Photos by Andre Venter As November rolled in, days have gotten warmer, nights a little shorter and our side of the...
Garth Calitz
Nov 15, 20232 min read


Fairey Rotodyne The Largest Gyroplane To Ever Take To the Air
From the late 1930s onwards, considerable progress was made in an entirely new field of aeronautics in the form of rotary-wing aircraft....
Garth Calitz
Nov 8, 202312 min read


Enstrom Helicopter Hosts Training for Zambian Mechanics
Enstrom Helicopter Corporation hosted mechanics from Zambia for a week of training on how to maintain Enstrom helicopters. The Zambian...
Garth Calitz
Nov 8, 20232 min read
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