Helicopters – Page 76
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NewsBell confirms delay to 525 service entry
Bell Helicopter has confirmed that service entry of its new clean-sheet 525 Relentless super-medium-class rotorcraft has slipped to 2017.
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NewsKaman restarts K-Max production on new commercial orders
At least 10 more K-Max helicopters will be produced on a revived assembly line after a 12-year hiatus, Kaman Aerospace announced on 5 June.
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NewsFirst flight nears for H160 as initial example rolls out
Airbus Helicopters is closing in on maiden sortie of its new H160 medium-class rotorcraft with the roll-out of the initial flight-test prototype at its Marigane facility on 28 May.
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NewsBell Helicopter wants USAF to trade Huey for Huey
As the US Air Force pumps more money into its nuclear mission, Bell Helicopter and several other rotorcraft manufacturers are eyeing a lucrative opportunity to replace the 45-year-old UH-1N Huey fleet currently guarding America’s Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missiles.
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NewsUS government clears MH-60R sale to Saudi Arabia
The US State Department has approved a requested sale of 10 Sikorsky/Lockheed Martin MH-60R Seahawk anti-submarine helicopters to the Saudi Arabian government.
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NewsVIDEO: Boeing confident in SB-1 design for Pentagon's FVL
Boeing is banking on its partnership with Sikorsky on the SB-1 Defiant demonstrator to help usher in the next generation of rotorcraft for Army but still anticipates that its long-serving AH-64 Apaches and CH-47 Chinooks will continue to dominate the skies out to 2060.
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NewsThales bags selection for RN Crowsnest system
Thales is to supply an improved version of its Searchwater radar and Cerberus mission system to deliver the UK Royal Navy’s Crowsnest airborne early warning (AEW) capability, following a selection announcement made on 22 May.
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NewsS-97 Raider makes debut test flight
Sikorsky has completed a first flight of the self-funded S-97 Raider at the company's flight test facility in West Palm Beach, Florida, to open a year-long test and demonstration phase for the high-speed, compound helicopter proposed for light attack, scout and special utility missions.
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NewsRNZAF Huey embarks on final domestic tour
The Royal New Zealand Air Force’s Bell Helicopter UH-1H Huey helicopter has conducted a final tour of the country ahead of a planned retirement in July.
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Iranian nuclear deal could strengthen Israeli equipment plans
Preliminary negotiations between Washington and Jerusalem may produce new contracts for two types of aircraft for the Israeli air force.
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EBACE: H+S Aviation's Abu Dhabi shop wins PW200 approval
H+S Aviation’s Abu Dhabi facility has received General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) CAR 145 approval to maintain Pratt & Whitney Canada PW200 and PT6C-67C rotorcraft engines.
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NewsEBACE: Bell developing airline-style support package for 525
Bell Helicopter is working on a support package for the 525 Relentless helicopter that includes aircraft availability guarantees, says Patrick Moulay, vice-president of global sales and marketing.
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NewsMV-22 crash kills 1 in Hawaii
A Bell-Boeing MV-22 Osprey crashed during “routine sustainment training” in Hawaii on 17 May, killing one Marine and injuring 20 others and one Navy corpsman, service officials say in a news release.
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NewsAirbus Helicopters gains approval for H145M
Airbus Helicopters has gained European Aviation Safety Agency certification for the military variant of its H145 medium twin-engined helicopter.
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NewsIndia picks Ka-226T as RSH rotorcraft
The decision taken by New Delhi's Defence Acquisition Council on 13 May to manufacture Russia’s Kamov Ka-226T "Sergei" light helicopter in India brings to a close a long and torturous saga to procure 197 reconnaissance and surveillance helicopters (RSH) for nation's army and air force.
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Japan’s Aomori prefecture orders single Bell 412EPI
Bell Helicopter has sold a single Bell 412EPI to the Firefighting and Disaster Prevention Agency of Japan’s Aomori prefecture.
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NewsRussia, China to develop massive heavy-lift helicopter
Russian Helicopters and China’s state aircraft manufacturer AVIC have entered a framework agreement to develop a heavy lift helicopter.
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NewsFirst overhauled Ka-31s returned to Indian navy
India’s navy has received the first two of its Kamov Ka-31 airborne early warning rotorcraft to undergo repairs at Russian Helicopters company Kumertau Aviation Production Enterprise.
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NewsSwedish AW109 performing well for EU off Somali coast
The Swedish Defence Helicopter Wing has made a successful operational debut aboard a surface ship operated by another nation, with an AgustaWestland AW109 having supported the EU’s Operation Atalanta activity off the coast of Somalia for almost three months.
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AUVSI: Sikorsky advances autonomy research
Sikorsky is continuing to advance a number of separate research programmes as it works to increase the amount of autonomy and automation available in its helicopters.