All Helicopters articles – Page 191
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UAE raises possible deal for "Block 61" F-16
A routine disclosure by the US Department of Defense reveals the UAE has increased the size and scope of a potential Lockheed Martin F-16 order, which now includes a mysterious “Block 61” designation.
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NewsF-35 awaits capability boost from Block 4 software
Testing will soon begin on the next-generation Block 4 software expected to provide a significant capability boost to Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.
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NewsRAF takes delivery of first three Chinook HC6s
The UK Royal Air Force has taken delivery of the first three Boeing CH-47 Chinook HC6 helicopters from an order for 14 of the heavy-lift transport type.
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NewsUS Army to acquire 20 more Lakotas
A US spending bill expected to become law will provide the US Army with funds to acquire 20 more Airbus Helicopters UH-72A Lakotas.
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NewsDespite reports, Sikorsky CRH contract is not done deal
The future of US Air Force’s next-generation combat rescue helicopter (CRH) programme remains uncertain despite an expected injection of more than $300 million in fiscal year 2014.
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NewsBolivia seals order for six AS332s for drug enforcement role
Bolivia's air force has ordered six Airbus Helicopters AS332c1e rotorcraft to perform civil protection and drug enforcement missions.
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NewsIN FOCUS: UK to retain remotely-piloted advantage, RAF says
Unmanned air systems have become such a key element of the UK’s military operations in Afghanistan that the nation’s armed services are intent on retaining such capabilities long after they complete their combat involvement there late in 2014.
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NewsBoeing assembles final KC-46A test aircraft
Boeing is now assembling the last of four KC-46A test aircraft that the company is producing for the US Air Force’s next-generation aerial refueling tanker programme, the Chicago-based company announces.
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NewsRoyal Navy ready to launch ScanEagle operations
The UK Royal Navy is poised to conduct its first operational flights with the Boeing/Insitu ScanEagle unmanned air system, as the service continues to evaluate its long-term requirements for such equipment.
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NewsUS spending bill would trim US military procurement in fiscal year 2014
The $1.1 trillion proposed spending bill released by the US Congress earlier this week would provide the US Department of Defense with $487 billion in spending in fiscal year 2014, roughly the same amount as was allocated in fiscal year 2013.
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Israel requests six-aircraft V-22 purchase
Israel is advancing with its plans to field the Bell Boeing V-22 tiltrotor transport, with its acquisition of a six-strong fleet to be worth more than $1 billion.
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NewsImproved Apaches could fulfill Kiowa Warrior's role: top procurement official
If the US Army decides to retire its aging fleet of Bell OH-58 Kiowa Warrior reconnaissance helicopters, the fleet should be grounded promptly to save scare financial resources, says a top army procurement official.
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NewsUS Army orders more BAE missile warning systems
The US Army has signed a $39 million contract to purchase 300 of BAE Systems’ third-generation Common Missile Warning System.
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NewsLockheed moves forward with Finland’s JASSM integration
Lockheed Martin has been awarded $13.3 million to continue integrating its JASSM cruise missile on Finland’s Boeing F/A-18C/D Hornet fighters.
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NewsBoeing's Challenger-based maritime surveillance aircraft nears first flight
Boeing’s maritime surveillance aircraft (MSA) demonstrator will soon take to the skies.
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NewsLockheed gets fresh JASSM orders from USAF
The US Air Force has awarded $449 million in contracts to Lockheed Martin to produce additional AGM-158 joint air-to-surface standoff missiles (JASSM), the company says.
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NewsPICTURES: China pushes ahead with military helicopter programmes
Recent images from the Chinese internet suggest that Beijing is making significant progress with its military helicopter programmes.
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NewsPICTURE: USAF returns fire-damaged B-2 to service
The US Air Force and Northrop Grumman have completed a nearly four-year maintenance process to return one of the service’s fire-damaged B-2 bombers to active service.
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NewsPICTURE: Pave Hawk crash investigation continues
Investigators trying to piece together what caused a US Air Force Sikorsky HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter to crash in the UK on 7 January are working within a debris field “the size of a football pitch”.
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NewsUK officials investigate fatal USAF helicopter crash
Investigations have been launched to determine what caused a US Air Force Sikorsky HH-60G combat search and rescue helicopter to crash during a training sortie being flown from RAF Lakenheath in Suffolk, the UK on 7 January.