All Helicopters articles – Page 60
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ANALYSIS: Turkey ban to wipe out 20% of F-35 sales in Europe
Lockheed Martin was building several F-35A Lightning IIs for Turkey on its production line in Fort Worth, Texas when FlightGlobal toured the factory floor on 9 May. A small version of the country’s flag, red with a white star and crescent moon, was optimistically posted in front of each fuselage ...
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United Technologies, Raytheon announce massive merger
The aerospace units of United Technologies - Collins Aerospace and Pratt & Whitney - are to be merged with Raytheon.
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InstantEye launches extended-range Mk-3 microdrone
InstantEye has launched a new long-endurance variant of the Mk-3 GEN4D quadcopter that can fly for more than 50min.
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OpinionNext generation of fighters offers new opportunities
The Paris air show serves many purposes, but none so much as an arms bazaar – expect Le Bourget to be crowded with spangly generals shopping for new fighters.
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Optionally piloted Sikorsky UH-60A makes first manned flight
A Sikorsky UH-60A that was retrofitted with fly-by-wire controls and an autonomous flight control kit made its first manned flight on 29 May in West Palm Beach, Florida.
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All Nippon Airways brings Virgin Orbit to Asia
The parent company of All Nippon Airways will partner with air launch company Virgin Orbit by granting it access to the fleets of Japan's largest airline to send small satellites into Earth orbit with its wing-carried LauncherOne rockets.
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L3 wins $500m contract to upgrade avionics on 176 C-130Hs
L3 Technologies has been awarded a $500 million contract for a major avionics upgrade of 176 Lockheed Martin C-130H tactical transports flown by the US Air National Guard and US Air Force Reserve Command.
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Jordan military tries to sell off ‘knock-off’ Chinese drones
The Royal Jordanian Army and Air Force (RJAF) are attempting to sell more than two dozen aircraft, including six recently delivered Rainbow CH-4B unmanned air vehicles (UAV), built by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC).
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Insitu sells 34 ScanEagle drones to Southeast Asian countries
Insitu was awarded a $47.9 million contract to deliver 34 ScanEagle unmanned air vehicles (UAV) to Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines and Vietnam.
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GAO denies ATEC protest on UH-60 and AH-64 engine replacements
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) denied Advanced Turbine Engine Company’s (ATEC) protest of the US Army decision to select GE Aviation's T901-GE-900 for its Improved Turbine Engine Program (ITEP).
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NewsJapan receives first E-2D Advanced Hawkeye
The Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) has taken delivery of its first Northrop Grumman E-2D Advanced Hawkeye airborne early warning & control (AEW&C) aircraft.
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Saab ready to offer Canadian-built Gripen fighters to Ottawa
Saab is ready to offer 88 Canadian-built Gripen fighters to Ottawa, should it be required in the final request for proposals (RFP).
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Viking to market para-public DHC-6 Twin Otter on world tour
Viking Air plans to fly a para-public variant of the DHC-6-400 Twin Otter, called the Guardian 400, around the world starting in September.
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Middle East demand could boost F-35 sales to 4,600 units: Lockheed
Lockheed Martin believes that worldwide sales of the F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter could reach 4,600 units, a 15 percent increase from its previous projection.
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Boeing wins $259m USAF weapon planning software contract
Boeing subsidiary Tapestry Solutions has won a 10-year contract worth up to $259 million from the US Air Force (USAF) to provide Weapon Planning Software for the service’s combat aircraft.
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Pompeo pushes $8.1bn in arms sales citing unnamed Iranian threats
In a controversial move, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, citing unnamed threats from Iran, bypassed approval from the US Congress and pushed through the sale of $8.1 billion of arms to Jordan, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia.
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USAF claims 100 years cut from weapons development cycles
The US Air Force claims to have cut 100.5 years of what it deems “unnecessary schedule” from its weapons development programmes since May 2018.
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US Navy awards Raytheon $235m for 23 JPALS units
The US Navy (USN) awarded Raytheon a $235 million contract for 23 units of the company’s Joint Precision Approach and Landing Systems (JPALS).
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Air Force Secretary nominee has wealth of space-related experience
President Donald Trump nominated Barbara Barrett, former chairman of Aerospace Corporation, to be the next Secretary of the Air Force.
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Boeing to test CH-47 Chinook with two 7,500shp engines
Boeing plans to soon test fly a legacy CH-47 Chinook helicopter with two GE Aviation T408 turboshaft engines, which each produce 7,500shp (5,600kW).