Defence Helicopters news – Page 241
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NewsCrashed UPS 747 had smoke in cockpit
Smoke in the cockpit and an inability to maintain altitude forced a UPS Boeing 747-400 crew to attempt a return to Dubai before the aircraft crashed near...
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NewsUPS freighter crashes in Dubai
US freight carrier UPS has been identified as the operator of a flight which has crashed near a main road in Dubai.
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PICTURES: RAF marks Sentinel, Shadow surveillance aircraft milestones
The UK Royal Air Force has provided limited details of its operational use in Afghanistan of two key surveillance assets ...
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Israeli navy picks Orbiter 2 UAV
Israel's navy has selected Aeronautics Defense Systems' Orbiter 2 unmanned air vehicle for deployment from some of its combat vessels. Launched by...
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Military transport: Lift in fortunes
The four-way battle for the Western military airlift market has never been more intense.
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RAF faces tough choices over future air transport fleet
The UK MoD is aiming to achieve significant savings: what are the implications for the RAF's air transport fleet?
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A400M poised for US market spotlight
EADS believes the American military has an opening big enough to accommodate the Airbus Military A400M transport ...
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AUVSI: Northrop Grumman reveals LEMV airship is convertible
Northrop Grumman says a newly launched hybrid airship will be able to lift as much cargo as a Lockheed Martin C-130E Hercules. The US Army awarded...
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AUVSI: Navy wants UCLASS sooner than 2018
A strategy unveiled by the US Navy three months ago to install a stealthy unmanned aircraft system (UAS) aboard aircraft carriers by 2018 may seem ambitious,...
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AUVSI: US Navy moves to forefront of military UAV future
The US Navy set its aviation course towards an unmanned future last week when top sailor Adm Gary Roughead warned aerospace executives looking to sell him...
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Hummingbird crash mystery
The cause of the crash of a US Army Aviation Applied Technology Directorate-owned Boeing A160T Hummingbird in July is unknown pending the outcome of the investigation, says Boeing.
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AUVSI: Army to test Boeing A160s for ISR
US Army officials say they will purchase a handful of Boeing A160T Hummingbird unmanned rotorcraft "within the next couple of years" to experiment with intelligence,...
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AUVSI: Skunk Works lifts curtain on new UAV programs
Lockheed Martin's advanced development programs division - also known as Skunk Works - has chosen the AUVSI show to lift the curtain on two previously internal...
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AUVSI: Navy admiral emphasises new urgency on carrier-based attack UAVs
The US Navy's top officer emphasised new urgency for placing a stealthy, unmanned aircraft system (UAS) on carrier decks no later than 2018, but also made...
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US Coast Guard adds to Ocean Sentry fleet
The US Coast Guard is adding to its fleet of Airbus Military CN-235 maritime patrol aircraft with an order for three.
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AUVSI: Schiebel completes French trials with S-100 Camcopter
Austrian unmanned air system (UAS) manufacturer Schiebel has completed a three-part series of flight trials with the S-100 Camcopter for the French defense...
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AUVSI: Boeing makes progress with unmanned programmes
Boeing (booth 2600) is at the show celebrating the first anniversary of the creation of its dedicated unmanned division as it makes progress with a plethora...
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Long endurance redefined with two new high-altitude unmanned aircraft
Can UAVs do the work of satellites? AeroVironment and Boeing aim to take long-endurance UAVs higher
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Selex Galileo Gabbiano radar proves operational capabilities
Selex Galileo has completed a new set of flight trials of the T20 30W version of its Gabbiano X-band sea and littoral surveillance radars with mechanical scanning antenna.
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Defence community mulls over Fox's intentions
UK defence secretary Liam Fox's recent speech on the vexed question of his ministry's grievously overstretched budget raised as many questions as it answered ...