Helicopters – Page 260
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Special forces need boosts Turkey's Chinook request
Turkey has increased its requirement for Boeing CH-47F Chinook transport helicopters from 10 to 14 aircraft ...
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PICTURE: Hungary-based C-17 makes first outing for NATO
The first Boeing C-17 delivered to a consortium of NATO and Partnership for Peace nations is making its first deployment to Afghanistan ...
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Turkey seeks interim buy of C-27Js or C-295s
Ankara is to buy an interim airlift capability, after deliveries of its Airbus Military A400Ms have slipped into 2013 ...
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More C-17 sales possible after C-5A retirement ban lifted
A panel of US senators has voted to remove a five-year-old legal ban on retiring the US Air Force's 59 Lockheed Martin C-5As, perhaps paving the way for...
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PICTURE: RAF's first Nimrod MRA4 makes flight debut
BAE Systems' first production example of the Nimrod MRA4 surveillance aircraft has made its flight debut ...
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NewsDSEi: EADS defence chief urges UK to consider Talarion UAV
EADS hopes to advance its three-nation Talarion UAV project this year, and believes the UK should get involved ...
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NewsBrazil continues FX-2 competition, backtracks on Rafale 'selection'
Brazil is continuing to negotiate with all three bidders for a multi-billion dollar fighter contract, despite an earlier announcement of French success ...
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Bell Boeing proposes V-22 for US Army's 'Golden Hour' fleet
Bell Boeing has formally proposed the V-22 Osprey tiltrotor for what the joint venture believes is an emerging US Army requirement for a speedy aircraft...
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NewsFight for funding: UK industry calls for increased defence spending
On the eve of the DSEi show, an industry group has launched a campaign calling on the UK to boost spending on defence activities ...
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NewsAustralia signs lease deal for Israeli Heron UAVs
Australia has signed a lease agreement with a Canadian firm covering the leased operation of IAI Heron UAVs in Afghanistan ...
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Major HiFire 2 reviews set for October
An international hypersonic flight planned to test scramjet fuel combustion at eight times the speed of sound will reach two major milestones next month. To...
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Taiwan's AIDC breaks ground on composites factory
Taiwan's Aerospace Industrial Development (AIDC) has broken ground on a new facility that will design, develop and manufacture composite parts for aircraft...
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AIDC transforming to to meet new aerospace requirements
Ask Shung Yeou Kuang about the problems at Taiwan's Aerospace Industrial Development Corporation and you get a direct answer from the straight shooter.
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Opinion
Comment: Blogging into trouble
As we all grapple with the brave new world of the internet and modern communications, the actions of two Boeing employees are a stark reminder that ethical behaviour is still needed
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Taiwan moves on purchase of C-27J Spartans
Taiwan is in price negotiations to buy six Alenia Aermacchi C-27J Spartans for its armed forces, with industry sources expecting the deal to go ahead in...
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Business briefs
FLEET GROWTH HOLDS UP ILFC LEASING International Lease Finance's operating income fell 5%year-on-year to $335 million in its second quarter to the...
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AUVSI: Evergreen extends service worldwide
Evergreen Unmanned Systems (EUS) is an exhibitor with a difference. The company doesn't manufacture Unmannned Air Systems, and yet its UAVs are operating...
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AUVSI: Northrop lifts veil on Bat UAV strategy, settles dispute over Raytheon KillerBee
The Bat family of UAVs that Northrop Grumman acquired four months ago from race car-maker Swift Engineering will be offered for widely ranging applications,...
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AUVSI: GA-ASI makes second push for naval Predator B
Almost a year and a half after losing the Broad Area Maritime Surveillance contract, the head of General Atomics Aeronautical Systems...
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NewsPICTURE: Gulf state's second C-17 gets Qatar Airways livery
In a first for the Boeing C-17, the Qatar Emiri Air Force's second production aircraft has been painted in the colours of a commercial airline ...