All Helicopters articles – Page 70
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Germany orders seven SAR-roled H145 helicopters
Airbus Helicopters has received an order from Germany for seven search and rescue-configured H145 light-twins to replace its current fleet of elderly Bell UH-1Ds.
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Russian Helicopters eyes India component work for Ka-226T
Russian Helicopters has plans for the indigenisation of Kamov Ka-226T components in India, but awaits a signed contract before moving to the next stage of the 197 rotorcraft acquisition for the country's army and air force.
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First flight of Sikorsky-Boeing SB-1 Defiant delayed until 2019
The Sikorsky-Boeing SB-1 Defiant’s first flight will not happen before the end of 2018 as expected and will likely be delayed until sometime in early 2019 after “minor” problems were discovered within the aircraft’s testbed.
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NewsRETROSPECTIVE: How the UH-1 'Huey' changed modern warfare
When the US Marine Corps received the last of its Bell UH-1Y Venom helicopters in April 2018 – some 61 years and six months after the prototype XH-40 first lifted off the ground – it was the beginning of the end for the pioneering rotorcraft.
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US Navy to buy two E-2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft
Northrop Grumman was awarded a $49.9 million contract by the US Navy for long-lead parts and associated support for the production of two E-2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft.
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USAF completes critical design review of B-21 stealth bomber
The US Air Force completed its critical design review of the Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider on 28 - 30 November.
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B61-12 nuclear bomb’s guided tail-kit approved for production
The US Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center formally approved in October start of production of the B61-12 nuclear gravity bomb’s new guided tail-kit assembly.
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USAF looks for stopgap GPS hardening for special ops C-130Js
Increased anti-GPS electronic warfare from adversaries and delays to the launch of the GPS III network are forcing the US Air Force Special Operation Command to look for GPS hardening technology for its MC-130J and EC-130J aircraft to be used as a stopgap.
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Boeing receives contract to build Japan a second KC-46A tanker
Boeing received a $159 million contract from the US Air Force to build a second KC-46A tanker for the Japan Air Self-Defense Force.
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F-35 starts Initial Operational Test and Evaluation
The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II has started Initial Operational Test and Evaluation (IOT&E) under supervision of the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation (DOT&E).
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US Navy to experiment supplying ships with autonomous cargo UAVs
The US Navy plans to experiment resupplying ships using autonomous cargo-hauling unmanned air vehicles at its Advanced Naval Technology Exercise in March 2019.
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US Marine Corps looks to buy two C-40 executive transports
The US Marine Corps intends to buy two C-40 aircraft by August 2020 as replacements for its two C-9B Skytrain executive transports.
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Sikorsky aims to push aircraft sales with Chilean office
Sikorsky’s parent company, Lockheed Martin, intends to register an office in Chile to help push aircraft sales in Latin America.
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USAF fields new aircrew mask to protect against WMD contamination
The US Air Force starting fielding its Joint Service Aircrew Mask (JSAM) for helicopter aircraft in November as part of a larger effort to shield its personnel against contamination from weapons of mass destruction.
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KC-46A completes Phase II receiver aircraft testing
The Boeing KC-46 aerial tanker programme completed its Phase II receiver certification tests after finishing three weeks of flights with F-15E aircraft out of Edwards Air Force Base, California.
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Italy first in Europe to have F-35A fleet declared initial operational capable
The Italian Air Force declared its F-35A Lightning II fleet initial operational capable on 30 November, making the force the first in Europe to achieve the mark.
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GA ASI eyes industrial collaboration projects in Japan
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA ASI) is searching for industrial defence partners in Japan to collaborate on a variety of projects related to the sale of unmanned air vehicles for national security missions to the Japanese government.
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Nigerian Air Force to receive 12 A-29 Super Tucanos
Sierra Nevada was awarded a $329 million foreign military sales contract from the US Air Force to build 12 A-29 Super Tucano aircraft for the Nigerian Air Force, which are intended for use against Islamists militants Boko Haram and ISIS.
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ANALYSIS: What went wrong at Piaggio and is there a way back?
Five years ago, with orders for its twin-pusher business aircraft dwindling, the owners of Piaggio Aerospace turned to the defence and special missions market to secure the firm’s future. At the Paris air show in 2013, the venerable Italian airframer unveiled the P.1HH HammerHead, an unmanned surveillance variant of its ...
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Lockheed Martin to start integration and production of Legion Pods for F-15C
Lockheed Martin was given two contracts from Boeing to produce and integrate 19 Legion Pods onto the US Air Force’s Boeing F-15C fleet.