Defence Helicopters news – Page 89
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DUBAI: 'Chaos president' expected to boost arms sales
When President Donald Trump visited Riyadh last spring, the kingdom greeted him not so much with sabre rattling as sabre dancing.
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DUBAI: Bell targets Middle East sales of AH-1Z
Bell Helicopter is confident that the Middle East can deliver a sales boost across its military product line, with a number of campaigns currently active.
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Top USN admiral warns Congress on aviation fleet
The US Navy’s commander of Naval Air Forces is sending a dire warning to Congress this week over the rampant cannibalisation of its fighter fleet could threaten the service’s ability to go to war.
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USAF puts comms gateway for F-22 and F-35 back on shopping list
A communications system that can translate messages between the US Air Force’s most advanced and oldest fighters is back on the service’s expedited shopping list, according to a recent acquisition notice.
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New long-range missile project emerges in US budget
The existence of a two-year-old project to develop a new air-to-air missile capable of intercepting targets at great distances has emerged in US budget documents.
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Delayed Saudi AH-6is spark new lawsuits between MDHI, Boeing
A batch of helicopters delivered years late and allegedly with parts missing and broken has led to a second legal dispute between MD Helicopters (MDHI) and Boeing, two acrimonious neighbours and former corporate partners in Mesa, Arizona.
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Czech Republic shortlists UH-1Y and AW139 for helicopter acquisition
The Czech Republic has shortlisted bids from Bell Helicopter and Leonardo Helicopters for a 12-unit requirement for multirole rotorcraft.
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Indian navy helicopter acquisition moves ahead
India's Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) has approved a plan to obtain 111 naval utility helicopters (NUH).
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Airbus reports inaccuracies in US arms export filings
Airbus has alerted US authorities about “certain inaccuracies” made in filings with the US State Department that cover commissions and political contributions in international arms exports.
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UK extends support helicopter training deal
The UK Ministry of Defence has signed an eight-year contract extension to its long-standing support helicopter synthetic training deal with CAE, ensuring training continuity until at least October 2025.
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Vanilla UAV completes record-breaking five-day flight
A Virginia-based start-up has demonstrated that a sub-500kg unmanned air vehicle (UAV) can fly more than five days without refueling with a conventional diesel motor.
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New $329 million charge deepens Boeing's KC-46 losses
Boeing reported a $329 million reach-forward loss on the KC-46 tanker programme to cover the costs of incorporating multiple design changes into the first lot of production aircraft.
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France gearing up for HIL helicopter development
France is likely to issue a preliminary development contract for its hélicoptère interarmées léger (HIL) programme by the end of the year, to allow manufacturer Airbus Helicopters to begin initial risk-reduction activities.
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Israel lifts remaining Apache flight restrictions
Israel has returned its air force's fleet of Boeing AH-64 Apache attack helicopters to full operational status following a fatal crash earlier this year.
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Airspacex pitches military variant of MOBi air taxi
Airspacex is taking its MOBi, a modular electric vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft developed to relieve urban congestion, and tweaking the concept to meet a military missions such as medical evacuation and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance.
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Boeing broadens bet on autonomous tech with new partnership
Building off its recent Aurora Flight Sciences acquisition, Boeing is investing in Near Earth Autonomy, a Pennsylvania-based company focusing on autonomous flight.
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ADEX: Boeing, KAL eye Korean Chinook upgrade opportunity
Boeing and Korean Air have entered a memorandum of understanding related to Seoul's plan to upgrade its aging fleet of CH-47D Chinook transport helicopters.
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ADEX: KAI unveils medevac version of Surion
The medical evacuation version of the Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) KUH-1 Surion helicopter made its public debut at this year's Seoul ADEX show.
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ADEX: Sikorsky upbeat on MH-60R in South Korean competition
Sikorsky believes a more complicated security environment bodes well for its MH-60R helicopter in South Korea's second Maritime Operations Helicopter (MOH) competition.
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ADEX: Bell eyes Korean training, attack helo requirements
Bell Helicopter expects a decision to come soon in a South Korean competition for 41 training helicopters.