All Helicopters articles – Page 95

  • News

    Russia eyes new military variants of Mi-38 helicopter

    2017-10-16T15:10:54Z

    ​Russia may develop medevac and electronic warfare (EW) variants of the Mil Mi-38 helicopter, but has so far ruled out an armed model.

  • News

    Israel steps back from V-22 purchase

    2017-10-13T08:44:03Z

    The Israeli air force has frozen its evaluation of the Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey, with a senior defence source indicating that the tiltrotor is unable to perform some missions currently conducted using its Sikorsky CH-53 transport helicopters.

  • News

    ​Second Raider prototype to fly by early 2018

    2017-10-11T21:40:20Z

    Sikorsky will fly its second S-97 prototype early next year, following the crash of the first Raider helicopter in August.

  • News

    ​US Army all in for FVL

    2017-10-11T21:09:39Z

    US Army chief of staff Gen Mark Milley and acting Secretary Ryan McCarthy confirmed the service is pushing the Future Vertical Lift programme over incremental block upgrades during this week’s annual AUSA conference in Washington, DC.

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    US Army eyes laser addition for rotorcraft fleet

    2017-10-11T15:54:35Z

    The US Army is pursuing a high-energy laser (HEL) capability for its rotorcraft and fixed-wing assets, following a successful test on a Boeing AH-64 Apache attack helicopter.

  • Analysis

    ​ANALYSIS: Fire and fury, the next Korean air war

    2017-10-10T10:45:27Z

    A second Korean conflict has never been far from the minds of American and South Korean defence planners. The conflict of 1950-1953, which claimed over 1 million lives, never actually ended: an armistice stopped the fighting, but technically Seoul and Pyongyang are still at war, pending a "final peaceful settlement". ...

  • News

    Bell pushes Valor’s first flight past September

    2017-10-03T21:26:37Z

    Bell Helicopter did not reach first flight with its V-280 Valor on 30 September as originally announced and instead projects the tiltrotor aircraft will meet that milestone in the November timeframe, V-280’s programme manager tells FlightGlobal this week.

  • News

    Navy trainers resume flying with oxygen monitoring upgrades

    2017-09-29T23:10:42Z

    ​Naval Air System Command (NAVAIR) has installed instruments on its T-45 Goshawk trainers that measure oxygen and pressure, but its pilots are still struggling with the same type of physiological episodes that grounded the fleet last spring.

  • Afghan Black Hawk - US Air Force
    News

    PICTURE: Afghan air force welcomes first Black Hawks

    2017-09-29T09:35:23Z

    A lead cadre of Afghan air force pilots is poised to commence training on the service's first two Sikorsky UH-60A Black Hawk utility helicopters, following their delivery on 18 September.

  • News

    Leonardo flies first upgraded Brazilian Super Lynx

    2017-09-28T17:05:07Z

    ​Leonardo Helicopters has performed the maiden sortie of the first of eight upgraded Super Lynx Mk21A rotorcraft for the Brazilian navy.

  • News

    Germany lifts Tiger helicopter grounding

    2017-09-26T15:22:41Z

    Germany has lifted a flight ban on the fleet of Airbus Helicopters Tiger attack rotorcraft operated by its army, but has yet to restart operations with the type.

  • News

    Flawed control rod installation led to fatal Apache crash

    2017-09-25T13:29:42Z

    The faulty installation of a tail rotor flight control rod on a Boeing AH-64 Apache attack helicopter led to a fatal crash at Ramon base, the Israeli air force has concluded.

  • News

    Israel finalises Seahawk sensor configuration

    2017-09-25T13:29:16Z

    Israel's air force and navy have identified the intended sensor fit for a planned fleet of second-hand Sikorsky SH-60F Seahawk maritime helicopters.

  • News

    P&W offers F135 upgrade for depot insertion after 2023

    2017-09-20T16:06:57Z

    ​Pratt & Whitney will offer a drop-in thrust or fuel efficiency upgrade for the Lockheed Martin F-35’s engine as the fighter’s joint programme office develops options for the Block 4.2 upgrade package now scheduled to enter service in late 2023.

  • News

    US considers non-combat-rated subset of F-35 fleet

    2017-09-18T21:52:28Z

    ​Scores of US-owned Lockheed Martin F-35s would remain in the fleet with a software operating system rated below combat-grade under one of several cost-saving proposals under review by the Joint Programme Office.

  • News

    USAF keeps B-21 costs in check as development ramps up

    2017-09-18T21:35:28Z

    ​A secretive new stealth bomber in development by Northrop Grumman could fall in price if long-term trends hold, says the head of the US Air Force’s Rapid Capabilities Office (RCO) on 18 September.

  • News

    Saab to establish US production for T-X

    2017-09-18T19:22:38Z

    ​In an attempt to shed its foreign brand in the US Air Force trainer replacement competition, Saab will establish manufacturing and production in the United States for its Boeing/Saab T-X advanced trainer aircraft.

  • News

    Northrop Grumman acquires Orbital ATK in $9.2B deal

    2017-09-18T15:04:21Z

    ​Space and missile specialist Orbital ATK will be acquired by Northrop Grumman under a $9.2 billion agreement announced on 18 September.

  • News

    P&W completes testing on F135 engine with adaptive fan

    2017-09-18T12:11:45Z

    ​Tests this year on an F135 core engine paired with an experimental fan module featuring adaptive bypass airflow to improve fuel efficient and cooling capacity “met or exceeded expectations”, says engine manufacturer Pratt & Whitney.

  • Analysis

    ANALYSIS: Cobham helps USAF to breathe easy on OBOGS

    2017-09-15T13:52:10Z

    ​Even as the US Air Force’s Lockheed Martin F-35A soared above Le Bourget in July, oxygen issues grounded the same aircraft back home at Luke AFB, Arizona.