All Helicopters articles – Page 61
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Northrop Grumman scramjet engine produces record thrust in test
A scramjet engine made by Northrop Grumman set a record for the highest thrust produced by an air-breathing hypersonic engine in US Air Force history.
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PICTURE: KAL-ASD conducts first flight of unmanned MD500
The Korea Airlines Aerospace Division (KAL-ASD) has conducted the maiden flight of the 500MD, an unmanned helicopter based on the MD Helicopters MD500, and laid out ambitions to create unmanned variants of other legacy types.
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Germany picks NH90 to replace Sea Lynx
Germany has selected the NH Industries NH90 as the replacement for its navy's 21-strong fleet of Westland Sea Lynx 88A anti-submarine warfare (ASW) helicopters.
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First AH-64E Apaches arrive in India
The Indian Air Force will receive its full complement of 22 Boeing AH-64E Apache attack helicopters by 2020, as its first four examples arrive at Hindan Air Force Station.
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NewsLockheed sees $3.5 billion of hypersonic work in near term
Lockheed Martin expects to sign $3.5 billion worth of hypersonic development contracts within the next two years.
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NewsPratt & Whitney wins $254m to remanufacture foreign F100 engines
Pratt & Whitney (P&W) Military Engines won a $254 million contract to remanufacture an undisclosed number of F100 engines for Foreign Military Sales customers of the USA.
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NewsRIAT: UK plans growth of military training fleet
UK defence procurement officials are evaluating an expansion of the country’s military flight training fleet, with decisions on the acquisition of new rotary- and fixed-wing aircraft due over the next 12 to 18 months.
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NewsUS Air Force flies HH-60W Combat Rescue Helicopter for first time
A pilot with the US Air Force’s (USAF) 413th flight test squadron conducted the service’s first flight of the Sikorsky HH-60W Combat Rescue Helicopter on 11 July at Sikorsky’s Development Flight Center in West Palm Beach, Florida.
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NewsRIAT: New MFTS arrivals add lift to UK pilot training
All three of the UK Royal Air Force’s (RAF’s) new fixed-wing training aircraft types will be in the static display at this year’s Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT) in the hands of military operators, following the recent completion of deliveries via Affinity Flying Training Services.
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NewsPHOTO GALLERY: All the best images from RIAT 2019
We showcase some of the hardware on display at the Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT), taking place from 19-21 July at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire.
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NewsUSA officially boots Turkey from F-35 programme
The USA officially removed Turkey from the Joint Strike Fighter programme – the international effort to develop and manufacture the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter – less than a week after the country received shipments of the first components of Russia’s S-400 anti-aircraft missile battery.
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Lockheed Martin F-35 and F-22 to miss 80% mission capability rate
The US military’s fleet of Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II and F-22 Raptor stealth fighters will fail to meet a 80% mission capability rate by September 2019 as directed by US Department of Defense.
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Trump blames Turkey-F-35 dispute on Obama-era Patriot decision
President Donald Trump blamed former President Barak Obama for Turkey’s decision to buy the S-400 missile system – a decision which has caused the USA to ban the sale of the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II to the country.
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USAF starts construction of permanent F-35 base in Europe
The US Air Force (USAF) and the UK Ministry of Defence’s (MoD) Defence Infrastructure Organisation broke ground during a ceremony on new Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II infrastructure at RAF Lakenheath on 15 July.
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NewsEverything you need to know about RIAT 2019
With the UK’s summer air show season now hitting full stride, FlightGlobal looks ahead to arguably its finest offering: the 19-21 July Royal International Air Tattoo.
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ANALYSIS: Skyworks gyrocopter returns from the brink
Skyworks Global’s retro gyrocopter concept took a turn back toward the serious via a partnership with Northrop Grumman-owned Scaled Composites to design, build and test its first prototype aircraft.
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France eyes Chinook helicopter acquisition
France is considering the acquisition of an undisclosed number of special forces-roled Boeing CH-47 Chinook heavy-lift helicopters for its air force.
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USA clears Greek MH-60R acquisition
The US government has cleared the potential sale of seven Lockheed Martin/Sikorsky MH-60R multi-mission helicopters to Greece.
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Turkey defies USA by taking delivery of Russian S-400 missiles
Defying threats from the USA that it would be cut from the F-35 stealth fighter programme, Turkey took delivery of the first batch of components for the Russian-built S-400 surface-to-air missile system on 12 July.
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Boeing B-52 bombers to get new Raytheon AESA radars
The US Air Force (USAF) plans to upgrade the radar on its fleet of Boeing B-52 Stratofortress bombers to new active electronically scanned array (AESA) systems, which will be developed by Raytheon.
