Helicopters – Page 107
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NewsFlightGlobal launches Insight channel
A new dedicated space on flightglobal.com designed to showcase FlightGlobal’s market expertise, depth of data, and opinion, as well as encouraging debate around key topics, has been launched by FlightGlobal
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JAPAN AEROSPACE: Bell, Fuji engineers busy with UH-X specifications
Bell Helicopter is working with engineers from Fuji Heavy Industries on modification work prior to starting production of Tokyo’s 150 UH-X helicopters.
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JAPAN AEROSPACE: Honeywell eyes Japanese aircraft export potential
Honeywell senses an opportunity to partner with Japanese aerospace firms as they seek to boost their export footprint.
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JAPAN AEROSPACE: Boeing promotes F-15 as air-to-air missile truck
Boeing believes there are several upgrades that can be applied to Tokyo's fleet of F-15J air superiority fighters, which could both extend the type’s service life and greatly enhance its capabilities.
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JAPAN AEROSPACE: India US-2 deal sees no progress
Shinmaywa continues slow production of its US-2 amphibian, as it awaits word about a possible sale of the type to India.
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JAPAN AEROSPACE: Scientists ready X-2 for flight test campaign
Japan’s Acquisition Technology & Logistics Agency (ATLA) is preparing the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries X-2 aircraft for its third flight.
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JAPAN AEROSPACE: Kawasaki sees unique niche for C-2 transport
Kawasaki Heavy Industries expects to deliver its second C-2 transport aircraft to the Japanese Air Self Defence Force (JASDF) in 2017.
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JAPAN AEROSPACE: Kawasaki takes aim at international P-1 deals
Kawasaki Heavy Industries has delivered 10 P-1 maritime patrol/anti-submarine aircraft to the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF), as it eyes the chance to compete in international competitions.
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NewsPICTURES: How North Korean air power starred in Wonsan
North Korea's inaugural Wonsan Air Festival, staged in the coastal city from 24-25 September, was billed as a non-political event "organised to promote the spirit of international peace and friendship through aviation and air sports".
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NewsAirbus Helicopters hits out over 'misleading allegations' in Poland
Airbus Helicopters has delivered an angry response to the Polish government and its rivals accusing them of spreading “misleading allegations” over the collapse of a multi-billion dollar order for multirole helicopters.
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NewsPoland picks Black Hawks after end of H225M talks
Sikorsky’s Polish subsidiary PZL Mielec already appears to be benefiting from the end of acquisition talks between its rival Airbus Helicopters and the Warsaw government.
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Afghans could receive four more Embraer A-29s
The Afghan Air Force could receive four more Embraer A-29 light attack turboprop aircraft, adding to 20 already on contract, the US Air Force says in a new contracting notice.
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Airbus Helicopters works to simplify H135 production
Despite successful tests of a number of fuel-saving and noise-reducing features aboard its EC135-derived Bluecopter demonstrator, Airbus Helicopters is unlikely to transfer any of the technologies to the current iteration of its best-selling light single. Instead, the manufacturer is looking to simplify production as a means of keeping costs down ...
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NewsRoyal Navy embarks on Unmanned Warrior exercise
The UK Royal Navy kicked off its first exercise dedicated to the introduction of unmanned systems on 10 October, in a demonstration of the service’s commitment to the introduction of the technology into future operations.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Tokyo faces up to future fighter options
The Japan International Aerospace Exhibition is a rarity among air shows, occurring not every two years, but every four. It is also a moving target. This year the show is in a Tokyo conference hall. In 2012 it was held at an exhibition centre in the industrial outskirts of Nagoya. ...
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Interview
INTERVIEW: Former RAF pilot makes mark in Red Bull Air Race
After a Royal Air Force career as a Harrier pilot and Red Arrows team leader, Ben Murphy is now competing in the Red Bull Air Race’s Challenger Cup.
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Honeywell pitches upgraded T55 engine for Chinook
As the CH-47 Chinook’s prime manufacturer, Boeing, looks to a block 2 upgrade to reclaim the helicopter’s lost payload capability, Honeywell is improving the T-55 Turboshaft engine to increase its power efficiency by 25 percent.
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NewsPoland ends H225M contract talks
Poland has pulled the plug on negotiations with Airbus Helicopters related to the acquisition of 50 H225M helicopters, claiming that industrial offset proposals are not sufficiently generous.
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NewsArmy will not pursue AH-64F model Apache
As Boeing prepares for a possible F model Apache as a bridge between the legacy helicopter and the Future Vertical Lift aircraft, the US Army says it will not pursue the development of the AH-64F.
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NewsThailand orders two more H225M helicopters
Bangkok has ordered an additional pair of Airbus Helicopters H225M rotorcraft, adding to an existing fleet of four of the twin-engined type operated by the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF).