Defence Helicopters news – Page 123
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NewsSikorsky-Boeing wrap up SB-1 design review as Defiant takes form
Sikorsky and Boeing are weeks away from completing the final design review of their jointly developed high-speed SB-1 Defiant prototype as Swift Engineering works toward delivery of the core airframe this summer.
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NewsGeneral Atomics receives contract for Spanish MQ-9s
Spain has moved forward with its procurement of unarmed MQ-9 Reapers after putting California-based remotely piloted aircraft manufacturer General Atomics Aeronautical Systems on contract for four aircraft and two Block 30 ground control stations.
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NewsNorthrop resumes work on Long-Range Strike Bomber
Northrop Grumman will resume development of America's next stealth bomber after the US Air Force lifted a stop-work order that has been in place since 6 November, the service confirms.
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SINGAPORE: Boeing eyes international COD role for V-22
Boeing believes it can build on a recent contract award from the US Navy for the V-22 Osprey and offer the tiltrotor to other future operators of the Lockheed Martin F-35B short take-off and vertical landing fighter.
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SINGAPORE: Lockheed, Sikorsky unlock new opportunities
Helicopter manufacturer Sikorsky believes its international sales efforts have become stronger since it was bought in 2015 by Lockheed Martin from former parent United Technologies.
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SINGAPORE: New self-protection suite ordered for Indonesian Hawk
Indonesia’s 24-strong fleet of BAE Systems Hawk light combat aircraft are to receive a self-protection system upgrade from Finmeccanica.
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GAO denies Boeing bid to overturn LRS-B contract
The US government has rejected a Boeing attempt to overturn Northrop Grumman’s hold on a contract to develop and build the US Air Force’s long-range strike bomber (LRS-B).
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SINGAPORE: New UAV partnership ups Skeldar appeal
Recently established unmanned air vehicle joint venture UMS Skeldar believes it will be able to boost the competitiveness of the Skeldar unmanned helicopter over rival systems.
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ANALYSIS: Singapore air force chief sizes up emerging threats
It is said Singapore has the world’s most tightly-guarded patch of airspace. Even a casual browse through the Republic of Singapore Air Force’s (RSAF) list of combat types suggests this is true. The tiny country, which measures 700 square kilometres, boasts more than 100 combat aircraft, of which a large ...
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SINGAPORE: Controp delivers 2000th Stamp payload for small aircraft
Sensor manufacturer Controp has now delivered 2,000 of its Stamp family of electro-optical/infrared payloads for integration on-board manned and unmanned aircraft.
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NewsBoeing upbeat as US Army moves on Future Vertical Lift
The US Army has moved forward with an ambitious project to introduce a next-generation family of rotorcraft designs with funding sought for Future Vertical Lift (FVL) in its fiscal year 2017 budget submission.
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NewsWhy Skunk Works ditched its clean-sheet T-X for Korean T-50
One year ago this week, Lockheed Martin Skunk Works chief Rob Weiss announced that his advanced design team had been working on a clean-sheet aircraft for the US Air Force’s T-X programme as a potential alternative to the South Korean T-50 Golden Eagle, which Lockheed jointly developed with Korea Aerospace ...
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SINGAPORE: Fire Scout touted for Asia-Pacific export
Northrop Grumman is in talks with a number of Asian countries regarding the possible sale of its MQ-8 Fire Scout unmanned rotorcraft on the back of a successful deployment aboard US Navy Littoral Combat Ships (LCS).
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SINGAPORE: F-15SG, AH-64D to perform joint aerial display
This year’s aerial display at the Singapore Airshow will include a unusual joint performance between a Republic of Singapore Air Force Boeing F-15SG fighter and AH-64D Apache attack helicopter.
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NewsUS State Department approves F-16 sale to Pakistan
The US State Department has approved Pakistan to buy eight Lockheed Martin F-16 Block 52 aircraft powered by Pratt & Whitney F100-229 engines, but whether the $700 million deal can survive a 30-day congressional review process remains to be seen.
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SINGAPORE: Aviage, Roketsan among newcomers at 2016 show
The Singapore Airshow this year has attracted several new aerospace firms in 2016, while retaining 75% of the companies that participated in 2014.
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NewsKC-46 demonstrates probe-and-drogue refuelling of F/A-18
Boeing and the US Air Force have completed the first KC-46A Pegasus refuelling of a combat jet using the next-generation tanker's wing-mounted hose-and-drogue system.
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NewsUSAF calls for nuclear debate as fiscal realities set in
The US Air Force has called for a national debate on how best to modernise America’s nuclear arsenal, with one official saying funding levels become “unmanageable” in budget year 2022 and beyond as an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) replacement project ramps up.
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NewsInternational F-35 customers pushing block-buy plan
International buyers of the Lockheed Martin F-35 are considering leading the US government in entering into a three-year “block buy” arrangement for planned orders between 2018 and 2020.
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NewsNATO E-3As to ease AWACS shortfalls
NATO’s 16 Boeing E-3A airborne early warning and control system (AWACS) aircraft could soon be supporting the defence needs of member nations, freeing up local assets for coalition operations against the Islamic State terrorist group in Iraq and Syria.