Latest Defence Helicopters news – Page 272
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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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UK'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...
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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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Boeing 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...