Latest Defence Helicopters news – Page 130
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NewsGermany still pushing multinational NH90 medevac fleet
Germany is continuing to promote the creation of a multinational pool of up to 20 NH90 rotorcraft to be used for combat medevac missions.
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NewsAustralia, France eye collaboration on special forces NH90 helicopters
Australia and France are investigating a potential joint requirement for a special forces variant of the NH Industries (NHI) NH90 to trim development costs.
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Reviving F-22 Raptor production a ‘non-starter’
The secretary of the air force has become the latest official to douse hopes of restarting Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor production, which was capped at 187 aircraft and closed in 2011.
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NewsEffects of UK intervention in Syria branded 'minimal'
Defence experts have dismissed the significance of the UK’s intervention against Islamic extremists in Syria, claiming that the worth is “minimal”, and was only decided on to provide the government with a political advantage.
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NewsUSAF faces cost conundrum with F-35, KC-46 and LRS-B
In 1986 during the so-called Reagan Build-up, $12 billion delivered 387 new combat aircraft to the US military. Today, that amount buys fewer than 80.
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NewsFirst of 20 A-29 Super Tucanos arrive in Afghanistan
The Afghan Air Force’s new fixed-wing Embraer/Sierra Nevada A-29 Super Tucano could soon make its combat debut after four aircraft arrived at Hamid Karzai International Airport last week.
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NewsSearch continues for missing USMC CH-53E crews in Hawaii
The US Marine Corps says four life rafts from two Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallions that crashed off the coast of Hawaii last week have been accounted for, but as yet there is no sign of the 12 missing Marines.
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NewsGermany to choose between Chinook and CH-53K for heavy-lift successor
Germany is moving ahead with an acquisition programme to replace its air force's Sikorsky CH-53 heavy-lift helicopters, with the choice narrowed to two types.
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NewsCommon missile the key to unlocking Tiger Mk3 upgrade
France is hoping that talks with the three other operators of the Airbus Helicopters Tiger can reach consensus on a common missile that will form the heart of an upgrade programme for the attack rotorcraft to be fielded in around 2023 – even as it embarks on a nearer-term package ...
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Bell to test new blades for V-22 Osprey
Bell Helicopter will, in 2017, fly a V-22 tiltrotor equipped with new prop rotor blades designed to reduce manufacturing costs on the type.
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NewsUK eyes potential for in-flight refuelling of helicopters
The UK is exploring options for its transport rotorcraft, including in-flight refuelling, as it looks to extend the operational range of its fleet in line with commitments in a recent defence review.
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NewsNew Lithuanian SAR helicopters report for duty
Airbus Helicopters has completed deliveries under a three-unit deal to equip the Lithuanian armed forces with AS365 N3+ rotorcraft equipped for search and rescue (SAR).
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NewsF135 production to jump 110% as DOD and P&W reach agreement
The US defense department and Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II engine supplier Pratt & Whitney have reached a “handshake agreement” in contract negotiations for production of 167 F135 turbofan engines, according to a joint statement released today.
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NewsBoeing B-52 evolves again with guided weapons launcher
On 16 January 1991, seven Boeing B-52Gs fully loaded with AGM-86C conventional air-launched cruise missiles took flight from Barksdale AFB in Louisiana on a top-secret mission to destroy targets inside Iraq.
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NewsPICTURES: Airbus to flight test new C295 aerial refuelling rig
Airbus Defence & Space's development of an air-to-air refuelling system for the C295 is moving ahead, with a “dry contract” flight test planned in 2016, ahead of a full fuel transfer trial.
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US Army forging ahead with OH-58D and TH-67 retirements
The US Army says it has divested all but two of its Bell OH-58D Kiowa Warrior squadrons under its sweeping aviation restructure initiative, which handed the armed aerial scout role to unmanned RQ-7 Shadow UAVs.
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NewsUS Army approves Block II Chinook plan
A top US Army acquisition executive has given the service approval to proceed with the Block II Chinook programme, a long-term effort aimed at replacing or rebuilding today’s tandem-rotor Boeing CH-47F and MH-47G fleets in the 2020s.
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NewsFleet-wide F-35 fix targets fuel tank over-pressurisation
The concurrency curse has struck the Lockheed Martin F-35 again, this time during lightning protection qualification, when it was discovered the jet’s fuel tanks could over-pressurise “beyond design limits” in certain flight profiles.
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NewsF-35 training at Luke AFB gathers pace with 34 jets
The multinational pilot training centre at Luke AFB in Arizona has grown exponentially since receiving its first Lockheed Martin F-35 in March 2014, and that pace won’t let up in 2016 as the 56th Fighter Wing zips past 3,000 Lightning II sorties.
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NewsBoeing tapped for P-8A upgrade as AAS and Harpoon move forward
Boeing will receive a work package from the US Navy to design and incorporate “Increment 3 Block 2” improvements into the P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft, according to a contracting announcement released on 12 January.