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Heli-One launches Sikorsky-authorized S-92 customer support center in Brazil

Heli-One has opened South America’s first Sikorsky-authorized S-92 Customer Support Center in Brazil, positioning the site to provide both scheduled and unscheduled maintenance for any S-92 aircraft operated in the region. The center is designed to expand localized sustainment capacity for the Sikorsky heavy helicopter fleet.

2026-05-28T05:49:27.920480-07:00

Aviation Week

US State Department clears $1.5B Foreign Military Sale for five MH-60R Seahawk maritime helicopters to New Zealand

2026-06-05T13:42:18.546543-07:00

Yonhap News Agency

US clears potential $3B sale of up to 24 MH-60R Seahawk ASW helicopters for South Korea

2026-05-18T13:32:52.052283-07:00

Vertical Mag

TSB: Helijet Sikorsky S-76 lightning likely helicopter-induced, triggering display failures and tail-rotor damage (Oct 2023)

2026-05-14T05:30:36.889974-07:00

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Aviation Week

US State Department clears $1.5B Foreign Military Sale for five MH-60R Seahawk maritime helicopters to New Zealand The U.S. has approved a Foreign Military Sale valued at about $1.5 billion for New Zealand to acquire five Sikorsky MH-60R Multi-Mission Helicopters and associated equipment. The transfer supports New Zealand’s plan to nearly double military spending to bolster defense capabilities.

2026-06-05T13:42:18.546543-07:00

US State Department clears $1.5B Foreign Military Sale for five MH-60R Seahawk maritime helicopters to New Zealand

FlightGlobal

Norway abandons Sikorsky HH-60W combat rescue helicopter buy after early US interest in 2025 disclosures Norway has dropped plans to purchase nine Sikorsky HH-60W combat search and rescue helicopters, citing a need to refocus on other defense priorities after initial US-built rotorcraft interest became public in 2025. The change resets Norway’s near-term CSAR procurement and expected sustainment footprint tied to the HH-60W fleet.

2026-06-03T09:26:17.870043-07:00

Norway abandons Sikorsky HH-60W combat rescue helicopter buy after early US interest in 2025 disclosures

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Heli-One launches Sikorsky-authorized S-92 customer support center in Brazil Heli-One has opened South America’s first Sikorsky-authorized S-92 Customer Support Center in Brazil, positioning the site to provide both scheduled and unscheduled maintenance for any S-92 aircraft operated in the region. The center is designed to expand localized sustainment capacity for the Sikorsky heavy helicopter fleet.

2026-05-28T05:49:27.920480-07:00

Heli-One launches Sikorsky-authorized S-92 customer support center in Brazil

Breaking Defense

SOCOM presses H-60/T901 re-engine and MV-75 tiltrotor path—while keeping Chinook Block II Gaps in view U.S. Special Operations Command says the Bell MV-75 tiltrotor should complement rather than fully replace the Sikorsky MH-60 special-mission Black Hawk fleet. SOCOM is also urging the Army to keep re-engine work on the H-60 via the GE Aerospace T901, and is looking ahead to Chinook Block III options even as the Army remains uncommitted to Block II fielding.

2026-05-22T09:11:23.421639-07:00

SOCOM presses H-60/T901 re-engine and MV-75 tiltrotor path—while keeping Chinook Block II Gaps in view

The War Zone

US Army Improved Turbine Engine Program promises performance gains for Night Stalker MH-60M—upgrade path remains uncertain The Army’s Improved Turbine Engine Program is positioned as a major performance boost for the Night Stalker MH-60M Black Hawk upgrade effort, but the program’s near- and mid-term outlook is described as “murky.” The development raises questions about how quickly (and whether) turbine power improvements will translate into fleet fielding.

2026-05-21T10:15:22.719373-07:00

US Army Improved Turbine Engine Program promises performance gains for Night Stalker MH-60M—upgrade path remains uncertain

Yonhap News Agency

US clears potential $3B sale of up to 24 MH-60R Seahawk ASW helicopters for South Korea The US State Department has approved Foreign Military Sales that would deliver up to 24 MH-60R Seahawk naval combat helicopters to the Republic of Korea, alongside associated equipment and support services. The approval package is valued at about $3 billion for the Seahawks, with additional FMS authorizations reported up to $4.2B in total defense transfers.

2026-05-18T13:32:52.052283-07:00

US clears potential $3B sale of up to 24 MH-60R Seahawk ASW helicopters for South Korea

Vertical Mag

TSB: Helijet Sikorsky S-76 lightning likely helicopter-induced, triggering display failures and tail-rotor damage (Oct 2023) Canada’s Transportation Safety Board says a Helijet Sikorsky S-76 flight in October 2023—2 crew and 12 passengers—encountered lightning in overcast, conductive conditions. Investigators conclude the strike was likely helicopter-induced, temporarily taking out all electronic displays and destroying a tail-rotor blade before the plunge.

2026-05-14T05:30:36.889974-07:00

TSB: Helijet Sikorsky S-76 lightning likely helicopter-induced, triggering display failures and tail-rotor damage (Oct 2023)

Vertical Mag

Sikorsky reports near-30 hours of UH-60M Black Hawk ITEP test flying with GE T901 engines Sikorsky says U.S. Army and industry test pilots have now accumulated nearly 30 flight-test hours using next-generation GE T901 engines on the UH-60M Black Hawk under the ITEP effort. The update reflects continued progress in validating the engine integration on the program’s test aircraft.

2026-05-05T05:54:49.744687-07:00

Sikorsky reports near-30 hours of UH-60M Black Hawk ITEP test flying with GE T901 engines

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Heli-One launches Sikorsky-authorized S-92 customer support center in Brazil

US State Department clears $1.5B Foreign Military Sale for five MH-60R Seahawk maritime helicopters to New Zealand

US clears potential $3B sale of up to 24 MH-60R Seahawk ASW helicopters for South Korea

TSB: Helijet Sikorsky S-76 lightning likely helicopter-induced, triggering display failures and tail-rotor damage (Oct 2023)

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