All Helicopters articles – Page 8
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NewsNew Qinetiq test facility to enhance GPS jamming protection for UK military
Qinetiq is to build a new anechoic chamber test facility under a £20 million ($26 million) contract with the UK Ministry of Defence.
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NewsUS clears rotorcraft capabilities for Australia, India
The US government has cleared potential defence sales to Australia and India related to military rotorcraft.
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NewsUS Army activates new aviation command to oversee Arctic flight operations
The army’s new Alaska-based Arctic Aviation Command will oversee rotary-wing flight operations in the high north, which has become an area of increased focus for the USA, Russia and China.
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NewsUS government clears South Korea’s follow-on AH-64E buy
The US government has cleared the potential sale of 36 Boeing AH-64E Apache attack helicopters to South Korea.
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NewsSikorsky delivers final VH-92A presidential helicopter
Rotorcraft manufacturer Sikorsky has turned over the 23rd and final VH-92A presidential helicopter to the US Marine Corps, completing the programme of record for the new fleet of vertical lift aircraft for the US president.
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NewsAirbus Helicopters chief confident on H160M quantities as final assembly gets under way
Airbus Helicopters chief executive Bruno Even is confident that there will be no reduction in the quantity of H160M Guepards being purchased by France – provided the airframer can successfully deliver on its promises.
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NewsTaliban flies US and Soviet helicopters in Afghanistan military parade
In an event marking three years since the militant group overran the capital of Afghanistan, forces of the ruling Taliban government showed off a host of military hardware captured from the now defunct Afghan National Army, including US- and Soviet-made helicopters of various types.
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NewsArcher delivers first Midnight aircraft to USAF
The electric vertical take-off and landing vehicle is the first of up to six that Archer intends to deliver to the service.
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NewsAirbus Helicopters stays hopeful of European collaboration on future military rotorcraft
Airbus Helicopters chief executive Bruno Even remains hopeful that it can forge a partnership with Leonardo to develop a next-generation European military helicopter, despite its rival partnering with US manufacturer Bell to promote tiltrotor-based platforms.
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NewsPoland finalises order for 96 Apache attack helicopters
Poland has formalised an order for nearly 100 Boeing AH-64E Apache attack helicopters in a deal worth over $10 billion.
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NewsLeonardo turns to AW101 helicopter work to further diversify Grottaglie 787 plant
Leonardo has detailed additional diversification efforts at its Grottaglie aerostructures plant in southern Italy, including the likely transfer of parts production for the AW101 heavy military helicopter, as it moves to reduce the site’s “dangerous” overreliance on the Boeing 787.
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NewsUSMC cites pilot error in 2023 fatal Osprey crash in Australia
Investigators have concluded that a loss of situational awareness by the pilot, rather than any material or mechanical failure, caused the August 2023 crash of a Bell-Boeing V-22 tiltrotor near Darwin, Australia that killed three US Marine Corps personnel.
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NewsNorthrop seals South Korea pact for Surion minesweeping system
Northrop Grumman has signed a memorandum of understanding with South Korean firm Genohco related to its contract to supply the Airborne Laser Mine Detection System for the minesweeping variant of the Korea Aerospace Industries KUH-1 Surion.
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NewsGE Aerospace offset deal anticipates big Polish AH-64E buy
GE Aerospace has entered a Polish offset agreement related to Warsaw’s prospective acquisition of 96 Boeing AH-64E Apache attack helicopters.
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NewsBoeing delivers first MH-139A produced under low-rate contract
Boeing has delivered to the US Air Force (USAF) the first MH-139A Grey Wolf helicopter produced under the company’s initial low-rate production contract.
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NewsUS Army cleared to order six FLRAA prototypes as programme passes milestone
The US Army has green-lighted the next development phase of its Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) programme, clearing the service to order six prototypes from developer Bell.
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NewsSlovakia advances on $600m AH-1Z attack helicopter acquisition
NATO member Slovakia has edged a step closer to acquiring an attack helicopter capability, after the US Department of State approved a deal to supply it with 12 Bell AH-1Zs. Worth a potential $600 million, the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) programme deal also will provide two spare GE Aerospace T700-401 ...
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NewsNATO awards next-generation rotorcraft concept study work to three airframers
An initiative led by a group of NATO members to develop a next-generation rotorcraft to enter service in the coming decades has moved a step forward with the award of concept study contracts to Airbus, Leonardo and Sikorsky.
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NewsLeonardo modifying AW09 light-single for Royal Navy Proteus demonstrator
Leonardo Helicopters has based its initial Proteus uncrewed technology demonstrator on the AW09 light-single, FlightGlobal can reveal.
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NewsGE discloses plans for ‘revolutionary’ new helicopter engine in partnership with Airbus
GE Aerospace appears poised to develop a “revolutionary” new turboshaft engine for rotary-wing applications in a project with Airbus Helicopters.
