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With a lucrative deal at stake, two helicopter giants are playing to win – but is there much between them? The competition to supply the Indian Navy with a multirole replacement to its Sea King helicopters continues to create tensions between the two competing vendors. The horns of NH Industries (NHI) and Sikorsky have been firmly locked for years, pitching the NH90 and the S-70B Seahawk, respectively. Much is riding on the package for 16 units, more so than just the $1 billion contract value...

The Turkish Land Forces identified a need for a new generation of attack helicopter capable of efficient performance at high altitudes in hot climates. The ATAK helicopter programme was launched to meet those needs and advance the country’s aeronautical industry. As part of the initiative, Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) joined forces with AgustaWestland to develop and build 91 T129 ATAK multirole combat helicopters, 59 of them on firm order and 32 options. Each is powered by two CTS800-4A turboshaft engines supplied by the Light Helicopter Turbine Engine Company (LHTEC), a 50/50 partnership between Honeywell International and Rolls-Royce plc. [Access the complete case study below]

Survivability in the future battlespace depends on a number of factors and rotary wing operations mush recapitalise and modernise in order to create a full spectrum force which is capable of meeting the demands of a challenging security environment. Defence IQ spoke exclusively to Major Dana Howe, AH-1Z Instructor Pilot, Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One to discuss: 

- The key challenges likely to affect survivability in the future battlespace

- How the role of helicopters will evolve over the next decade

- Specific new threats that  will most significantly effect the rotary domain

- The prevalence of manned and unmanned platforms and systems

Despite budgetary restraints, there is still continuous investment in rotary platforms. The global need for new or upgraded assets is being driven by worldwide environmental and humanitarian crises and increasing threat contexts in various regions.  

Ahead of the International Military Helicopter conference, we've compiled a free global report in order to provide the community with inventories and trends from countries such as Germany, France, UAE, Argentina and Pakistan , which will all be represented at this year's conference, along with many more. 

At the 16th annual International Military Helicopter conference, which took place in Canary Wharf, London on 31 January – 2 February, over 200 representatives from global military and industry gathered to examine some of the critical challenges influencing army and naval aviation. The event is the global military helicopter community's annual general meeting place.

View the highlights from this year's event and take a look at what's instore for 2018

The world’s military helicopter fleets in 2025 look set to be dominated by the Sikorsky S-70, the Boeing Chinook, the Mil Mi-17 HIP, the Airbus PUMA/Super PUMA family and the Boeing AH-64 Apache, together with the NH90s, Leonardo AW101 MERLINS and AW139/149/169/189s.

Ahead of the 2019 International Military Helicopter conference, we have put together this report on the programmes, tenders and requirements currently taking place across the globe. 

Rotary wing platforms are confronted with a wide range of physical, environmental and logistical challenges limiting mission success. For the past 17 year, the International Military Helicopter conference has been facilitating the discussion within the community and with the industry. 

Ahead of this year's summit, Defence IQ had the privilege to discuss with our co-chairmen, Colonel Jayson Altieri, Chief of Staff of the Army's Chair at the National War College from the U.S. Army and Colonel Paul Edwards (Ret), a former Chief of Staff of the Army Aviation from the British Army, both of whom are subject matter experts and experienced military leaders. In this exclusive interview, discover their view on the enduring need for military and industry to come together to share challenges and discuss current requirements. 

The adaptability of the modern military helicopter, its potential for multi-role and multi-mission deployment, and its ability to penetrate the most austere and hostile environments is testament to its enduring value to armies, air forces, navies and special forces, demonstrated by the increasing spending figures in new platforms, modernization of existing fleets, MRO and serviceability, and sophisticated payloads. But such a diverse set of operations and roles presents the helicopter commander with a complex set of challenges that span technical, tactical and strategic dimensions.

Here, we take an early look at a selection of developments and challenges facing some of the international end-users attending this year's International Military Helicopter conference, including Nepal, France, the USA and the NATO Support & Procurement Agency.

We also provide updates from the commercial sector with insight from companies developing solutions on both sides of the cost and capability scales, including BLR and MD Helicopters...

The global helicopter market is currently facing a two-pronged assault with budget cutbacks continuing and a drop in the price of oil impacting civil and oil/gas demands. However, the medium- to long-term view of the market is promising given the presence of strong fundamentals and persistent, sustainable growth drivers. 

Ahead of the International Military Helicopter event, this report is available to download for free to offer the community insight into the worldwide inventories, requirements and trends. Includes insight into Nigeria, Poland, Italy, Pakistan, France, Spain, UK, Zambia, Germany, Colombia and the USA - all of which will be represented at this year's conference!

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As far as rotary-wing aircraft go, there are few assets more desirable to almost any military in the modern world. Owing to their ability to carry out a vast range of missions and the rapidity at which they can be deployed for land, sea or air use, helicopters are key to any serious defence budget, be it purchasing new platforms or modernising existing ones. Of course, this range of capabilities also means that today’s aircraft are technologically complex, resulting in difficult decisions for programme managers and increasingly complicated processes for maintenance and upgrades.

Here, we explore the key operational aspects of the 21st century military helicopter – a ‘blueprint’, if you will, of the topics and considerations driving the 2016 Military Helicopter conference (Jan 18-20, London, UK)…

January 2014

The helicopter market in 2013 has been marked with notable ups and downs, often sounding like terminations in the West or requested orders in transitioning economies. The end of last year has even finished on a distressing note for the American helicopter industry, the biggest in the world. Defence Research Analyst Alix Leboulanger reports for Frost & Sullivan on the Helicopter market opportunities and growth strategies.

View the Google Map to browse the latest demands and requirements across the international military helicopter domain, as well as the latest senior officers and subject matter experts joining the IMH conference panel. Simply click on the red icons to view the requirements and the blue icons to view the speakers.