All Helicopters articles – Page 178

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    Jordan picks Robinson R44 as MD500 replacement

    16 Oct 2014

    ​Jordan has selected the Robinson R44 Raven II to replace its fleet of aged MD Helicopters MD500Ds which have been in service since 1981.

  • Karem tiltrotor
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    Karem Aircraft confident military investment will bear fruit

    16 Oct 2014

    ​The owner of Karem Aircraft, which was passed over by the US Army for a spot in the joint multi-role technology demonstration (JMR-TD) programme, says the company could still contribute to the future of US military rotorcraft.

  • RAF Reaper full size - RAF
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    RAF Reapers to operate over Iraq

    16 Oct 2014

    ​The UK government has confirmed that it is in the process of redeploying some of its ten General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper unmanned air vehicles to support the USA-led coalition’s air strikes against Islamic State militants in Iraq.

  • AW149
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    Italian air force continues AW149 evaluations

    16 Oct 2014

    ​Italy's air force is continuing operational evaluations of the AgustaWestland AW149 super-medium helicopter as it weighs up an order for the 8.3t rotorcraft.

  • Luftwaffe A400M maiden flight - Airbus
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    Germany's first A400M conducts maiden flight

    15 Oct 2014

    ​The German air force’s first Airbus Defence and Space A400M Atlas tactical transport made its maiden flight on 14 October ahead of its expected delivery in November.

  • V-280 Valor
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    Bell debuts full-scale V-280 tiltrotor mockup

    14 Oct 2014

    ​Bell Helicopter unveiled on 13 October the first full-scale mockup of it V-280 Valor tiltrotor aircraft that is the company’s entry into the joint multi-role technology demonstration (JMR-TD) program.

  • DARPA TERN concept
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    DARPA advances ship-based MALE UAV concept

    14 Oct 2014

    The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is a step closer to demonstrating the launch and recovery of a medium-sized unmanned air vehicle from a small vessel, following a $19 million preliminary design contract award to AeroVironment.

  • Algerian Lynx - Andrew Morley
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    New Algerian Super Lynx nears delivery

    14 Oct 2014

    ​AgustaWestland is close to delivering its first of six new Super Lynx 300-series helicopters to the Algerian navy, with the manufacturer having recently conducted flight trials of the type carrying South African-produced missiles.

  • AH-64 - US Air Force
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    US Army details combat experience with AH-64E

    14 Oct 2014

    ​The US Army is counting on the Boeing AH-64 Apache attack helicopter to remain in service for the foreseeable future, which will require incremental upgrades beyond the most up-to-date E model that have already seen thousands of hours of combat.

  • JLENS Raytheon
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    JLENS undergoes command and control integration testing

    13 Oct 2014

    ​Raytheon has completed software integration testing of the US Army’s new aerostat-based radar system with the necessary command and control (C2) systems that will be required during its first deployment above Washington, DC towards the end of the year.

  • Seahawk Turkey - Tolga Ozbek
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    Four killed in Turkish Seahawk crash

    13 Oct 2014

    ​The four-man crew of a Turkish navy-operated Sikorsky S-70B Seahawk were killed when their helicopter crashed on 12 October.

  • Danish AW101 - Rex Features
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    Danish AW101 damaged in Afghan mishap

    12 Oct 2014

    ​One of Denmark’s AgustaWestland AW101 transport helicopters has been damaged in a landing incident in Afghanistan, the nation’s defence ministry has confirmed.

  • G222 scrap
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    Afghan G222s scrapped for pennies on the dollar

    10 Oct 2014

    ​The majority of a fleet of transport aircraft purchased by the US Air Force on behalf of the Afghan National Army Air Corps (ANAAC) has been scrapped for a fraction of their original price tag.

  • F-16 SLEP 640
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    US Air Force moves ahead with F-16 service life extension

    9 Oct 2014

    ​The US Air Force is pushing ahead with an effort to extend the service lives of 300 Lockheed Martin F-16C/D fighters as a stopgap measure until the F-35 Lightning II is operational in sufficient numbers.

  • News

    Philippines invites bids for ASW helicopters

    7 Oct 2014

    The Philippines has issued a tender for two anti-submarine warfare helicopters, with bidding to commence on 21 October.

  • G550 CAEW
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    US Navy to order Gulfstream jet for test-range surveillance

    6 Oct 2014

    ​The US Navy announced on 6 October its will purchase a Gulfstream G550 modified to carry the conformal airborne early warning system (CAEW).

  • News

    DOD IG blasts USAF Reaper spending

    3 Oct 2014

    ​The US Air Force could waste nearly $9 billion on purchasing, operating and maintaining unmanned air vehicles it does not need, the Pentagon Inspector General (IG) has found.

  • ICH-47F flies - AgustaWestland
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    Italian army receives first F-model Chinooks

    3 Oct 2014

    ​AgustaWestland delivered the Italian army's first two ICH-47F Chinook transport helicopters on 2 October, during a ceremony held at its Vergiate plant near Varese.

  • B-52H refuel
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    US Air Force again seeks to upgrade B-52H radars

    3 Oct 2014

    The US Air Force is breathing new life into an effort to upgrade the radar systems in its fleet of Boeing B-52H bombers initially announced four years ago.

  • S-97 Raider - Sikorsky
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    Sikorsky rolls-out high-speed Raider rotorcraft

    2 Oct 2014

    Sikorsky has completed the prototype for a revolutionary rotorcraft design that could dramatically improve the speed and hover capabilities of traditional helicopter.