Air Force’s HH-60W Jolly Green II Takes First Pacific Flight
The search and rescue helicopter airframe modernization marks the service’s conversion from the HH-60G Pave Hawk.
The search and rescue helicopter airframe modernization marks the service’s conversion from the HH-60G Pave Hawk.
The safety stand-down of all ANG helicopter units comes days after a Mississippi National Guard AH-64 crash kills two soldiers.
The manufacturer collaborates with artificial intelligence provider Daedalean on a yearlong trial using its SW4 and SW4 Solo RUAS/OPH helicopters.
The new version of the GFC 600H helicopter autopilot provides four-axis control for the first time.
The system is the first fully integrated, hard-mounted commercial tablet to be used as a primary mission display on a naval aircraft.
The FAA has approved the new empennage design for R44 aircraft which includes a symmetric horizontal stabilizer and tail cone.
The detachment is the first active-duty flight training unit based at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, since the end of World War II.
The milestone puts the helicopter on track for delivery to the U.S. Air Force in 2024, the aircraft manufacturing giant said.
Under the deal, Bell Textron Canada will provide services to extend the life of the Royal Canadian Air Force’s fleet of helicopters.
The mishap occurred during a routine training mission, service officials said.