Defence Helicopters news – Page 435
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Agusta attack helicopter attracts strong interest
Paul Derby A flurry of activity surrounds Agusta's A129 attack helicopter as the aircraft is shown at Paris. With the Scorpion configuration already in the running for three of the world's most lucrative helicopter contests, the Italian army's A129s are also set to undergo a major upgrade to ...
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Boeing explores wideband data transfer service
Mike Martin A multi-billion-dollar programme to deliver wide bandwidth data to mobiles is being developed by Boeing Information and Communications Systems, the show heard yesterday. While decisions on progressing the project - and what form it may take - will be made later this year, the company is ...
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Boeing promotes 737NG for AEW role
Up to 10 nations have shown "strong interest" in the planned Boeing 737 airborne early warning and control (AEW&C), says Boeing at the show. The platform is based on the Next-Generation 737-700. The critical sensor aboard the 737 AEW&C is a multi-role electronically scanned array (MESA) radar. The ...
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Global fighter
Encouraged by partner nations keen to export the aircraft, Eurofighter has embarked on worldwide marketing of the Typhoon With the resources of four companies and the backing of four countries behind it, and a competitive specification, the Typhoon has stronger export prospects than any previous collaboratively developed European combat aircraft. ...
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F/A-18E/F set for quick export okay
Paul Lewis/WASHINGTON DC Andrew Doyle/BRATISLAVA The US Navy has indicated that it will make the Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet available for foreign military sales once the fighter has completed its operational test and evaluation (Opeval). Release of the new fighter for export is becoming increasingly urgent for Boeing ...
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Seattle landing
Messier-Dowty is to open a design office in Seattle. The world's leading landing gear specialist, which has extensive operations in France, Canada and the UK, is pushing to increase its links with Boeing's commercial and military operations. Apart from a small share of 777 work, the Snecma-owned company has failed ...
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Heavy duty
There's only one Antonov An-70 and Flight International's test pilot was the first Westerner to fly Ukraine's four-engined military transportPeter Henley/KIEVThere are several persuasive reasons to fly the Antonov An-70. Little is widely known about it in the West. It is the product of a leading aircraft manufacturer from the ...
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Shuttle changes
New cockpits will bring the Shuttle into the space age Tim Furniss/LONDON Milliseconds can make a big difference during a Space Shuttle launch. The faster the crew can react to a problem, the greater possibility of avoiding disaster. That is where "glass cockpits" - cockpits with digital displays - come ...
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Launch failures prompt Boeing to form review team
Boeing has formed a mission assurance review team to examine the company's Delta, Sea Launch and Inertial Upper Stage (IUS) programmes following recent launch vehicle failures. A Delta III failed this May as did an IUS, aboard a Titan IVB, in April. The team will examine organisational roles ...
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Embraer aims for more from military
Chris Jasper/SAO JOSE DOS CAMPOS Embraer hopes to increase the share of turnover contributed by the military side of its business to 30% within five years, although it says a long-term aim of achieving a 50:50 split between defence and commercial activities is unlikely due to the runaway success ...
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US Navy details unmanned air vehicle strategy
The US Navy plans to reduce competition at an early stage in the Vertical Take-off and Landing Unmanned Air Vehicle (UAV) programme by direct selection - moving directly to selection of a winner, without a shortlist. The USN is adding $21 million in fiscal year 2001 for engineering and manufacturing ...
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Military takes a trick from civil aviation
The secret to good business is finding new markets and Honeywell is doing just that by retrofitting its commercial avionics technology into military aircraft. It is putting colour liquid crystal displays, developed for civilian projects such as the Boeing 777, into the cockpits of a range of US ...
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Global interest rising in V-22 tiltrotor
Paul Derby A potentially lucrative export market for the Bell Boeing V-22 tiltrotor is fast emerging, with foreign interest at an all-time high, military chiefs said at the show yesterday. Lt Gen Fred McCorkle, deputy chief of staff for aviation with the US Marine Corps (USMC), says that ...
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Spain backs maritime upgrade for Orions
Mark Hannant The Spanish Ministry of Defence put its weight behind Casa yesterday when it announced its commitment to fund the reinstated programme to upgrade its fleet of Lockheed Martin P-3 Orions with a maritime tactical mission system. Defence secretary Pedro Morenes pledged to fund the $113 million ...
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New partner for Sikorsky in Canadian helicopter bid
Paul Derby Sikorsky has a new partner in its bid to meet Canada's Maritime Helicopter Project (MHP) requirement - Lockheed Martin Canada. The companies will offer Sikorsky's S-92 Helibus to the Canadian Forces. Revealing the tie-up at the show yesterday, Sikorsky chairman and CEO Gene Buckley said Lockheed ...
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Anniversary AWACS flies in to Paris today
A NATO E-3A Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS), in a special livery to mark the alliance's 50th anniversary, is due to arrive at the show today. Look out for the aircraft, scheduled to arrive around 10.00am, in a distinctive blue-and-white design featuring the flags of the 19 NATO ...
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Westland, Agusta pursue compound helicopter studies
Paul Derby GKN Westland and Agusta will submit a bid for European Commission funding "imminently" in a bid to step up their studies into an advanced civil compound helicopter. The two companies are pursuing both a military and a civil research programme and plan to use a Lynx ...
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Antonov throws hat in ring for UK transport role
Tim Ripley Alan Peaford The arrival in Paris of the giant Antonov An-124 "Ruslan" has upped the stakes in the UK's competition to lease a minimum of four strategic transport aircraft. Ukrainian company Antonov is bidding for the contract in partnership with Luton airport-based Air Foyle, against strong ...
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Boeing tips Globemaster for important cargo role
Alan Peaford The US Air Force's C-17 Globemaster III is undoubtedly already a success in the military arena. Having carried out successful missions in the Gulf, Bosnia and Kosovo conflicts, it is already battle-proven. Now its manufacturer, Boeing, is keen to take it to the civil market. ...
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Rockwell Collins systems for RAF AWACS
Steve Nichols The UK Ministry of Defence has awarded Rockwell Collins (UK) a firm price contract of approximately £10 million for the Replacement HF Radio System for the RAF E-3D Sentry AWACS aircraft. The contract requires the replacement of existing HF radio systems in seven RAF E-3D AWACS, ...