Helicopters – Page 56
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Bell may shun conventional helicopter for clean-sheet design
Bell's next-clean sheet development is unlikely to be a conventional helicopter, according to chief executive Mitch Snyder, who instead sees greater benefit in tiltrotor and urban air mobility (UAM) designs.
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PARIS: DGA pushes ahead with Guepard helicopter definition
France's DGA procurement agency is working through the definition process for the new H160M Guepard helicopters it is acquiring for all three branches of the country's armed forces under the HIL programme.
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Iran claims shoot down of RQ-4 Global Hawk
Further raising tensions in the Middle East, the government of Iran claims to have shot down a Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned air vehicle (UAV) over Kuh Mubarak, a coastal area of Iran at the entrance to the Strait of Hormuz.
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NewsPARIS: All the best images from the show
All the best images from on the ground at the 2019 Paris air show.
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NewsPARIS: StormBreaker foul-weather precision bomb to IOC in 2019
The US Air Force is likely to declare Raytheon’s foul-weather precision bomb, the StormBreaker, to have initial operational capability (IOC) on the Boeing F-15 fighter before the end of 2019.
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NewsPARIS: Pentagon threatens to cut out European suppliers
The US Department of Defense (DoD) is considering a range of responses – including threatening to cut out European companies from its supply base – should the EU adopt policies that prevent American companies from being able to compete for contracts within joint European military projects.
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NewsPARIS: USAF still finding FOD in Boeing KC-46 and expects more
The US Air Force (USAF) continues to find foreign object debris (FOD) inside the Boeing KC-46A Pegasus in-flight refuelling tanker, including loose material found this week, and it expects to discover objects for the foreseeable future.
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PARIS: RAS highlights ambitions in special mission space
MRO firm Rheinland Air Service (RAS) is highlighting its special mission aircraft business, exhibiting an ATR 72-500 that it modified for the Pakistan Navy.
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NewsPARIS: Embraer KC-390 delivery to Brazil delayed a few months
Embraer plans to deliver its first KC-390 transport to the Brazilian air force in the next few months, after a further slight delay from its original plan to hand over the aircraft at the end of 2018.
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PARIS: CH-53K only solution for Germany, says Sikorsky
Sikorsky arrives at Paris with a simple message: if you want a 21st century heavy-lift helicopter, then the only solution is the CH-53K King Stallion.
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PARIS: Sikorsky defiant on SB-1 timeline
Sikorsky hopes that it can re-invigorate the test programme for the SB-1 Defiant high-speed helicopter it is developing in partnership with Boeing, after a delayed maiden sortie and sluggish start to flight evaluations.
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USAF B-52 in carry test of hypersonic ARRW missile
The US Air Force (USAF) conducted a carry test flight of its AGM-183A Air Launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW) on a Boeing B-52 Stratofortress aircraft on 12 June at Edwards AFB in California.
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USAF forced to move Boeing KC-46A funds to sustain older KC-135s
The US Air Force (USAF) plans to move $57 million in FY2020 funds from the Boeing KC-46A Pegasus in-flight refuelling tanker programme to support the cost of flying and maintaining its fleet of older KC-135 Stratotankers longer than it expected.
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Sikorsky awarded $542m to build six ‘Marine One’ helicopters
Sikorsky was awarded a $542 million contract from the US Navy (USN) to build six production VH-92A Presidential Helicopters, an aircraft which will be known by the call sign “Marine One” when the president of the USA flies aboard.
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NewsAerospace squirming in technology grip
While visitors to the Paris air show naturally focus much of their attention on aircraft – big and shiny or black and stealthy, thundering, manoeuvrable and headline-grabbing – much of that attention is misplaced, at least in the realm of military aviation. In short – and it’s an argument that ...
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Pentagon, Lockheed in $34 billion F-35 deal
In what is billed as the largest procurement contract in the history of the Department of Defense (DoD), Lockheed Martin and the Pentagon reached a $34 billion “handshake agreement” for hundreds of F-35 Lightning II stealth fighters.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Turkey ban to wipe out 20% of F-35 sales in Europe
Lockheed Martin was building several F-35A Lightning IIs for Turkey on its production line in Fort Worth, Texas when FlightGlobal toured the factory floor on 9 May. A small version of the country’s flag, red with a white star and crescent moon, was optimistically posted in front of each fuselage ...
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United Technologies, Raytheon announce massive merger
The aerospace units of United Technologies - Collins Aerospace and Pratt & Whitney - are to be merged with Raytheon.
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InstantEye launches extended-range Mk-3 microdrone
InstantEye has launched a new long-endurance variant of the Mk-3 GEN4D quadcopter that can fly for more than 50min.
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OpinionNext generation of fighters offers new opportunities
The Paris air show serves many purposes, but none so much as an arms bazaar – expect Le Bourget to be crowded with spangly generals shopping for new fighters.