Defence Helicopters news – Page 154
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NewsAUVSI: Lockheed urges more X-47B testing
Lockheed Martin wants to see the X-47B demonstrator programme led by Northrop Grumman continue as the US Navy’s unmanned carrier-launched airborne surveillance and strike (UCLASS) competition enters a “waiting period” with no firm requirements.
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NewsFirst overhauled Ka-31s returned to Indian navy
India’s navy has received the first two of its Kamov Ka-31 airborne early warning rotorcraft to undergo repairs at Russian Helicopters company Kumertau Aviation Production Enterprise.
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NewsAUVSI: NAVAIR focuses on sensor and autonomous capabilities
The recently-appointed lead for US Naval Air System Command’s unmanned aviation has prioritised sensor capability and controlled autonomy as his two main concerns for the future.
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NewsAUVSI: FAA approves beyond line of sight, urban UAV flights
The US Federal Aviation Administration on 6 May announced an agreement to allow three organizations to begin unmanned air vehicle (UAV) flights on “extended” line of sight, beyond line of sight and urban operations.
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NewsAUVSI: Textron awaits results of international tenders
Textron Systems is currently awaiting the results of three international military tenders, for which it has offered its pair of unmanned air vehicles.
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US approves possible $3b Japan V-22 tiltrotor deal
The US State Department has approved the possible sale of 17 Bell Boeing V-22B Block C Osprey tiltrotor aircraft to Japan.
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AUVSI: Commercial sales forcing defence contractors to adapt
The transition from defence contracts to commercial sales for unmanned air systems opens the door to a wide variety of new business models.
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NewsSwedish AW109 performing well for EU off Somali coast
The Swedish Defence Helicopter Wing has made a successful operational debut aboard a surface ship operated by another nation, with an AgustaWestland AW109 having supported the EU’s Operation Atalanta activity off the coast of Somalia for almost three months.
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Opinion
OPINION: Why the US military must do more with less
Another 2,000 aircraft are projected to exit the US military’s inventory over the next decade. For the fleets of many countries, this would be an existential crisis. But this is the American fleet, so it is only a 15% cut.
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Australia commissions first pair of CH-47Fs
Australia has commissioned its first pair of Boeing CH-47F Chinook helicopters.
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AUVSI: Turkish Air Force gathers data for "urgent" armed UAS requirement
A new request for information about armed unmanned air systems (UAS) for the Turkish Air Force could draw responses from AUVSI exhibitors.
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NewsF-35 concurrency cost rises slightly, but trend stabilises
The Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter programme’s concurrency cost has ticked up by $40 million since last year’s estimate by the Pentagon to $1.69 billion, according to a report recently sent to US lawmakers.
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NewsAUVSI: Future UCLASS requirements pose questions on worth of X-47B
The US Government Accountability Office has warned that unless the US Navy carefully considers its requirements for the service's future unmanned, carrier-launched surveillance and strike (UCLASS) programme it risks rendering redundant any research carried out so far.
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NewsAUVSI: UAV Solutions shows new fixed-wing platforms
UAV Solutions is showcasing three new fixed-wing platforms for the first time at AUVSI - Sidewinder, Intruder and Talon 120LE - targeted at both the military and commercial markets.
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NewsRussia to reestablish Tu-160 supersonic bomber production line
The Russian defense ministry has confirmed that it will restart the production line for the Soviet-era Tupolev Tu-160 “Blackjack” supersonic strategic bomber.
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NewsP&W fights US government criticisms of F-35 engine reliability
Pratt & Whitney’s F135 fighter engine that powers the Lockheed Martin F-35 is the target of two new US government reports criticising the propulsion system’s “very poor” reliability and 61 nonconformities with P&W’s own and the Department of Defense’s (DOD) quality management procedures.
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US lawmakers boost FY16 aviation funding, but long-term decline accelerates
A Congressional committee voted on 28 April to add money for the Pentagon to buy 18 more fighters and four more unmanned air systems in the next fiscal year.
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NewsUK to bolster Nepal relief efforts with Chinooks
The UK is to bolster its commitment to the relief efforts in Nepal with the deployment of three Royal Air Force Boeing CH-47 Chinook HC3 heavy-lift helicopters.
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Afghan air force receives Cheetal helicopters
The Afghan air force has formally received three Cheetal light helicopters which delivered earlier this month by Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL), with an acceptance ceremony having been held in Kabul on 15 April.