Latest Defence Helicopters news – Page 105
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Lower requirements could decrease Air Force One price
The government could decrease the price of Air Force One if the incoming administration decides to lower the aircraft’s requirements, according to top Pentagon procurement official.
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Virginia start-up sets endurance record for small UAV
A Virginia-based start-up company has announced setting a new endurance record with a 56h flight by a combustion-powered unmanned air vehicle (UAV) funded by the US military.
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NewsUK's Crowsnest surveillance programme takes off
Prime contractor Lockheed Martin UK has been awarded £269 million ($327 million) to launch the manufacturing phase of the Crowsnest airborne surveillance and control (ASaC) system upgrade to the Royal Navy’s fleet of AgustaWestland AW101 Merlin HM2s.
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NewsItaly presses ahead with AW129 attack helicopter replacement
Italy has begun the process of replacing its army’s fleet of AW129 attack helicopters, signing a multi-year, €487 million ($515 million) contract with Leonardo, which will see the nation’s aerospace champion develop a successor aircraft.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Wildcat export sales key to Yeovil's future
It is always good to the start the new year with positive news. To that end, Leonardo’s helicopter division and the UK Ministry of Defence held a press conference on 9 January to trumpet a £271 million ($330 million) five-year support contract for the country’s 62-strong fleet of AW159 Wildcat ...
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Leonardo confident on securing UK Apache support work
Leonardo’s UK helicopter business is confident that it can capture a slice of the sustainment work for the British Army’s fleet of 50 Boeing AH-64E Apache attack helicopters, which are due to enter service from 2022.
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Qinetiq outlines basic trainer, helicopter purchase plans
Qinetiq will build on its recent order for two Pilatus PC-21s by finalising deals in 2017 for new basic trainers and single-turbine helicopters to be used by the Empire Test Pilots’ School (ETPS).
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NewsEarly work under way on Tiger Mk III attack helicopter
Defence procurement body OCCAR is in the early stages of defining the Mk III mid-life upgrade for the Airbus Helicopters Tiger, but admits uncertainty over Australia’s participation.
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NewsLeonardo acquires full ownership of SD-150 Hero UAV
Leonardo has acquired the remaining shares of Sistemi Dinamici from IDS of Italy, providing it with full ownership of the SD-150 Hero unmanned helicopter programme.
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FORECASTS: What's in store for 2017?
As the old saying goes, anybody who can tell the future should keep quiet about it and quietly get rich on the stock market. Here at Flightglobal, we are naturally quite confident of our forecasting ability but instinctively generous with our opinions. Herewith our best horizon-scanning guestimates for 2017:
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KAI secures deal for 30 amphibious Surions
Korea Aircraft Industries has secured a KRW630 billion ($523 million) contract with Seoul’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) to provide KUH-1 Surion transport helicopters to the country’s marines.
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USAF solicits final bids for $6.9 billion JSTARS deal
The US Air Force has launched the bidding phase in a $6.9 billion competition to select a replacement the Northrop Grumman E-8C JSTARS ground surveillance fleet with a business jet-class aircraft.
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Russian military identifies crashed Tu-154B
Russia’s defence ministry has identified the military Tupolev Tu-154 which came down in the Black Sea after departing Sochi.
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Over 90 on board crashed Russian military Tu-154
Ninety-one personnel are on board a Russian Tupolev Tu-154 which crashed while en route to Syria.
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China’s second FC-31 takes flight
Chinese defence websites have published footage of what is apparently the second AVIC FC-31 Gyrfalcon fighter aircraft.
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Antonov rolls out An-132 demonstrator
Antonov rolled out the new An-132D multipurpose turboprop transport on 20 December in Kiev, Ukraine, as the Saudia Arabia-backed project prepares to enter the flight test phase.
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NewsUMS Skeldar and ESG carry out German sensor trials
UMS Skeldar and ESG have carried out trials of a number of sensors installed on one of the former’s unmanned rotorcraft as the pair promote their capabilities in the German market.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Germany and NH Industries look to avoid past mistakes on new Sea Lion helicopter
“We are talking about a complex weapon system – it is not a Volkswagen Golf that you buy straight off the assembly line.”
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Unilateral negotiations still in play for F-35 contract
Despite the lingering threat of legal action from Lockheed Martin following a unilaterally negotiated contract for low rate initial production (LRIP) Lot 9 for the F-35, the US Defense Department could still deploy the controversial measure to decide the contract price for Lot 10.
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US Air Force awards Raytheon F-16 computer upgrades
The US Air Force has chosen Raytheon to develop upgraded modular mission computers for its F-16s, bringing the Fighting Falcon to the V configuration.