All Helicopters articles – Page 58
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Lockheed tries reducing F-35 costs with new supplier contracts
Lockheed Martin is trying to improve its parts inventory and reduce the cost to sustain the F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter with more long-term Performance Based Logistics (PBL) contracts and Master Repair Agreements (MRA) with its suppliers.
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USA and Japan confident China won’t find missing F-35A wreckage
The defence chiefs of the USA and Japan are confident that despite being unable to find much of the wreckage of the Lockheed Martin F-35A that crashed off the coast of Japan on 9 April, China won’t be able to recover pieces of the jet.
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Bell promises to build 407GXi in USA if selected by US Navy
Bell has confirmed that if selected for US Navy’s TH-XX trainer contest, its 407GXi will be assembled at a facility in Ozark, Alabama.
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Bell to use 525 helicopter technology for US Army FARA bid
Bell broke its silence on the US Army’s Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) competition on 17 April when it said in an earnings conference call it would offer a helicopter proposal, not a tiltrotor as some had expected.
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Airbus Helicopters gets Australian Tiger support extension
Airbus Helicopters has received a contract extension related to the Tiger attack helicopters operated by the Australian army.
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Chinook Block II delay vexes Boeing
The US Army’s decision to delay Block II upgrades to its CH-47F Chinook fleet for five years has left a sizable hole in Boeing’s production schedule.
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Distributed Aperture Sensor test flown on Bell V-280
Lockheed Martin’s Pilotage Distributed Aperture Sensor (PDAS) was test flown aboard the Bell V-280 Valor tiltrotor in March.
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US Army undecided on FLRAA acquisition numbers
The US Army may not replace its Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk utility helicopter fleet one-for-one with its next generation of Future Long Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA).
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AVX, L3 unveil coxial helicopter design for FARA
AVX Aircraft and L3 Technologies have unveiled their joint coaxial helicopter design for the US Army’s Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft competitive prototype programme.
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Bell V-280 Valor tiltrotor reaches 300kt
Bell pushed its V-280 Valor tiltrotor to 300kt (556km/h) in a March test flight, surpassing its previous top speed for which it is named, 280kt.
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Collins eyes ‘must-win’ role in Future Vertical Lift
Bell, Sikorsky and Boeing get most of the headlines when it comes to the US Army’s search for a new set of rotorcraft under the Future Vertical Lift (FVL) programme, but component makers are watching closely and investing heavily to win part of what is set to be a multi-billion ...
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Presidential helicopter replacement cost to fall by $230m
Projected total costs for 23 new Sikorsky VH-92As, aircraft for the Presidential Helicopter Replacement programme, have declined $230 million from a previous estimate.
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Light helos target Australian special forces opportunity
Bell, Airbus Helicopters, and Leonardo are gearing up to address Canberra’s requirement for 20 special forces rotorcraft.
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US Marine Corps to add more autonomy to Kaman K-Max helicopters
The US Marine Corps (USMC) plans to retrofit its two Kaman K-Max helicopters with additional autonomous capabilities to further its cargo delivery experimentation with the aircraft.
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PICTURE: KAI Light Attack Helicopter in engine ground test
Korea Aerospace Industries has conducted the first engine ground test for its developmental Light Attack Helicopter (LAH).
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Northrop awarded $3.2bn for 24 additional E-2Ds
The US Navy (USN) has awarded Northrop Grumman a $3.2 billion multiyear procurement contract for the purchase of 24 E-2D Advanced Hawkeye airborne early warning & control (AEW&C) aircraft.
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Lockheed F-35 Joint Strike Fighter programme to get new director
President Donald Trump nominated US Air Force Major General Eric T. Fick for appointment to the rank of lieutenant general and assignment as director of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) programme.
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Search underway for missing Japanese Lockheed Martin F-35
The radar wake of a Japanese F-35A stealth fighter disappeared over the Pacific Ocean about 73nm (135km) east of Misawa air base on 9 April at 19:27 local time.
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GAO deals blow to MD Helicopters’ FARA prototype bid
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) denied a MD Helicopter protest of the decision by the US Army Future Command to not contract with the company to develop a Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) competitive prototype.
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Poland to acquire AW101 helicopters for anti-submarine duties
Warsaw will sign a production contract with Leonardo Helicopters later this month covering its purchase of AW101s configured for anti-submarine warfare duties with the Polish navy.