Defence Helicopters news – Page 103
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NewsQinetiq awarded £1 billion for UK military test and evaluation services
Qinetiq has been awarded £1 billion ($1.26 billion) from the UK Ministry of Defence to modernise the test and evaluation services it provides at three sites across the UK.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: World air forces on the rise
If global instability is indeed the “new normal”, then the last 12 months brought more of the same, with major conflicts having continued to involve military air arms in the skies above nations including Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria and Yemen.
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PTDI delivers first H225Ms to Indonesian air force
Dirgantara Indonesia has delivered the first two of an eventual six Airbus Helicopters H225Ms to the country’s air force.
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Polish helicopter procurement rumbles on
Poland’s problematic plans to procure new helicopters for its armed forces could begin to make progress by year-end, according to local media reports.
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NewsIAI unveils collision warning system
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has unveiled its Collision Warning System (CWS) which, according to the company, will allow military and civil aircraft to fly in congested air space with a high degree of safety.
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NewsCamcopter tests new COMINT payload
Schiebel and Israel Aerospace Industries’ Elta subsidiary are performing demonstrations of the former’s Camcopter S-100 unmanned air vehicle equipped with the ELK-7065 3D HF communications intelligence (COMINT) payload.
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NewsBoeing signs off on final six H135 helicopters for Australia
Australia has inched closer to receipt of its full complement of new training helicopters after prime contractor Boeing signed off on the final six examples.
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Airbus Helicopters UK receives first MFTS aircraft
Airbus Helicopters UK has received the first of 32 new rotorcraft which will eventually be used to deliver training to Royal Air Force and Army Air Corps crews under a £1.1 billion ($1.36 billion) deal.
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NewsFirst flight for upgraded Merlin HC4
Leonardo conducted the maiden sortie on 24 October of the UK Royal Navy’s first AgustaWestland AW101 raised to the new HC4 standard.
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Brazilian military validates KC-390 certification compliance
The Brazilian military has awarded Embraer a provisional type certificate for the basic configuration of the KC-390 tanker-transport, a step on the way to achieving initial operational capability with the air force in the second half of 2017.
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NewsPoland selects Gulfstream G550 for VIP transport
Gulfstream has secured an order from the Polish government for two G550 business jets to be used for VIP transport missions. The large-cabin, long-range aircraft are scheduled for delivery in 2017 and will be operated by the country’s air force.
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K-Max and SARA team up for unmanned firefighting demo
In their first collaborative demonstration since Lockheed Martin acquired Sikorsky helicopter last year, the two companies completed a fire suppression and search and rescue mission with Lockheed’s K-MAX helicopter and Sikorsky’s Autonomy Research Aircraft (SARA).
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NewsPICTURE: Greece receives first ex-US Army Chinooks
Greece has received the first three of an eventual 10 Boeing CH-47D Chinook heavy-lift rotorcraft that it has bought from the US Army.
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NewsVIDEO: Cormorant carries out autonomous pattern flight, targets 2021 series production date
Urban Aeronautics plans to begin the series production of its Cormorant unmanned air vehicle no later than 2021.
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Aurora Flight Sciences to develop unmanned Huey
After demonstrating its autonomous aerial cargo/utility system (AACUS) on two other rotorcraft, Aurora Flight Sciences will develop an unmanned UH-1H Huey with its Tactical Autonomous Aerial Logistics System (TALOS).
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Trump victory means uncertainty for aerospace suppliers
US president-elect Donald Trump’s surprise victory in the 8 November election has uncertain implications for the aerospace industry on a variety of fronts, with few articulated policy positions initially to provide guidance for corporate planners.
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New Delhi signs off on 83 Tejas fighters
A deal for 83 Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) Tejas Mk-1A fighters has been cleared by India’s Defence Acquisition Council (DAC).
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NewsSingapore selects H225M and Chinook helicopters
Singapore is to acquire an undisclosed number of Airbus Helicopters H225M and Boeing CH-47F rotorcraft as part of a fleet modernisation programme.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: AHRLAC leads the charge in South African revival
In offices overlooking the production hall at AHRLAC Holdings, new graduate engineers work alongside colleagues in their fifties and sixties. The latter are largely veterans of the sanctions-era South African aerospace sector and are mentoring a new generation of aircraft developers.
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IAe ready to deliver two NC212i transports to Philippines
Indonesian Aerospace (IAe), also known as Dirgantara Indonesia, has completed the production of two NC212i tactical transport aircraft due for delivery to the Philippines air force in 2017.