Defence Helicopters news – Page 112
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NewsBoeing outlines plans for JMR demonstrator
Boeing is hopeful that the technology demonstrator (TD) it is building for the US Army’s joint multi-role/future vertical lift (JMR/FVL) programme will continue past the currently planned 2019 timeframe and into further phases of testing.
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NewsUK P-8 decision imminent
UK defence officials are likely to approve a planned purchase of nine Boeing P-8 Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft (MPA), with a decision possible over the next seven days.
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NewsTurkey signs deal for local Black Hawk production
Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) has finally signed a long-awaited $3.5 billion deal with Sikorsky to begin production of 109 T-70 rotorcraft – a locally assembled variant of the S-70i export Black Hawk – destined for a number of the country's armed services and government agencies.
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NewsBoeing targets October test for improved Chinook rotorblades
Boeing is targeting an October test of new CH-47F Chinook rotorblades to increase its maximum take-off weight by 907kg (2,000lb), despite the upgrade not yet being fully funded by the US Department of Defense.
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NewsAPKWS deployed on USAF F-16
BAE Systems’ Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) has been deployed on the US Air Force’s Lockheed Martin F-16 – the first time the service has used the weapon on a fixed-wing aircraft.
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NewsQatar signs deal for 24 AH-64E Apaches
Boeing and the US government have signed a contract for the provision of 24 AH-64E Apache rotorcraft to Qatar.
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Denmark receives first three MH-60R Seahawks
Denmark has received the first three of an eventual nine Sikorsky MH-60R Seahawk anti-submarine warfare helicopters to replace its fleet of ageing Westland Lynx 90s.
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NewsJAGM beats Hellfire capability in early live-fire test
The US Army has proven in a recent live-fire test that a MQ-1 Gray Eagle with a Lockheed Martin joint air to ground missile (JAGM) can beat the capability offered today by the AGM-114 Hellfire against moving targets.
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NewsLockheed flies first T-50A in hunt for USAF trainer bid
Lockheed Martin staged the first flight of an updated version of the T-50 trainer co-developed with Korean Aerospace Industries to compete for the US Air Force T-X contract on 2 June in Sacheon, South Korea, the company says.
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NewsAW101 roll-out advances Norwegian SAR renewal
Norway’s first two AgustaWestland AW101s have been rolled out at the Leonardo-Finmeccanica company’s Yeovil assembly site in the UK, with the search and rescue (SAR) assets part of an at-least 16-unit production order for Oslo.
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NewsUSAF calls for a "penetrating counterair" study in 2017
The US military will lose air superiority by 2030 unless a host of new capabilities and sweeping changes to acquisition processes can be adopted and fielded within the next 14 years, including a new penetrating counter-air system, the US Air Force says in a newly-released strategy document.
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NewsILA: Boeing and Sikorsky arrive in Germany to tout heavy-lift offerings
Boeing and Sikorsky are touting the benefits of their heavy-lift rotorcraft offerings to Germany in a bid to influence the decision on a replacement for the air force’s CH-53G.
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ILA: AW159 makes ILA debut
Leonardo Helicopters’ AgustaWestland AW159 Wildcat is making its ILA debut, as the Italian company tries to catch the eye of the German navy.
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NewsKC-46A boom problem busts USAF schedule
The US Air Force has delayed a full-rate production decision for the KC-46A Pegasus until August and deliveries to the first operational unit will come about three to six months late, and even then will lack one critical system for at least another 12 months.
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NewsUSAF warms to F-22 Raptor revival proposal
At a time when budget constraints are driving the US Air Force to divest fighter and attack aircraft faster than they can be replaced with the Lockheed Martin F-35, outgoing chief of staff Gen Mark Welsh says it would not be a “wild idea” to resume production of an improved ...
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NewsF-35 Block 3F test schedule slips as Lot 9-10 contracting drags on
The Pentagon appears to be no closer to reaching an agreement with Lockheed Martin on contracts for the production of 151 F-35 Lightning II aircraft as part of low-rate production lots nine and 10.
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NewsCAE proposes 16 Draken A-4 Skyhawks for RCAF fighter training
Canadian training and simulation firm CAE has teamed with American warplane contractor Draken International to offer 16 Douglas A-4 Skyhawks as aggressors for Royal Canadian Air Force CF-18 combat training.
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NewsCAE to accept first two Grob trainers for US C-12 schoolhouse
Training service provider CAE will take delivery of two Grob Aircraft G120TP single-engine turboprops next month as it begins standing up a new fixed-wing Beechcraft C-12 pilot training school at Dothan Regional Airport in Alabama for the US Army and Air Force.
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NewsUSAF picks Coulson Aviation to outfit HC-130Hs for firefighting
The US Air Force has picked the Coulson Aviation USA retardant aerial delivery systems (RADS-XXL) to outfit seven former Coast Guard Lockheed Martin HC-130H search-and-rescue turboprops into firefighting assets for the Forest Service.
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NewsGlobal Hawk testers using 3D-printed nylon for ice shape testing
Weapon testers at Edwards AFB in California have taken a unique approach to ice shape testing of the remotely pilot Northrop Grumman RQ-4B Global Hawk by laser printing simulated ice on the leading edges of the aircraft’s wings and V-tail to characterise buildup.