Defence Helicopters news – Page 146
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NewsUSAF doing more to help foreign sales of American aircraft
The US Air Force’s top acquisition executive says the service wants to do more to support the sale of American-made aircraft and parts abroad, and one proposal that is gaining momentum is to complete airworthiness certification even before foreign military sales (FMS) case emerges.
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NewsPICTURES: RAF marks 75th anniversary of Battle of Britain
The Royal Air Force Battle of Britain Memorial Flight marked the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Britain in style, with a Spitfire and Hurricane flypast at Buckingham Palace.
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NewsUS conducts first flight test of guided B61-12 nuclear bomb
The US Air Force and National Nuclear Security Administration have conducted the first flight test of the jointly developed B61-12 guided nuclear bomb from an F-15E Strike Eagle at the Tonopah Test Range in Nevada.
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NewsUS lawmaker keen to speed up bomber buy
The chairman of the influential US House committee on strategic forces says the air force’s long-range strike bomber fleet should be delivered sooner than the current estimates, which place “initial capability in the 2020s” and full capability in the 2030s.
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NewsFinland receives final NH90 troop transport helicopter
Finland’s Patria has handed over the last of 20 NH Industries NH90 troop transport helicopters from a 2001 contract to the Finnish army during a ceremony at its Halli production facility.
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NewsUS “carrier gap” could see naval air power dip in Gulf region
A looming gap in the United States’ aircraft carrier presence in the Middle East is symptomatic of an overworked naval force in need of more cash and resources and a sign of things to come without change in Pentagon priorities, says a Navy League panel.
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NewsDownsized US Army to pass on 533 shunned OH-58, TH-67 helicopters
The US Army has already found a home for 119 of the 652 Bell OH-58 Kiowa and TH-67 Creek helicopters that have been displaced under the service’s aviation restructure initiative, according to a recent report provided to Congress.
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NewsQantas to return two CIT A330s by end-2015 for MRTT conversion
Qantas Airways will return two Airbus A330-200 aircraft to CIT Aerospace by the end of the year, pending their conversion to multi-role tanker transports (MRTT) for the Royal Australian Air Force.
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NewsTyphoon will be "backbone" of future European air power
A series of upgrades and modifications that are due to be integrated into the Eurofighter Typhoon will aid the aircraft to provide the “backbone” of European air power until 2030, a paper from the Royal United Services Institute has argued.
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NewsWide-area sensors shrinking as industry looks beyond military
The sensor industry appears to be going through something of a wide-area motion imagery, or WAMI, revolution with an across-the-board reduction in the size, weight and power of new systems, making city-wide airborne surveillance easier and cheaper.
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NewsJapanese P-1 MPA to make first international trip to UK and Djibouti
The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force’s Kawasaki Heavy Industries P-1 maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) will make its international debut in July, following confirmation that it is due to fly at the Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford in the UK followed by tropical testing in Djibouti.
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ExecuJet delivers first refurbished B200 to SAAF
ExecuJet Aviation has delivered the first refurbished Beechcraft King Air B200 for the South African Air Force (SAAF). The business aviation services company was awarded a contract in August 2014 to upgrade SAAF’s fleet of four twin-engined turboprops, which are used by the service for personnel transportation and medical ...
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NewsIAI and Thales demonstrate NATO data link on Heron UAV
Israel Aerospace Industries and Thales have carried out risk reduction flight tests of a NATO-standard data link on board IAI’s Heron unmanned air vehicle.
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NewsNorthrop, USAF nearing deal for Global Hawk universal payload adaptor
The RQ-4B Global Hawk could soon be carrying the U-2 Dragon Lady’s most prized surveillance sensors under a “cooperative research and development agreement” between negotiated between Northrop Grumman and the US Air Force.
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NewsF-22 Raptor retrofit to take longer, but availability hits 63%
The Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor may be the world’s greatest air superiority jet, but the supercruise fighter came with some major design flaws that require billions of dollars and many years to address.
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Airbus Helicopters, Mahindra to form India rotorcraft JV
Airbus Helicopters will team with India’s Mahindra Group for future Indian military aircraft tenders.
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NewsRussian Helicopters plans comeback for amphibious Mi-14
Russian Helicopters is evaluating restarting assembly of the Mil Mi-14 amphibious helicopter, which has been out of production since the mid-1980s.
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NewsNHI works to address 'blade flap' rotor head issue
NH Industries is working to deliver a solution to an issue with the main rotor head on NH90 military helicopters that means the blades can impact the tail structure when starting or stopping the rotors during high winds.
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NewsUK parliament debates Syrian air strikes
The UK House of Commons has debated the potential extension of its counter-terrorism air strike campaign from Iraq into Syria, following an extremist attack in Tunisia on 26 June during which British citizens were killed.
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NewsBell sees V-280 Valor as common attack-utility platform
Bell Helicopter and Lockheed Martin’s third-generator tiltrotor aircraft demonstrator, the V-280 Valor, might still be under construction for the US Army, but already the future vertical lift contestant is morphing into a mid-weight, utility-attack platform.