Would-be rotorcraft manufacturer Hill Helicopters is hopeful of performing a first ground run of its GT50 turboshaft engine in the autumn, but the maiden sortie of the HX50 light-single it is intended ...

Safran Helicopter Engines is readying key test programmes for 2024 as it works to mature multiple hybrid technologies ready to equip a next-generation engine in the coming decades. “We are exploring ...

As Safran ramps up production of legacy engine lines, it continues development of its new ones, including the Arriel 2W that will power the Robinson R88. © Safran ...

A US Army UH-60 Black Hawk (left) and an AH-64D Apache helicopter at Camp Marmal, Afghanistan, at the foot of the Hindu Kush mountains, in 2012. In February, the US Army leadership inexplicably ...

EURA's new engine would power the eventual NH90 replacement. Credit: Airbus European engine heavyweights MTU Aero Engines and Safran Helicopter Engines signaled their effort to develop and produce a ...

Starting in 2025, the Honolulu Fire Department will fly a new twin-engine helicopter to incidents ranging from searches and rescues to fighting wildland fires across not only Oahu, but perhaps to the ...

The U.S. Coast Guard has issued $28.2 million in contracts to upgrade the engines for some of its helicopters and the radar on its fixed-wing long-range aircraft. On Sept. 8, the Coast Guard ordered ...

From left, Cédric Goubet, CEO of Safran Helicopter Engines, Riccardo Procacci, CEO of Avio Aero, and Michael Schreyögg, Chief Program Officer of MTU Aero Engines. Credit: MTU Aero Engines LE ...