Helicopters are among the most sophisticated aircraft the world of aviation has on offer. While fixed-wing aircraft, such as jetliners and fighter jets, have been known to carry more passengers or ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A European arms maker flew what the Royal Navy called "the UK's first truly autonomous full-size helicopter." Leonardo's Proteus ...

Like cursed penguins, a whole barrage of helicopter designs has failed to make it. From advanced stealth helicopters that cost billions, to sleek gunships and vast flying cranes that proved too much, ...

Airbus Helicopters has offered more detail on the design choices behind its two concept studies produced for the NATO Next Generation Rotorcraft Capability (NGRC) programme.

Airbus and Leonardo have teamed up to evaluate a Block 2 evolution of the NH90 helicopter, following a request from the NATO Helicopter Management Agency. The envisaged Block 2 upgrade would see the ...

Airbus Helicopters is aiming to complete preliminary design work on the hybridisation of its H145-based PioneerLab technology demonstrator by mid-year, keeping the rotorcraft on track to take flight ...

CommonSpirit Health is proposing a new design for its Flight for Life helicopters and other emergency transport vehicles. But some Colorado residents who like the helicopters’ current orange design ...

The Black Hawk is inherently more dangerous to fly than a civilian helicopter because of its design. But sending it on dangerous missions does not help. The Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk is one of the ...

The Royal Navy called Leonardo's Proteus a new step in British aviation history.Royal Navy A new uncrewed helicopter design from European defense and aerospace company Leonardo has taken flight. The ...