All Helicopters articles – Page 269
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Picture: Boeing 737-based Wedgetails complete tests following modification in Australia
The two Boeing 737-based Wedgetail airborne early warning and control system aircraft to undergo modification in Australia completed functional check flights...
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Unmanned jammer could replace Marine Corps Prowlers
The US Marine Corps will consider replacing its radar-jamming Northrop Grumman EA-6B Prowlers primarily with a new class of unmanned aircraft systems. For...
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Northrop eyes new sales prospects as MP-RTIP enters flight test
Northrop Grumman has formally offered a powerful new sensor designed - and recently test-flown - for the RQ-4B Global Hawk unmanned air vehicle to a wide...
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Can India's aerospace manufacturers step up?
Hindustan Aeronautics is India's heaviest hitter, but can it make a global impact, and can the private sector match it?
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Business: Good week - Bad Week
Textron's rotorcraft segment hit much turbulence in 2008 when soaring costs forced the US Army to cancel its Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter....
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This Week Briefings
The Airbus Military A400M transport's Europrop International TP400-D6 powerplant has been run at "maximum...
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US Air Force kills king coal
A major initiative by the US Air Force to support alternative fuel development has been cancelled following a security and feasibility review. Montana...
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Boeing considers restarting OV-10 production after 23-year hiatus
Boeing is considering the possibility of restarting production of the venerable OV-10 Bronco turboprop ...
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Shake-up for Air Force One helicopter, fixed-wing bidders
A reported cost overrun for the US president's next helicopter fleet has loosened Lockheed Martin's grip on the contract, while the race for the prized Air...
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India could seek foreign help for light combat aircraft
India could seek outside help with flight testing of its indigenous Tejas Light Combat Aircraft ...
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EADS waves off bid for Air Force One replacement
EADS North America (NA) will abstain from an opportunity to usurp Boeing as the next supplier for the US presidential aircraft fleet.
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USAF to unleash 'Gorgon Stare' sensor in 2010
The US Air Force plans to a field a new sensor pod in 2010 that is expected to revolutionise tactical-level intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance...
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Boeing spins quality line
Philadelphia rotorcraft plant takes confidence from new focus on process management
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Battling birdstrikes
Assuming the US Airways Airbus A320 ditched in New York's Hudson river two weeks ago proves to have been brought down by Canada geese, the incident will...
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Congress rallies to support F-22 extension
Hundreds of US legislators have urged President Barack Obama to approve funds to stretch Lockheed Martin F-22 production by another year ...
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Eurocopter looks across Atlantic for European heavylift helicopter
Eurocopter is seeking to pursue transatlantic co-operation to develop a helicopter for a European Defence Agency heavylift programme, chief executive Lutz...
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Boeing touts Super Hornet credentials for Danish fighter deal
Boeing is stepping up its campaign to offer the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet to Denmark, with two US Navy examples scheduled to visit Copenhagen in early February. "Denmark...
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IAI's Heron UAV to make maritime patrol debut
Israel will begin flying maritime patrol sorties over the Mediterranean Sea by mid-2009 using modified Israel Aerospace Industries Heron UAVs ...
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Eurocopter to compete for Bell's lost US Army contract
Eurocopter will participate in the reopened competition to develop and build a new armed reconnaissance helicopter to replace the US Army's Bell OH-58 Kiowa...
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Obama: Defence knowns and unknowns
The US defence sector is flourishing - but the administration will need to sort out some inherited complications...