All Helicopters articles – Page 135
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NewsNorthrop: Beating heat leads sixth-generation fighter challenges
Thermal management will be a critical factor in a brewing competition to replace hundreds of Lockheed Martin F-22s and Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornets, says a top Northrop Grumman executive.
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Flying wing tailsitter emerges as last proposal for DARPA Tern contract
Northrop Grumman revealed a flying-wing tailsitter design as the company’s offering for an experimental unmanned air system that can bring Predator-sized payload and endurance to naval ships smaller than aircraft carriers.
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NewsNorthrop Grumman offers sneak-peek of full T-X concept
A private unveiling of a “slightly” outdated Northrop Grumman’s T-X advanced trainer model reveals an unmistakeable likeness with the T-38 Talon and a strategic focus on cost control to win the hotly-contested US Air Force competition.
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NewsFinal new-build Chinook HC6s delivered to UK RAF
Boeing has delivered the last of 14 new-build CH-47 Chinook HC6 helicopters to the UK's Royal Air Force, taking the service’s total inventory of the heavy-lift type to 60..
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NewsUSN moves to modify Super Hornet for Blue Angels role
The US Navy has started a process to replace the Blue Angels demonstration team’s aircraft with a squadron of Boeing F/A-18E Super Hornets.
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NewsUS Army grounds 1,100 helicopters for five days for safety review
The US Army has grounded about 1,100 helicopters for five days to refocus on safety procedures following a rash of fatal accidents in November.
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Airbus Helicopters promises to clarify offset offer for Poland
Airbus Helicopters has attempted to defuse an increasingly tense situation in Poland, with the selection of its H225M Caracal for a 50-unit order potentially at stake.
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Indonesian president rejects AW101 purchase
AgustaWestland’s hopes of selling three VVIP-configured AW101 helicopters to Indonesia appear to have been dashed after the country’s leader Joko Widodo rejected an air force plan for their acquisition.
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NewsSpain receives second NH90 helicopter
NHIndustries (NHI) has delivered the second of an eventual 22 NH90 troop transport helicopters to the Spanish army.
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NewsHelibras continues Exocet integration on H225M
Helibras has completed the first stage of laboratory work aimed at integrating the MBDA AM39 Exocet anti-ship missile onto the Airbus Helicopters H225M rotorcraft it is building for the Brazilian navy.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: RNLAF urges for rapid defence development
The Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) is in a phase of modernisation, accepting new rotorcraft and preparing for a new fighter and unmanned air vehicle.
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NewsMajor powers: Our Top 10 of military aviation strength
To coincide with the release of our world air forces directory for 2016, our Top 10 feature lists the world’s leading military fleets by operator nation. With more aircraft in its active inventory than the next six-ranked nations combined, the USA tops the chart, which draws on data originally derived ...
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AnalysisANALYSIS: World air forces face another year of conflict
With conflicts raging in several nations – notably Iraq, Syria and Yemen – and with terrorist activity having targeted Western civilians in Egypt, France and Tunisia, 2015 has been marked by crises and instability.
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USN upgrades EA-18G with long-range targeting system
The US Navy has decided to upgrade the Boeing EA-18G Growler with a new datalink and other systems that allow the aircraft to identify vessels at long-range without using radar, Boeing announced on 1 December.
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NewsAPKWS rockets delivered to Jordan for CN235 gunships
BAE Systems has delivered its Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) to Jordan to provide precision guided rocket capability for two special operations Airbus Defence & Space CN235 light gunships.
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Lockheed civil helicopter outlook worsens since Sikorsky deal
Lockheed Martin has seen the outlook worsen for a recovery in the commercial helicopter market since acquiring Sikorsky, says chief financial officer Bruce Tanner.
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Lockheed Martin wins contract to upgrade Singapore’s F-16s
Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $914 million foreign military sales contract to upgrade Singapore’s F-16 fighter jets.
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NewsBell 407-based Fire Scout completes evaluation
The Northrop Grumman MQ-8C has completed a ground-based operational assessment to clear the US Navy to prepare for a low-rate production decision next year and ship-based testing in 2017.
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German air force poised to accept first H145M rotorcraft
Airbus Helicopters will next week begin deliveries of the H145M rotorcraft to its German air force launch customer.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Bell Helicopter pushing V-22 for USAF search-and-rescue
In March 2011, during Operation "Odyssey Dawn", two US Marine Corps Bell Boeing MV-22s were instrumental in the rescue of a Boeing F-15E pilot who had ejected from his aircraft deep within hostile territory in Libya after the Strike Eagle succumbed to mechanical failure.