Aerospace Helicopters – Page 34
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Karem Aircraft unveils eVTOL concept aircraft
Karem Aircraft unveiled a tilt rotor eVTOL concept aircraft at the Uber Elevate conference in Los Angeles on 8 May.
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India expands Dhruv cockpit upgrade
Israel Aerospace Industries' Lahav division has received a follow-on contract to continue an avionics upgrade on the Indian armed forces' Hindustan Aeronautics Dhruv advanced light helicopters.
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Bell takes cautious approach to 525 service entry
Bell plans a "soft" service debut in 2019 for its super-medium 525 Relentless helicopter as it continues to eye an oil and gas market that is still dealing with a significant oversupply of rotorcraft.
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Airbus Helicopters sees first-quarter orders jump on Lakota deals
Airbus Helicopters saw net order intake rise by 73% in the three months to 31 March, although the bulk of the increase, to 104 units, was accounted for by commitments for a total of 51 UH-72A Lakotas for the US Army.
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Japanese Coast Guard orders single H225
The Japanese Coast Guard has ordered an additional Airbus Helicopters H225 rotorcraft.
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DARPA approval clears Boeing's transition to new air taxi approach
Virginia-based Aurora Flight Sciences is now poised to transition an all-electric version of the XV-24A Lightning Strike to the commercial air taxi market.
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State Department clears $1.2 billion sale of Sikorsky MH-60R Seahawks to Mexico
The State Department cleared the possible sale of eight Sikorsky MH-60R Seahawk helicopters to Mexico for $1.2 billion on 19 April.
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Volocopter explains urban mobility concept in new video
German urban air mobility pioneer Volocopter has released new details of a vision for a future network of hubs and ports for air taxis that mainly relies on re-using existing infrastructure to reduce upfront capital costs and ease the path to airspace integration over gridlocked city streets.
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New Delhi approves technical specifications for Ka-22T buy
New Delhi has approved the technical configuration of the Kamov Ka-226T "Sergei" light utility helicopters, of which 200 will be procured for the Indian military.
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Israel considers packaging V-22 with heavy-lift helicopter purchase
Israel has revived discussions with the US government over a potential acquisition of Bell Boeing V-22 Ospreys as the programme looks abroad to fill vacant production capacity.
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Colombian air force chief pushes for more Black Hawks
The Colombian air force’s appetite for the Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk has not waned five months after the government in Bogota signed an agreement ending a 50-year-old conflict with FARC guerrilla fighters.
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NewsBrimstone deal to support MBDA sales offensive
MBDA has received a long-term contract from the UK Ministry of Defence that will extend the production and sustainment of its improved Brimstone air-to-surface missile into the 2030s.
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Investigators call for real-time helicopter safety data analysis
UK accident investigators have called on European safety regulators to mandate the real-time analysis of helicopter vibration monitoring data to allow pilots to be warned rapidly of any impending problems.
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Kitty Hawk unveils Cora aircraft for eVTOL air taxi market
A privately funded company backed by a Google co-founder has revealed details of an eight-year-old project to develop an electric air taxi named Cora that has moved to New Zealand for flight testing and early commercial operations.
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U.S. Marine Corps puts out request for information for ship-based VTOL drone
The US Marine Corps issued a request for information for its proposed ship-based vertical takeoff and landing drone, the MUX aircraft, on 8 March.
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Era Group says return of H225 helicopter is 'improbable'
US rotorcraft operator Era Group says a return to service for its fleet of nine Airbus Helicopters H225s is "improbable" after it was unable to develop a safety case for the move.
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Army orders 35 more UH-72A Lakotas from Airbus
Airbus Helicopters announced that it received a $273 million contract from the US Army to deliver 35 more UH-72A Lakotas.
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Bell moves closer to next civil helicopter launch
Bell’s next new civil helicopter is moving forward in early development, but remains in the pre-launch phase, says Mitch Snyder, chief executive of the Fort Worth-based manufacturer.
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Airbus launches three-month US sales tour for H160
Airbus has launched a three-month sales tour with the second prototype of the H160 as the medium-twin programme moves closer to first delivery early next year.
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Israeli ground forces prefer Chinook over CH-53K
Israel may be erring towards the Boeing CH-47 Chinook after the country's army said it preferred the tandem-rotor helicopter for an emerging requirement for heavy-lift rotorcraft.