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State Department clears sale of nine UH-60M Black Hawk utility helicopters to Slovakia

The US Department of State, via DSCA, has approved the Foreign Military Sales of nine UH-60M Black Hawk utility helicopters to Slovakia. The package reflects continued rotorcraft procurement activity in Europe and adds to the baseline of H-60-family sustainment and interoperability considerations for the Slovak fleet.

2026-04-28T15:34:29.079273-07:00

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India weighs Boeing AH-64E/CH-47F contract timing ahead of March 31 pricing deadline

2026-04-28T15:34:27.102073-07:00

The War Zone

Marines float cruise-missile-armed MV-75 tiltrotor replacement concept

2026-04-28T15:04:26.724468-07:00

AeroTime

Bell and KAI align on MV-75 Cheyenne II tiltrotor for South Korea’s HSMUH; Wichita facility readies fuselage production for Army

2026-04-28T08:34:24.086223-07:00

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State Department clears sale of nine UH-60M Black Hawk utility helicopters to Slovakia The US Department of State, via DSCA, has approved the Foreign Military Sales of nine UH-60M Black Hawk utility helicopters to Slovakia. The package reflects continued rotorcraft procurement activity in Europe and adds to the baseline of H-60-family sustainment and interoperability considerations for the Slovak fleet.

2026-04-28T15:34:29.079273-07:00

State Department clears sale of nine UH-60M Black Hawk utility helicopters to Slovakia

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India weighs Boeing AH-64E/CH-47F contract timing ahead of March 31 pricing deadline India’s Ministry of Defence is considering signing the final contract for 22 AH-64E Apache and 15 CH-47F Chinook helicopters before March 31, before Boeing’s current price offer expires. The move reflects pressure from a potential Boeing price hike on the planned Air Force buy.

2026-04-28T15:34:27.102073-07:00

India weighs Boeing AH-64E/CH-47F contract timing ahead of March 31 pricing deadline

The War Zone

Marines float cruise-missile-armed MV-75 tiltrotor replacement concept The U.S. Marine Corps says “everything is on the table” as it explores potential successors to its AH-1 and UH-1 fleets, including a new MV-75 tiltrotor concept shown with cruise-missile armament. The pitch signals a shift toward stand-off, strike-capable rotorcraft aligned to next-generation rotor-wing needs.

2026-04-28T15:04:26.724468-07:00

Marines float cruise-missile-armed MV-75 tiltrotor replacement concept

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First Turkish-Made T129 Attack Helicopters Deployed for Anti-Terror Operations

2026-04-28T14:20:28.143172-07:00

First Turkish-Made T129 Attack

Vertical Mag

Bell opens MV-75 Cheyenne II Wichita assembly center, scaling U.S. Army fuselage production Bell celebrated the grand opening of its MV-75 Cheyenne II Wichita Assembly Center, where it began fuselage manufacturing operations in October 2025. The facility is part of the U.S. Army acceleration initiative behind the FLRAA tiltrotor, supporting ramped production for fielding.

2026-04-28T09:51:25.350908-07:00

Bell opens MV-75 Cheyenne II Wichita assembly center, scaling U.S. Army fuselage production

AeroTime

Bell and KAI align on MV-75 Cheyenne II tiltrotor for South Korea’s HSMUH; Wichita facility readies fuselage production for Army Bell and Korea Aerospace Industries signed an April 28, 2026 memorandum of understanding to study an MV-75 Cheyenne II tiltrotor solution for South Korea’s HSMUH program. The company also opened a Wichita site to produce MV-75 Cheyenne II helicopter fuselages for the U.S. Army, targeting up to 300 workers as production ramps.

2026-04-28T08:34:24.086223-07:00

Bell and KAI align on MV-75 Cheyenne II tiltrotor for South Korea’s HSMUH; Wichita facility readies fuselage production for Army

FlightGlobal

Bell and Near Earth Autonomy pursue uncrewed cargo variant of Bell 505 with US Marine Corps development funding Bell is teaming with Near Earth Autonomy to offer an uncrewed cargo variant of the Bell 505 concept, with the fully autonomous approach supported by development funding from the US Marine Corps. The effort targets uncrewed rotorcraft for battlefield logistics support, emphasizing autonomy-led payload transport.

2026-04-28T07:50:09.160030-07:00

Bell and Near Earth Autonomy pursue uncrewed cargo variant of Bell 505 with US Marine Corps development funding

Lockheed Martin

US Marine Corps awards Sikorsky–Robinson Unmanned $15.5M for MARV-EL Increment 2 autonomous R66 cargo helicopter flight demonstr The U.S. Marine Corps selected Sikorsky (Lockheed Martin) and Robinson Helicopter’s Robinson Unmanned for the second increment of the Medium Aerial Resupply Vehicle–Expeditionary Logistics (MARV-EL) program, awarding $15.5 million to advance an autonomous aerial logistics platform based on the R66 TurbineTruck into flight testing.

2026-04-27T13:05:14.237181-07:00

US Marine Corps awards Sikorsky–Robinson Unmanned $15.5M for MARV-EL Increment 2 autonomous R66 cargo helicopter flight demonstr

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State Department clears sale of nine UH-60M Black Hawk utility helicopters to Slovakia

India weighs Boeing AH-64E/CH-47F contract timing ahead of March 31 pricing deadline

Marines float cruise-missile-armed MV-75 tiltrotor replacement concept

Bell and KAI align on MV-75 Cheyenne II tiltrotor for South Korea’s HSMUH; Wichita facility readies fuselage production for Army

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