Latest Defence Helicopters news – Page 292
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Poland expands fleet of EADS Casa C-295 transports
Poland has ordered an additional two EADS Casa C-295 transports, increasing its fleet of the type to 12 aircraft by late 2008...
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UAE air force eliminates BAE Systems' Hawk from trainer contest
BAE Systems has confirmed that its Hawk 128 has been eliminated from the United Arab Emirates' advanced jet trainer contest...
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UK Royal Navy's EH101 Merlin fleet flies around corrosion issue
The UK Royal Navy is increasing its use of the AgustaWestland EH101 Merlin HM1 helicopter, despite encountering a corrosion problem with the type's tail boom...
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Revived B-52 jammer concept prompts Boeing-Northrop partnership
Boeing and Northrop Grumman have joined forces to contest a US Air Force requirement to perform a stand-off jammer upgrade to the B-52 bomber...
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Israel confirms interest in Bell Boeing V-22 tiltrotor
The Israeli air force says Bell Boeing's V-22 is on its equipment wishlist, while Israel Aerospace Industries awaits a first contract to work on the tiltrotor...
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Singapore firms Boeing F-15 options, orders additional four fighters
Singapore has exercised an option for eight Boeing F-15SGs and ordered an additional four...
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Delta plans transatlantic expansion
Delta continues huge transatlantic push Delta plans to dramatically expand its transatlantic operation again next summer, including the five new routes...
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EADS Casa to deliver C-295s to Chilean navy
EADS Casa will deliver at least three C-295 transports equipped with a maritime patrol and search and rescue sensor suite to the Chilean navy. The new contract,...
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Airbus-Boeing rivalry may extend to US Air Force contracts
The Airbus-Boeing rivalry for US Air Force contracts may stretch beyond tankers to new replacements for Lockheed Martin C-5-class freighters and Air Force...
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BAE to receive Nimrod support contract
BAE Systems will on 1 November receive a contract worth between £20 million ($40.7 million) and £100 million to support initial operations of the Royal Air...
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South Korean F-15K deal may close by end 2007
South Korea has begun price negotiations with Boeing over the purchase of 20 F-15K fighters, with industry sources saying that a deal is likely to be reached...
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Comment - 787 troubleshooter has right ammunition
Pat Shanahan left Boeing's missile defence programme office in Washington DC last week to head back to Seattle, Washington to take over another programme...
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BAE Systems starts search for new chief executive
BAE Systems is to recruit a new chief executive officer, following the confirmation that Mike Turner will retire from the UK defence contractor next August...
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Israeli air force reveals sensor-equipped Eitan UAV
The Israeli air force has displayed its Israel Aerospace Industries Eitan UAV with an array of sensors installed...
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Australia's flying doctors prescribe ADS-B
The Western Operations division of Australia's Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) expects to have 11 aircraft...
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New Zealand starts to explore C-130H Hercules replacement
The Royal New Zealand Air Force has flagged initial plans to replace its ageing Lockheed Martin C-130H Hercules transports...
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Australia's Tenix group up for sale
Australia's Tenix group, the country's largest privately owned independent defence contractor, is to be offered for sale,...
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L-3 to use C-27J role to boost cockpit avionics upgrades
L-3 Communications is considering a new avionics suite for US-produced Alenia Aeronautica C-27J Spartan transports...
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Thailand approves second phase of C-130 upgrade
The Thai government has approved funds to expand an upgrade to the nation's air force-operated Lockheed Martin C-130 transports...