28-Jul-25 - Raytheon announced its newest Multispectral Targeting System variant, MTS-A HD, which offers significant visual enhancements for maritime helicopter operations
RTX’s Raytheon introduces advanced targeting system for U.S. Navy helicopters #targeting
25-Oct-24 - KUHN Aviation from Leesburg, Virginia ordered an Airbus ACH145 VVIP Mercedes-Benz Style Edition helicopter during the 2024 NBAA Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (NBAA-BACE) in Las Vegas, Nevada. KHUN already ordered two VIP line ACH145s last year #ACH145
14-Aug-24 - The Fairfax County Police Department (FCPD) in Virginia upgraded its two Bell 429 helicopters with the new TrakkaBeam Xenon TLX high-intensity searchlight. The FCPD was the first U.S. customer of Trakka Systems back in 2012 #Virginia
26-Jul-24 - The NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) awarded 13-month contract to Airbus, RTX and MDBA to develop the Next Generation Rotorcraft Capability (NGRC) project concept for the future medium multi-role helicopter #NGRC
22-Jul-24 - Pratt & Whitney Canada and Collins Aerospace, both part of RTX Group, to collaborate on hybrid-electric system for Airbus PioneerLab helicopter demonstrator. Program aims to demonstrate a fuel efficiency improvement of up to 30% compared to a conventional H145 #PioneerLab
20-Feb-24 - RTX’s Pratt & Whitney Canada now adds PT6C-67C helicopter engine maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) capability at its Singapore facility, founded in 1983. The new MRO line will serve over 300 AW139s globally #PT6
09-Sep-23 - MD Helicopters (MDH) has named a 6-member Authorized Service Center Council to strengthen customer support for its global fleet #ServiceCenters
27-Jun-23 - University of Virginia UVA Health Pegasus program replacing the AW109 air ambulance helicopter with a new Airbus EC145e operated by Metro Aviation #Virginia
22-Jun-23 - First run of the hybrid-electric propulsion engine for the RTX (Collins Aerospace, Raytheon and Pratt & Whitney) Scalable Turboelectric Powertrain Technology (STEP-Tech) demonstrator #HybridElectic
01-Jun-23 - Sentara Nightingale Regional Air Ambulance named 2023 R. Bryan Grinnan, M.D. Memorial Research award winner by the American Heart Association (AHA) acknowledging their contributions in support of heart and brain health #AirAmbulance
