Helicopters – Page 271
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India could seek foreign help for light combat aircraft
India could seek outside help with flight testing of its indigenous Tejas Light Combat Aircraft ...
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NewsEADS waves off bid for Air Force One replacement
EADS North America (NA) will abstain from an opportunity to usurp Boeing as the next supplier for the US presidential aircraft fleet.
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USAF to unleash 'Gorgon Stare' sensor in 2010
The US Air Force plans to a field a new sensor pod in 2010 that is expected to revolutionise tactical-level intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance...
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Boeing spins quality line
Philadelphia rotorcraft plant takes confidence from new focus on process management
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Battling birdstrikes
Assuming the US Airways Airbus A320 ditched in New York's Hudson river two weeks ago proves to have been brought down by Canada geese, the incident will...
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NewsCongress rallies to support F-22 extension
Hundreds of US legislators have urged President Barack Obama to approve funds to stretch Lockheed Martin F-22 production by another year ...
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Eurocopter looks across Atlantic for European heavylift helicopter
Eurocopter is seeking to pursue transatlantic co-operation to develop a helicopter for a European Defence Agency heavylift programme, chief executive Lutz...
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Boeing touts Super Hornet credentials for Danish fighter deal
Boeing is stepping up its campaign to offer the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet to Denmark, with two US Navy examples scheduled to visit Copenhagen in early February. "Denmark...
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NewsIAI's Heron UAV to make maritime patrol debut
Israel will begin flying maritime patrol sorties over the Mediterranean Sea by mid-2009 using modified Israel Aerospace Industries Heron UAVs ...
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Eurocopter to compete for Bell's lost US Army contract
Eurocopter will participate in the reopened competition to develop and build a new armed reconnaissance helicopter to replace the US Army's Bell OH-58 Kiowa...
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Obama: Defence knowns and unknowns
The US defence sector is flourishing - but the administration will need to sort out some inherited complications...
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Obama: Government subsidies in the fray
America's new president takes office with European-US disputes still to be resolved by the World Trade Organisation...
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Aircraft lessors hunker down for grim 2009
The debt crisis will hit hard in 2009 - and inhibit much-needed consolidation
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This Week briefings
UK secretary of state for transport Geoff Hoon has approved plans for a third London Heathrow runway...
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Where next for the Airbus Military A400M?
After maintaining an optimistic front throughout last year, EADS has finally conceded that the problems facing Europe's Airbus Military A400M programme are...
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NewsUK reveals 'contingency plans' following fresh A400M delay
The UK is maintaining its tough stance in the wake of EADS's announcement of fresh schedule delays to the Airbus Military A400M transport project ...
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US Army aviation seeks second wave of modernisation
The US Army aviation community is gearing up to launch a second wave of modernisation programmes amid a climate of increasing budget pressures and the taint...
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NewsBoeing marks aerial refuelling first for 737 family
Boeing has completed the first aerial refueling of the 737-700 Wedgetail airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft for Australia.
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BAE Systems to land Nimrod MRA4 in-service support deal
BAE Systems is poised to receive a non-competitive contract to develop and implement an in-service support system for the Royal Air Force's future fleet...
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Canada's CMC secures government funding for integrated cockpit research
Canada's CMC Electronics has launched a C$149 million ($122 million) government-backed research project, which should result in the development of new generation...