Defence Helicopters news – Page 277
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US firm Coast Composites to supply A350 tooling
Airbus has signed a letter of intent with a US division of UK firm Hampson Industries covering the supply of wing and fuselage curing tools for the A350...
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Japan's C-X programme faces fresh delays
Japan's C-X programme to develop an indigenous airlift capability faces fresh delays of up to a year...
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Top 100: Dubai dollars propel Doncasters' drive for profits
Placed at number 87 in this year's Top 100, The Doncasters Group has had deep pockets to draw on since May 2006, when its acquisition by Dubai International...
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Indian MRCA bidders submit offset proposals
Bidders for India's $12 billion multi-role combat aircraft competition have submitted their offsets proposals, with the companies keen to stress the level...
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Boeing Australia restructured in wake of troubled projects
Boeing has restructured its Boeing Integrated Defense Systems business in Australia in a move that sees the departure of David Withers, who has headed Boeing...
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DOD advisory board urges sweeping changes to US defence industry structure
A special advisory board to US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates has proposed perhaps the most sweeping structural reform of defence industrial base policy
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Canada acquires new round of helicopters, UAVs for Afghanistan
Canada will acquire three new types of unmanned air systems and two types of helicopters to meet demands of a recently prolonged peacekeeping deployment...
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RNZAF modernisation reaches first milestone with 757 re-delivery
The Royal New Zealand Air Force received on 4 August the first of two newly modified Boeing 757-200 multi-mission aircraft, marking a new chapter in its...
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Fighting talk: manfacturers do battle for combat aircraft spoils
As ageing air force combat aircraft fleets near their retirement tempers are fraying, with the competition to replace them getting fiercer ...
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US group calls for more electronic warfare investment
Two US lawmakers are campaigning to stabilise investment in electronic warfare as two next-generation airborne jammer programmes enter an early development...
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Saab proposes 85 Gripen NGs for Netherlands
Saab has presented the Dutch defence ministry with a proposal for 85 Gripen NG (Next Generation) combat aircraft, with its move offering an alternative to...
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NewsBell, Boeing to contest Iraq's armed helicopter deal
The Iraqi government has announced plans to buy 24 new armed helicopters, with the Bell 407 and Boeing AH-6 in contention ...
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RAF to keep full fleet of AWACS
The UK Royal Air Force has decided against mothballing two of its seven Boeing E-3D Sentry airborne warning and control system aircraft ...
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Opinion
Comment: Lessons unheeded
US defence contractors must be more honest about their outsourcing policies if they are to avoid embarrassing moments in future and stand any chance of beating foreign competitors
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India issues light utility helicopter request for proposals
India has issued a request for proposals for 197 military light utility helicopters, with the country hoping that deliveries will begin by the end of 2010...
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NewsL-3 boss: Rivet Joints to replace UK's Nimrod R1s
The UK Ministry of Defence could retire its Nimrod R1 intelligence aircraft, instead fielding US-sourced RC-135 Rivet Joints ...
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PICTURE: First flight for Turkish-modified 737 AEW&C
Boeing has flown the first of three 737s to be modified for airborne early warning duties by Turkish Aerospace Industries ...