Defence Helicopters news – Page 426
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Radar homes in on new international customer
Singapore is set to be only the second international customer to receive the Longbow millimetric wave radar for the Boeing AH-64D Apache Longbow attack helicopter. In a $25.9-million contract, Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman are to outfit the Republic of Singapore's AH-64Ds as they are delivered from 2002 onwards. ...
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Missile makers play for high stakes in BVRAAM contest
Tim Ripley European and American missile makers are still trading punches as the United Kingdom beyond visual range air-to-air missile (BVRAAM) contest enters its final lap. With key decision makers in the UK's Ministry of Defence (MoD) meeting yesterday to make technical recommendations to Prime Minister Tony Blair, ...
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New weapons make technology obsolete
Mike Martin Many of today's battlefield systems will be rendered obsolete by 2020 by new weapons systems being developed now, says a report released at the show. The developments pose questions for governments funding systems such as the Boeing Sikorsky RAH-66 Comanche attack helicopter, the Boeing F-22 Raptor ...
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Northrop Grumman showcases Hawkeye 2000
Northrop Grumman is showing its airborne early warning and electronic warfare (AEW&EW) expertise to the Asia-Pacific market by demonstrating the Hawkeye 2000 system now in production. Asian Aerospace will mark the first exhibition of the airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) system in Singapore. The US company will be ...
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P&W forms small military engines business unit
Geoff Thomas American engines giant Pratt & Whitney has formed a business unit providing gas turbine engine research and development, manufacturing and after-market support of small military engines for the US military. The new business will work closely with P&W Military Engines, a leader in the US large ...
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Python poised to strike at Raytheon monopoly
Lockheed Martin has its sights set on breaking Raytheon's current monopoly on the US air-to-air missile market with their bid to sell the hi-tech Israeli-designed Python-4 missile to the US Air National Guard. 'TJ' Klungseth, international business development manager for Lockheed Martin's Missile and Fire Control division, says the ...
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Just the job
If there is one thing at which the aerospace industry excels, it is devising elaborate job creation schemes. The same goes for many of the customers it serves. There is nothing wrong with the principle of job creation as an economic driver, so long as it is the product ...
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Lockheed Martin tops DoD chart as Boeing closes in
Paul Lewis/WASHINGTON DC Lockheed Martin again emerged as the largest US Department of Defense (DoD) contractor in 1999. Boeing is still second, but closing rapidly, thanks to a ramp-up in production of the new F/A-18E/F fighter and V-22 tiltrotor for the US Navy and Marine Corps. The DoD spent ...
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Beyond the blimp
The revived Zeppelin 'is using the tradition to shape the future' Ed Reavis/FRIEDRICHSHAFEN Sixty-two years after the giant Zeppelin airship was engulfed in flames at Lakehurst, New Jersey, the legendary manufacturer has been reborn. The modern version of this great silver whale is as big as a Boeing 747, ...
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Netherlands Orion upgrade progresses
Plans have moved forward to upgrade Royal Netherlands Navy (RNLN)Lockheed Martin P-3C Orion maritime patrol aircraft, with the US Congress being notified of the $200 million programme. The P-3 upgrade was proposed as part of the Netherlands' Defence White Paper 2000 published late last year (Flight International, 8-14 December). ...
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Bidders swoop on Pave Hawk RFI
Paul Lewis/WASHINGTON DC A US Air Force request for information (RFI) to replace or upgrade its fleet of ageing Sikorsky HH-60G Pave Hawk combat search and rescue (CSAR) helicopters has drawn a strong response from domestic and international suppliers. The RFI is part of a USAF analysis of alternatives for ...
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Alpha process pioneers new co-operative approach to contracting
A new approach to contracting is helping to keep costs down on the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) programme and could lead to a new way of working in the aerospace industry. "Alpha Acquisition," as the new process is called, began demonstrating its value last month when the US government, ...
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Consolidation predicted for rotary sector
Paul Derby Sikorsky president Dean Borgman believes another round of consolidation in the helicopter industry is inevitable. And he refuses to rule out a future bid for a rival manufacturer. "Somewhere down the line there will be movement," says Borgman, speaking on the eve of the show. "But ...
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Quality in the sky
Geoff Thomas What today's air display lacks in quantity it looks likely to make up for in quality. Lasting for 90min between 12.30 and 14.00, the display features three major international aerobatic teams as well as the added bonus of some fast jet crowd-pleasers for good measure. ...
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Strong demand buoys Dubai show organisers
Dubai airshow organisers are using Asian Aerospace 2000 to give feedback to their exhibitors - and to sell space for next year's show. Dubai 2001 has received its strongest global industry support in the Dubai airshow's 11-year history with almost 60% of the available space reserved some 22 months ...
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JSF TO dominate fighter/ attack aircraft market
Alan Dron The long-term future in the fighter/attack aircraft market belongs to the United States, providing the Joint Strike Fighter project (JSF) goes ahead, predicts a report issued at Asian Aerospace today. Europe's military aircraft manufacturers will enjoy an upturn over the coming decade, but if the JSF ...
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GKN Westland offers UK Ministry of Defence upgrade for Lynx
Paul Derby GKN Westland has held informal discussions with the UK Ministry of Defence aimed at resolving the future role of the Lynx helicopter within Britain's armed forces. Analysts had believed that the MoD's long-term plan was a gradual phase out of the small ship helicopter in favour ...
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Australia searches for refuelling finance
Peter La Franchi/CANBERRAThe Australian Department of Defence is to launch a formal industry survey process this week to determine whether the Royal Australian Air Force's Project Air 5402 air-to-air refuelling requirement can be met by private financing. The survey, set for release on 18 February, will call for a minimum ...
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Broader horizons
Singapore's air force is raising its international profile and cultivating relations with air forces around the world, says defence force chief Gen Bey Soo Khiang Andrzej Jeziorski/SINGAPORE Former US President Theodore Roosevelt famously based his foreign policy on the principle that one should "speak softly and carry a big stick". ...
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US report on Kosovo points out NATO shortcomings
Paul Lewis/WASHINGTON DC The US Department of Defense's report to Congress on its performance in Kosovo's Operation Allied Force has identified the need for improvements in critical areas, including NATO alliance capabilities, command and control (C2), intelligence gathering, precision strike and air defence suppression. The report re-emphasises the ...