Defence Helicopters news – Page 214
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Alenia, Airbus Military brace for India transport duel
India could issue a request for proposals this year seeking 56 aircraft to replace its air force HS 748 transports ...
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FIDAE: Boeing bullish on KC-135 prospects in Latin America
The airframer sees a potential customer for older tankers
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Spy satellite launch delayed on Delta upper-stage issue
The launch of a secret reconnaissance satellite from Vandenberg AFB has been delayed 24h due to unspecified problems with the Boeing Delta IV launch vehicle's...
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UK buys eighth Boeing C-17
The UK Royal Air Force has confirmed an order for an additional Boeing C-17 strategic airlifter, Boeing says ...
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Cost control worries USAF on new bomber and tanker
The head of the US Strategic Command has voiced concern over cost control on the US Air Force's next-generation bomber and KC-46 tanker programmes ...
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No more money to cover F-35 delays, says USAF
The US Air Force's top civilian leaders say that orders for the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter will be cut if costs continue to rise.
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Airbus Military pushes Canberra to buy C-295 and additional A330 MRTT
Airbus Military is promising more A330 multi-role tanker transport (MRTT) conversion work for Australia if its government purchases 10 C-295 transports and...
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PICTURES: Australian Chinooks resume Afghanistan operations
Two Australian Defence Force Boeing CH-47D Chinook helicopters have returned to operations in Afghanistan following deep-level maintenance undertaken in...
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ARINC completes upgrade on Indonesian C-130H
US firm ARINC has completed an extensive programmed depot maintenance (PDM) on a 30-year-old Indonesian Air Force Lockheed Martin C-130H Hercules aircraft. "Following...
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US Air Force seeks information for C-130H upgrade
The US Air Force has issued a request for information to modernise the avionics on 184 of its C-130H tactical transports ...
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USAF training bosses underscore need for T-X acquisition
Officials from the USAF's Air Education and Training Command have outlined an urgent need to replace the T-38 Talon.
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IN FOCUS: Latin America re-arms air combat fleets
Latin American military spending has in the past been constrained both by peace and by politics, but many nations in the region are budgeting to re-arm
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Norway, Sweden investigate 'mystery' C-130J crash
Norwegian and Swedish authorities have launched investigations into the cause of a 15 March crash which killed all five crew members on board one of the Royal Norwegian Air Force's Lockheed Martin C-130J tactical transports.
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Australia confirms order for sixth C-17
Australia will acquire a sixth Boeing C-17A Globemaster III in a Foreign Military Sales deal worth A$280 million ($297 million) ...
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Canada raises the spectre of abandoning Lockheed’s F-35
Analysts have claimed that Lockheed Martin's F-35 Joint Strike Fighter does not meet Canada's requirements ...
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UK ready to launch Hawk T2 training, says RAF
The UK Royal Air Force will begin training its first students on the BAE Systems Hawk T2 on 2 April ...
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Boeing commercial spacecraft hits major milestones
Boeing's CST-100 spacecraft has successfully passed its preliminary design review (PDR), a major milestone for the programme. At virtually the same...
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Schiebel flies Camcopter with heavy fuel engine
Schiebel has made its first S-100 Camcopter flights with a heavy fuel engine at the company's test centre in Weiner Neustadt, Austria ...
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South Korea Coast Guard receives fourth CN-235
The South Korean Coast Guard has taken delivery of its fourth and final Dirgantara Indonesia/Airbus Military CN-235 maritime patrol aircraft (MPA). The...
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Airbus Military offers Canberra a sixth A330 MRTT
Airbus Military has offered Australia a sixth A330 multi-role tanker transport (MRTT) aircraft, giving Canberra until mid-2012 to make a decision. The...