All Helicopters articles – Page 259
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Taiwan's AIDC breaks ground on composites factory
Taiwan's Aerospace Industrial Development (AIDC) has broken ground on a new facility that will design, develop and manufacture composite parts for aircraft...
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AIDC transforming to to meet new aerospace requirements
Ask Shung Yeou Kuang about the problems at Taiwan's Aerospace Industrial Development Corporation and you get a direct answer from the straight shooter.
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Opinion
Comment: Blogging into trouble
As we all grapple with the brave new world of the internet and modern communications, the actions of two Boeing employees are a stark reminder that ethical behaviour is still needed
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Taiwan moves on purchase of C-27J Spartans
Taiwan is in price negotiations to buy six Alenia Aermacchi C-27J Spartans for its armed forces, with industry sources expecting the deal to go ahead in...
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Business briefs
FLEET GROWTH HOLDS UP ILFC LEASING International Lease Finance's operating income fell 5%year-on-year to $335 million in its second quarter to the...
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AUVSI: Evergreen extends service worldwide
Evergreen Unmanned Systems (EUS) is an exhibitor with a difference. The company doesn't manufacture Unmannned Air Systems, and yet its UAVs are operating...
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AUVSI: Northrop lifts veil on Bat UAV strategy, settles dispute over Raytheon KillerBee
The Bat family of UAVs that Northrop Grumman acquired four months ago from race car-maker Swift Engineering will be offered for widely ranging applications,...
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AUVSI: GA-ASI makes second push for naval Predator B
Almost a year and a half after losing the Broad Area Maritime Surveillance contract, the head of General Atomics Aeronautical Systems...
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NewsPICTURE: Gulf state's second C-17 gets Qatar Airways livery
In a first for the Boeing C-17, the Qatar Emiri Air Force's second production aircraft has been painted in the colours of a commercial airline ...
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AUVSI: USN moves closer to awarding STUAS deal
The battle for perhaps the last major contract to supply UAVs to the US forces for several years has entered an intense final...
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US forces plot new role for unmanned cargo resupply
Unmanned aircraft systems are set to challenge the primacy of manned helicopters for yet a new mission area: cargo resupply. The US Marine...
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AUVSI: Boeing/Insitu names Canada as possible Integrator customer
Canada may become Boeing/Insitu's first export customer for the Integrator UAS. Canada signed a contract in May for Insitu to supply the ScanEagle...
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NewsCanada signs contract for 15 CH-47F Chinooks
Ottawa has signed a contract for 15 Boeing CH-47Fs, with deliveries to start in mid-2013 ...
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NewsAUVSI: Lockheed/Kaman team and Boeing to face off for cargo UAV contract
The US Marine Corps announced on the eve of the convention that the Boeing A160T Hummingbird and the Lockheed Martin/Kaman K-MAX helicopters will compete...
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AUVSI: Boeing, Schiebel poised to reveal S-100 tie-up
Boeing is likely today to announce the Schiebel S-100 unmanned helicopter as a new partner in the UAV market. Although the company has not confirmed...
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Netherlands seeks $180 million Apache upgrade
The Netherlands plans to upgrade its fleet of Boeing AH-64D Apache Longbow attack helicopters to the US Army's Block II configuration ...
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NewsAUVSI Special: The UAVs to watch this decade
From AeroVironment to Urban Aeronautics, we list unmanned air vehicles that face major milestones in 2009 and 2010…
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US Navy approves ground surveillance role for P-8 Poseidon
The US Navy is to equip its P-8A Poseidons for overland surveillance tasks, expanding from the primary maritime patrol mission ...
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Among allies, USAF takes irregular warfare path alone
The US Air Force is considering buys of new light attack and light transport aircraft. We ask whether its allies might follow suit ...
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UK signs contract to replace Royal Navy Jetstreams
The UK has signed a delayed deal to buy four Beechcraft King Air 350ERs to perform observer training for its Royal Navy ...