Helicopters – Page 273
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UK steps up helicopter training exercises
Today's military air arms are faced with a major challenge: to meet the maxim to "train like you fight" while overcoming severe restrictions in equipment, personnel or budget, and sustaining often long-running commitments to combat or peacekeeping operations.
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NewsFlightBlogger: Airbus 787 intel brief exposed
A 46-page Airbus document titled "Boeing 787 Lessons Learnt" examines key design, weight, engine, certification, production and schedule issues facing the Dreamliner, offering a glimpse inside the industry's competitive intelligence practices.
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NewsBoeing seeks alternate uses for Airborne Laser
As well as downing ballistic missiles, the YAL-1 Airborne Laser could be used to engage aircraft and cruise missiles, believes Boeing ...
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FLIGHT TEST: Pilatus PC-21 - Fast learner
Can one aircraft replace three or four? The new Pilatus PC-21, with its range of sophisticated embedded systems, looks as if it could ...
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V-22, CH-47 restarts after five-day hiatus
Manufacturing lines for the BellBoeing V-22 Osprey and CH-47 Chinook resumed production today after a five-day hiatus.
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Seville aims for top European aerospace billing
REGIONS An airlift for Seville The southern Spanish city is not letting the A400M crisis derail its plans to establish itself as a major European...
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Basque aerospace skills benefit Airbus and Boeing
MANUFACTURING Basqueing in glory Airbus and Boeing are both benefiting from the engineering and manufacturing skills of north-west Spain niall...
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BAE Systems powers up first production Nimrod MRA4
BAE Systems has achieved the power-on milestone for the first of nine Nimrod MRA4s on firm order for the UK Royal Air Force ...
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NewsUK's ASTOR system achieves delayed in-service date
The UK's Airborne Standoff Radar system has made its operational debut over Afghanistan, with two Sentinel R1 aircraft deployed ...
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Rivals ready to battle over MFTS basic trainer
The UK Ministry of Defence is expected in December to seek expressions of interest from potential suppliers of a new fleet of basic trainers to replace the...