Latest Defence Helicopters news – Page 131
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NewsP&W delivers last C-17-powering F117 to US air force
Pratt & Whitney has delivered its 1,313th and final F117-100 high-bypass turbofan engine that powers the McDonnell Douglas/Boeing C-17 strategic airlifter, marking the end of an era for the PW2000 engine family.
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NewsNavy and Penn State sailplanes swarm in latest test
The US military could be edging closer to fielding swarms of lightweight sailplanes for gathering intelligence or relaying signals after validating autonomous soaring algorithms coded by the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) and Pennsylvania State University.
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Afghan air force to get 12 more MD530Fs
MD Helicopters has received a firm order for 12 additional MD530F Cayuse Warrior armed scout helicopters for Afghanistan.
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NewsPICTURES: B-52 joins F-15s and F-16s in Korea after nuclear test
North Korea’s underground nuclear test last week might not have yielded the hydrogen bomb “supreme leader” Kim Jong-un claimed, but the seismic spectacle did produce a captivating aerial display south of the border.
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NewsSaudi deal sustains Sikorsky MH-60R production
Saudi Arabia’s purchase of 10 Sikorsky MH-60R anti-submarine helicopters “dovetails nicely” onto delivery of the last of 280 examples to the US Navy, according to the brand’s new parent Lockheed Martin, particularly as production of Australian and Danish “Romeos” concludes.
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NewsRomanian army receives four Phoenix 30 UAVs
Romania's army has a new quadrotor capability following the arrival of four UAV Solutions Phoenix 30 unmanned air vehicles.
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NewsHelibras performs first full in-country AS565 K2 upgrade
Brazil’s army in late 2015 received the first Airbus Helicopters AS565 to have been upgraded entirely in-country to the enhanced K2 standard.
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NewsLockheed’s ship-killing missile completes load testing on F/A-18
The US Navy has completed in-flight load testing of the Lockheed Martin-built long-range anti-ship missile, or LRASM, on the Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornet and will now move to noise and vibration trials.
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NewsIraq approved for 5,000 Hellfire missiles as US boosts output
The Iraqi government could receive as many as 5,000 general-purpose AGM-114 Hellfire missiles under a foreign military sales deal approved by the US government this week.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Boeing Defense needs some wins as its portfolio wanes
Boeing Defense’s year-end delivery numbers for 2015 underscore its need to capture new business as its commercial brethren experience record production levels.
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NewsLockheed secures first order for Apache day sensor kits
The colour-blind Boeing AH-64E gunship will receive an optical upgrade following the US Army and Qatar’s procurement of an initial batch of “modernised day sensor assemblies” from Lockheed Martin that “bring colour to the cockpit for the first time”.
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NewsFrance to take six additional NH90 helicopters
France has ordered six additional NHIndustries NH90 troop transport helicopters for its army, increasing the service’s eventual inventory to 74.
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Next US Navy budget battle pits ships against strike fighters
A recent directive by the US secretary of defence that pits strike fighters against ships in the navy’s next five-year spending plan will be a showdown to watch going into 2016, with increases in F-35C and F/A-18 spending coming at the expense of the Littoral Combat Ship.
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Deloitte: Defence sector to grow 2.7% in 2016, ending decline
A two-year budget deal in the USA coupled with growing global instability could see defence revenues jump by 2.7% in 2016, breaking a five-year decline, according to forecasters at Deloitte.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Our 2015 forecasts revisited – spot-on or way, way off?
Forecasting is a rough game, but here at Flight we're always up for a challenge – or are we just too foolish to know when to quit? Our 2015 calls, in retrospect
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NewsBoeing wins 10-year T-38C contract as USAF looks to T-X
Boeing has defeated an unnamed challenger to secure a 10-year contract worth up to $855 million for Northrop T-38C Talon avionics and logistics support, retaining its involvement in the programme through 2026 as the US Air Force fields a replacement “T-X” combat trainer.
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NewsBAE and Northrop developing self-protection suite for US gunship
Two industry heavyweights of electronic warfare have been selected to equip special-mission Lockheed Martin AC-130J and MC-130Js with next-generation radio frequency countermeasures (RFCM) systems that can “detect, disrupt and defeat” anti-aircraft weapons, radars and other threats that depend on electromagnetic signals.
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NewsEgyptian navy buys 46 Ka-52K attack helicopters
Egypt is to acquire 46 navalised Kamov Ka-52K attack helicopters to equip its new French-built Mistral-class amphibious assault ships.
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NewsLockheed ends 2015 with $5.3 billion C-130J deal
Lockheed Martin has capped off 2015 with contracts for 43 C-130J cargo aircraft of various shapes and breeds for the US government, including C-130J-30 stretch-models and KC-130J tactical refuellers operated by the Marine Corps.
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NewsForecasts 2016: What's on approach for the year ahead?
Are we on the cusp of a personal jet age? Is the civil tiltrotor doomed? Do the big Gulf carriers need yet more aircraft? Will Boeing and Northrop Grumman do a takeover tango and can Rolls-Royce carry on as we know it? And, is anybody going to the Moon? Time ...