Defence Helicopters news – Page 447
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USAF plans further manoeuvre vehicle tests
Further drop tests in the US Air Force Space Manoeuvre Vehicle (SMV) programme are planned, including a suborbital rocket engine boosted test flight in 2001, following the successful first drop-test of a 6.7m-long flight test vehicle on 11 August (Flight International, 19-25 August). A fully developed operational SMV would provide ...
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Aero Vodochody flies initial combat version of L-159
Andrzej Jeziorski/MUNICH Czech jet trainer manufacturer Aero Vodochody has flown the first single-seat L-159 Advanced Light Combat Aircraft, which is earmarked to become the mainstay of the Czech air force's combat fleet. The aircraft is the second L-159 prototype, but the first in Czech air force configuration, with a full ...
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CASA prepares for privatisation
Julian Moxon/PARIS Spanish state-owned manufacturer CASA has revealed a massive five-year investment plan to prepare the company for privatisation and to secure its place in the wider European consolidation. The plans have raised a negative reaction from unions, however. Up to Ptas141 billion ($900 million) is to be spent ...
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Deepwater contract winners will be named shortly
Study contracts for the US Coast Guard's Integrated Deepwater System re-equipment programme are scheduled to be awarded within the next two weeks, according to bidders. Just three of the four bidders are expected to move forward into the first phase of the programme to replace the Coast Guard's Deepwater ...
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Singapore scrutinises support
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE Singapore has begun evaluating different proposed logistical support packages for its planned fleet of eight new attack helicopters, following the recent submission of tenders by rival airframe and powerplant suppliers. The Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) has sought to maximise its options by requesting separate ...
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Boeing uses F-15E to prove
Boeing has demonstrated the use of commercial computing technology in an F-15E combat aircraft. Flight testing of an advanced display core processor (ADCP) using PowerPC hardware began in late July. The ADCP replaces both the central computer and the multi-purpose display processor in the F-15E testbed. Boeing says that ...
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Software tool promises fast design choices
European systems consultancy Knowledge Technologies International (KTI) is close to the release of a new software tool which links a system integrator with its suppliers in electronic product definition. The new system represents an extension of the existing ICAD manufacturing tool, which KTI has now acquired from original US ...
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New Zealand air force defines A-4 Skyhawk replacement
Paul Phelan/AUCKLAND The Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) has defined a future requirement for about 25 aircraft "in the F-16 or F/A-18 category" as a replacement for its fleet of nine McDonnell Douglas A-4 Skyhawks in the wake of a Government decision to stabilise defence expenditure. Chief of Air ...
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Bell plans to assemble tiltrotor at Amarillo site
After evaluating 1,200 locations across the USA, and shortlisting eight sites, all in its home state of Texas, Bell Helicopter Textron is to build its new tiltrotor assembly centre in Amarillo. The plant will assemble both the Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey military tiltrotor transport and the Bell 609 six/nine-seat ...
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Turkish team wins control of Piaggio
A team led by the Tushav Turkish state-holding company has emerged as the winning bidder to take control of struggling Italian aerospace company Piaggio, with the promise of new overhaul work and aircraft orders from Turkey. Tushav, which co-ordinates Turkey's aerospace and defence industry, will emerge with a 51% ...
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Turkey and Greece scan AEW requirements
Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC Manufacturers of airborne early warning aircraft are competing in Greece and Turkey for contracts worth at least $1.4 billion. The bidding involves a wide range of surveillance aircraft, from the Boeing 737 and 767 to a militarised Embraer EMB-145. Meanwhile, it has emerged that Turkey and Australia ...
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Six queue for Australian helicopter requirement
At least six contenders are to bid for an Australian Defence Force project to replace its fleet of Bell 206 Kiowa utility helicopters with up to 30 armed reconnaissance machines. A request for proposals (RFP) will be issued on 6 August for the A$1 billion ($613 million) programme, which ...
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UK thinks about An-124 and Beluga for strategic role
Howard Gethin/LONDON The UK Ministry of Defence may consider the Airbus Industrie Beluga and the Antonov An-124 as alternatives to the Boeing C-17 to meet the near-term Royal Air Force need for a strategic airlifter. The requirement was confirmed by the Government's recent defence review. "Although there has ...
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Military Aircraft Directory: CASA
CASA Manufacturer PWR Max TD Max TR WS FL Max Pay. Max Kts/Mach H Max OC Max Pay. C P Max WLE E ...
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Military Aircraft Directory: British Aerospace
BRITISH AEROSPACE Manufacturer PWR Max TD WS FL Max Pay. Max Kts/Mach H Max OC C P Max WLE E Max CR PNR Harrier II ...
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Military Aircraft Directory: Fairchild Dornier
FAIRCHILD DORNIER Manufacturer PWR WS FL Max RF Max Kts/Mach Max OC Max Pay. C P Max WLE E C-26A/B Special mission - Electronics/Reconnaissance ...
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Military Aircraft Directory: Pilatus
PILATUS Manufacturer PWR Max TD Max TR WS FL Max RF Max Kts/Mach H Max OC Max Pay. C P E PC-12 Passenger ...
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Military Aircraft Directory: Boeing/British Aerospace
BOEING/BRITISH AEROSPACE Manufacturer PWR Max TD WS FL Max RF Max Kts/Mach Max OC C T-45 Goshawk Trainer turbofan/jet-powered 26.6kN 9.4 12.0 1,444 ...
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Military Aircraft Directory: Embraer
EMBRAER Manufacturer PWR Max TD WS FL Max RF Max Kts/Mach H Max OC Max Pay. C P Max WLE E EMB-110 ...
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Military Aircraft Directory: Boeing
BOEING Manufacturer PWR Max TD Max TR WS FL Max RF Max Kts/Mach H Max OC Max Pay. C P Max WLE E CR Max PNR ...