Defence Helicopters news – Page 248
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Joint Strike Fighter catalyst for policy change in Japan
Japan is to decide before the end of the year whether to ease military aircraft restrictions. The government will reveal whether it will allow local manufacturers...
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India issues request for information for search and rescue helicopters
The Indian coastguard has issued requests for information for 16 shipborne and 14 shore-based helicopters.
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Why is USAF bringing maintenance in-house?
USAF comes under fire as former C-17 service provider Boeing and industry officials question the real reasons behind the decision to take maintenance in-house
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Japan's ShinMaywa floats fire-fighting US-2 amphibian
Japan's ShinMaywa Industries has unveiled specifications for a fire-fighting variant...
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Argentinian naval aviation command seeks Pampa deal
The Argentinian navy wants to purchase AT-63 Pampa trainers, C-295 transports and upgrade its Super Etendard strike aircraft ...
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US Army starts CIRCM bidding process with draft RFP
The US Army has released a draft request for proposals for a new system to protect thousands of helicopters and tiltrotors ...
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Boeing rolls out Phantom Ray ahead of December flight debut
Boeing has rolled out a flight-ready Phantom Ray UAS, ahead of the demonstrator's debut sortie in December ...
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EADS touts maturity of A330 MRTT design
EADS has taken a more aggressive stance than Northrop in its bid to promote the KC-45 tanker to the US DoD ...
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DoD acqusition strategy key for KC-X bidding process
The US Department of Defense is using the KC-X tanker contest to transform its troubled procurement model ...
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Australia requests deal for Shadow 200 UAS
Australia has requested the possible purchase of two Shadow 200 unmanned aircraft systems from US manufacturer AAI ...
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Comment: Anchors away
US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates stared down the air force and army over big acquisition deals. Now it looks like he's turning his formidable firepower on the navy and marines
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Airbus demonstrates torpedo launch with C-295
Airbus Military has demonstrated the ability of the C-295 to launch torpedos against submarines ...
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RAF investigates Hercules wheels-up landing
The UK Royal Air Force is investigating the cause of a training mishap which has disrupted operations at its main air transport hub ...
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Poland to deploy C-295 to Afghanistan
The Polish air force is to permanently base one of its Airbus Military C-295 tactical transports in Afghanistan's Ghazni Province ...
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PICTURE: Chilean navy gets first of three C-295s
The Chilean navy has received its first of three Airbus Military C-295 maritime patrol aircraft ...
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Indian Coast Guard issues RFI for 30 helicopters
The Indian Coast Guard has issued requests for information (RFI) for 16 ship-borne helicopters and 14 shore-based helicopters.
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PICTURES: Northrop offers Fire-X concept for unmanned resupply
Northrop will fly an unmanned version of the Bell 407 this year, as it pursues a potential resupply deal with the US Navy ...
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Kenya 737 crash probe highlights disparity between pilots
Pairing of a dominant captain and a reserved first officer on the crashed Kenya Airways Boeing 737-800 in Cameroon appears to have contributed to their poor...
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US Congress notified of potential C-17 sale to India
The US arms export agency has notified Congress that India could buy 10 Boeing C-17s in a deal valued at $5.8 billion. The notice by the Defense Security...
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USAF may shift to 'outcome-based' logistics, says Lockheed
Although the US Air Force wants to retake control of F-22 maintenance, details of the new policy remain unclear.