All Helicopters articles – Page 102
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Army maintains priority for light FVL variant
The US Army is holding steady on its need for a light, armed reconnaissance helicopter in the Future Vertical Lift programme, despite limited funding and a joint requirement across the services that calls for a medium-lift aircraft.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: How LightningStrike is challenging convention
A year after taking on one of the US Defense Advanced Projects Agency’s (DARPA) more challenging assignments, Aurora Flight Sciences has frozen the design of the vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) X-plane, which is now designated as the XV-24A LightningStrike.
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JTSB report details serious landing incident at Naha
The Japan Transport Safety Board (JTSB) has issued several recommendations following a serious incident involving a military helicopter and two Boeing 737 aircraft at Naha, Okinawa.
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US Navy launches review of pilot oxygen supply
A top US Navy admiral and former F/A-18 fighter pilot will lead a comprehensive review of recent reports of pilots suffering oxygen deprivation or cockpit pressurisation issues on Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornets and T-45 Goshawk trainers.
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Kuwaiti Caracals now in Airbus Helicopters' firm backlog
Kuwait has officially signed an order for 30 Airbus Helicopters H225Ms, with the heavy twins now in the airframer's firm backlog, FlightGlobal understands.
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GAO warns of one-year, $1.7 billion delay for F-35
Development testing of the Lockheed Martin F-35 could be delayed by 12 months and cost another $1.7 billion, the US Government Accountability Office (GA0) warns in a new report published on 24 April.
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OpinionOPINION: JMR-TD delays could slow US Army's high-speed rotorcraft effort
It has not been a great week for the US Army’s Future Vertical Lift (FVL) programme.
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Defiant's first flight falls behind
Sikorsky-Boeing’s SB-1 Defiant has fallen months behind its scheduled first flight in the US Army’s Joint Multi-Role Technology Demonstration (JMR-TD), even as Bell Helicopter’s V-280 Valor marches toward its first flight in September.
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Singapore AH-64Ds to get new EW suite
Singapore will upgrade its fleet of Boeing AH-64D Apache attack helicopters.
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Sikorsky and RCAF no closer to finding fault on Cyclones
The Royal Canadian Air Force and Sikorsky appear no closer to finding the root cause of a failure with a flight control computer that has left its fleet of CH-148 Cyclone maritime patrol helicopters grounded since 10 March.
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NewsLeonardo's AW139M targets Czech opportunity
As the Czech Republic draws closer to releasing a request for proposals (RFP) for a new fleet of multirole rotorcraft, Leonardo says its AW139M is fully compliant with the nation's technical, performance and cost requirements.
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NewsAirbus Helicopters may expand HForce to include two new types
Airbus Helicopters is considering expanding its HForce generic weapons system concept to include an additional two rotorcraft types.
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Initial speed requirements pushed UH-1Y out of Huey competition
Stringent speed requirements originally set out by the US Air Force for its UH-1N Huey replacement would have pushed Bell Helicopter’s UH-1Y Venom out of the competition.
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Drone house Brazil Aircraft takes aim at the global flying target segment
Drone manufacturer Brazil Aircraft has made a discrete debut at the Latin American Aerospace and Defence exhibition, displaying great ambitions for the remote controlled target aircraft business.
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Boeing, Lockheed debate F-35C capability gaps
Compared to a Lockheed Martin F-35C, a Block III Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet will be able to detect and track stealth aircraft at long range by their heat emissions and carry a full load of external weapons for significantly longer distances, says Boeing programme manager Dan Gillian.
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NewsPICTURES: Juno and Jupiter helicopters arrive at RAF Shawbury
The first three of the UK's new training helicopters for its armed forces have arrived at their new RAF Shawbury home.
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Aurora revives Orion UAV production for 2019 delivery
Aurora Flight Sciences will revive production of the Orion ultra-long-endurance unmanned air vehicle (UAV) and the proof-of-concept aircraft will transfer from US Air Force storage to perform a series of demonstrations with the Coast Guard.
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Marine One to hit first flight this summer
Sikorsky is set to complete first flight this summer of its VH-92, the Marine One configuration of its commercial, medium lift S-92 helicopter, according to NAVAIR’s presidential helicopter replacement programme manager.
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Rockwell Collins teams with Embraer for radar technology
Embraer subsidiaries Bradar and Savis announced beginning of global cooperation with Rockwell Collins on the opening day of the Latin American Aerospace and Defence (LAAD) in Rio de Janeiro on 4 April.
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Pentagon greenlights CH-53K production
The Pentagon approved the US Navy’s Sikorsky CH-53K King Stallion to enter its production and deployment phase this week, according to a Defense Department spokesman.