Defence Helicopters news – Page 226
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PARIS: Ground manoeuvering concerns kept Saudi A330 tanker away
Airbus Military kept its A330 tanker away from Le Bourget due to concerns over restricted parking space ...
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NewsPARIS: India’s first P-8I starts to take shape
Boeing has begun final assembly of India's first P-8I maritime patrol aircraft at its Renton factory in Washington, following delivery of the fuselage from subcontractor Spirit AeroSystems.
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PARIS: Saab demonstrates special mission range from on high
Sweden's reputation for ingenuity was highlighted at the show on Tuesday evening, when Saab officials delivered a press briefing about the company's special mission aircraft programmes from several thousand feet above Paris.
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PARIS: Perseus set to go on the attack
MBDA has unveiled a concept for a new ramjet powered surface attack missile capable of attacking ships and land targets with multiple smart warheads.
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NewsPARIS: AgustaWestland acquires Bell tiltrotor
AgustaWestland has accomplished its long-rumoured acquisition of Bell Helicopter's BA609 civilian tiltrotor, now called the AW609. "The acquisition...
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NewsPARIS: Marshall Aerospace offers C-130J maritime patrol conversion
Lockheed Martin's C-130J Super Hercules could be adapted for an entirely new mission, if UK company Marshall Aerospace gets its way.
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PARIS: Interview - Boeing Defense chief executive Dennis Muilenburg
Every year Singapore's Shangri-La Dialogues bring together the elite of the Asia Pacific defence establishment. It is an opportunity for defence ministers, senior officers, and the defence industry to discuss Asia's strategic challenges and opportunities - and, behind closed doors, hold meetings about weapons. One attendee this year was ...
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NewsPARIS: Bedek seeks 767 multi-mission opportunities
The selection of the KC-46A as the US Air Force's next-generation tanker will help the Bedek division of Israel Aerospace Industries to market its conversion of the Boeing 767 as a multi-mission aircraft with aerial refuelling capability.
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PARIS: Interview: AgustaWestland chief executive Bruno Spagnolini
Bruno Spagnolini - newly appointed chief executive of AgustaWestland - tells Flightglobal how the company is dealing with declining European markets by pursing a growing number of overseas joint ventures, and details progress on several new programmes.
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NewsPARIS: PICTURE - AEW-themed C-295 makes public debut
Airbus Military has brought a surprise debutante to the show, with its airborne early warning-styled C-295 having first been flown in modified form just three weeks ago.
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PARIS: L-3 wins Boeing avionics deal
Boeing Defense, Space & Security has selected L-3's avionics systems unit to supply electronic standby instrument systems as standard equipment on the international variants of its F-15 and F/A-18 Super Hornet fighters.
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PARIS: Goodrich to supply Terprom for A400M
Goodrich has won a deal to provide Terprom terrain referenced navigation equipment for the Airbus Military A400M ...
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PARIS: Interview - Northrop Grumman vice-president international business John Brooks
Northrop Grumman international head John Brooks speaks in slow, measured tones. His carefully spoken insights reflect a thoughtful, probing intellect - decades of experience in the defence industry.
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PARIS: C-5M weighs in at Paris
The Lockheed Martin C-5M Super Galaxy is the king of the US Air Force's transport fleet. For this week's show it carried the Boeing CH-47 Chinook helicopter...
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NewsPARIS: Engine problems prevent A400M flying at show
Engine gearbox problems mean the Airbus Military A400M will not take part in the flying display during its Paris debut. Instead, the European military transport - billed as one of the stars of the show - will appear in a brief fly-past and remain on static display.
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NewsPARIS: A160 Hummingbird set for its biggest test
A decade-long investment in the unmanned, long-endurance A160 Hummingbird helicopter is set to enter a final proving phase at the end of the month.
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PARIS: A350-1000 delayed to 2017 as Rolls raises XWB thrust
Airbus is to postpone entry into service of the A350-1000 by two years, to mid-2017, in order to provide a thrust increase to 97,000lb (431kN) from the previous...
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Air show showcases France's front-line equipment
With French armed forces in combat in Afghanistan and Libya, their current equipment is experiencing heavy demand ...
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NewsRussian Helicopters set to sign new contracts
Russian Helicopters is close to signing major new contracts with the country's defence ministry and major civil operators and expects to make details public at Le Bourget this week.
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Italian air force chief details Libyan operations
Almost 100 days since the launch of coalition air operations over Libya, the Italian air force's chief of staff has for the first time detailed his service's involvement in the NATO campaign.