Helicopters – Page 274
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UK eyes more C-17s to cover A400M delay
The UK Ministry of Defence could lease or buy additional Boeing C-17 strategic transports due to uncertainties surrounding the delivery schedule for its...
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Reality check: defence industry dials up simulator fidelity
Ever expanding computer power is being put to good use in the latest generation of battlefield environment simulators that allow air and ground forces to co-operate
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Truth or consequences: testing the door on NASA’s new window on the universe
NASA's latest window on the universe is mounted in a Boeing 747SP. If all goes well the $500 million cutout for the infrared telescope will be a silent partner
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NewsBoeing halts V-22, Chinook lines after quality breach
Work on the V-22 Osprey and CH-47 Chinook have halted at Boeing's Philadelphia site while a production investigation continues ...
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Northrop wins next-generation missile warning system contract
USAF to assess two-colour infrared sensor technology
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Portugal takes delivery of first C-295 transport
Portugal has received its first EADS Casa C-295 tactical transport under a 2006 order for 12 of the type. One of seven aircraft to be delivered in...
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US Army ARH request draws wide interest from helicopter industry
US Army's resurrected ARH contest attracts interest from AgustaWestland, Boeing, EADS North America and Sikorsky ...
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MRO Special Report: EADS opens new Manching centre
EADS Military Air Systems has expanded its footprint at Manching in Bavaria, and aims to make the site a world-class centre for military MRO ...
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Pentagon adds four F-22s, but future unsettled
The US Air Force has been authorised to spend up to $50 million up to the end of January to keep the earliest pieces of the Lockheed Martin F-22 supply chain...
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CAE lands multinational training deals
CAE has received contracts worth a combined C$55 million ($44.7 million) to deliver a variety of training services to air force customers in Germany, Italy...
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Air power in demand - World Air Forces 2008
Continued hostilities in Afghanistan and Iraq, a brief conflict in Georgia and Turkish action against Kurdish rebel groups have kept air arms busy this year
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Pilot's YouTube indiscretions could trigger wider air power debate
An unidentified US Air Force Boeing F-15 pilot has become an instant YouTube star, unwittingly sharing his explicit insights about the technical and aerodynamic...
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A380 wake 'no worse' than any other heavy jet: Airbus
Airbus claims unprecedented tests of conditions experienced by aircraft following the Airbus A380 in flight demonstrate that the wake turbulence it creates...
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Helicopter missile warning systems poised for next major leap
US Navy and Marine Corps officials will look to stretch the state of missile warning technology for rotary- and fixed-wing aircraft with a major contract...
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This Week briefings
Bell Helicopter last week laid off around 500 employees, representing 4% of its total workforce and...
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Malaysia's maritime agency confirms AW139 helicopter orders
AgustaWestland has completed the sale of three AW139 medium twin helicopters ...
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Business briefs
Sales and pre-tax profits at engineering group GKN for the nine months to the end...