Latest Defence Helicopters news – Page 132
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Rostec to aid HAL with indigenous KA-226T production
Russian state firm Rostec will work with Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) to build 200 or more Kamov KA-226T “Sergei” light utility helicopters.
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NewsNorthrop Grumman wins DARPA TERN programme
Northrop Grumman will demonstrate that an MQ-9 Reaper-sized unmanned air vehicle (UAV) can operate at sea from ships smaller than an aircraft carrier under a $93 million contract awarded on 24 December.
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NewsSecond Sikorsky CH-53K ‘almost ready’ to join test campaign
After a slow start, the Sikorsky CH-53K development project is gathering pace at West Palm Beach, Florida, with sixth test flights and counting since initial lift-off in late October and a second aircraft almost complete.
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NewsItalian delivery marks end of General Atomics RQ-1 production
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems has delivered its final batch of unarmed RQ-1s to the Italian Air Force, marking final delivery of the iconic Predator A type after two decades of production.
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NewsUSA won’t fly troops into battle aboard pilotless helicopters
The US Army has no plans to ferry troops into war zones aboard unmanned helicopters, but will push autonomous and remote-controlled flight technology for cargo delivery, although it's not a near-term priority, service officials say.
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NewsEmbraer KC-390 to rival turboprops in Canadian FWSAR comp
Embraer will put forward an ambitious bid to replace Canada’s antiquated fixed-wing search-and-rescue fleets, offering its in-development KC-390 military transport for the role.
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New JV formed to market Saab's Skeldar UAV
Saab has formed a joint venture with UMS Aero Group that will take responsibility of marketing the former's Skeldar V-200 unmanned helicopter.
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NewsAustralia considers three more Boeing CH-47F Chinooks
Australia has expressed interest in buying another three Boeing CH-47F “Chinook” heavy-lift rotorcraft, under an estimated $180 million deal that would bring the nation’s inventory to 10.
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France orders seven more Tiger attack helicopters
France has ordered an additional seven Airbus Helicopters Tiger HAD attack rotorcraft, as part of a 2015 budget update.
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NewsBrazilian army and air force take first FOC-standard H225Ms
Helibras has delivered the first H225M helicopters to Brazil’s army and air force to a full operational capability (FOC) standard.
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NewsSpaceX Falcon 9 booster achieves epic vertical landing
SpaceX has pulled of a monumental feat in aerospace engineering by landing its upgraded first-stage Falcon 9 rocket booster at Cape Canaveral, Florida, while successfully putting 11 Orbcomm communications satellites on orbit.
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NewsNorthrop prepares for LRS-B growth in Palmdale
Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems president Tom Vice remembers spending 16h days more than 26 years ago inside a once tightly-secured factory in Palmdale, California, as a flight controls engineer preparing the flying-wing B-2 for first flight on 17 July 1989.
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NewsCanada close to deciding CF-18 withdrawal plan
Canada could decide an end date for airstrikes in Iraq and Syria within weeks, and the country’s new defence minister is also assessing other Royal Canadian Air Force roles there.
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NewsF-35 not ruled out of Canadian fighter competition
Canada’s new defence minister has pledged an “open process” for replacing the Royal Canadian Air Force’s aging CF-18s, while not ruling the Lockheed Martin F-35 out of any future competition.
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NewsNATO’s new 'AGS' Global Hawk achieves first flight
NATO has moved a step closer to filling its long-held airborne ground surveillance capability gap after Northrop Grumman successfully flight tested the military alliance’s new RQ-4B Global Hawk-based “Alliance Ground Surveillance” UAV.
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NewsBoeing raises protest of ‘irreparably flawed’ bomber selection
Boeing and Lockheed Martin have reaffirmed their objection to the US Air Force’s next-generation bomber development contract award to Northrop Grumman in October, calling the lengthy source-selection process “irreparably flawed”.
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NewsLockheed to reveal 'ultimate offering' for T-X next year
Lockheed Martin is yet to reveal its “ultimate offering” for the US air force’s hotly contested advanced pilot training competition despite joining Korea Aerospace Industries in the unveiling of its possible T-50 Golden Eagle-based T-X proposal in South Korea this week.
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NewsNew US army chief embraces predecessor’s aviation upgrade plan
The US Army’s new top general isn’t planning any major shakeup of the ground force’s aviation modernisation plan, but there may be opportunities to move faster on Future Vertical Lift.
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Quarrel over next-gen nuclear cruise missile heats up
As the voices opposing America’s new nuclear-tipped cruise missile grow louder, recently-retired air force general Larry Spencer has rejected suggestions that cancelling the programme will inspire other nations to follow suit.
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NewsCongress offers Christmas cheer to F-35 and F/A-18 programmes
The Lockheed Martin F-35 and Boeing F/A-18 are major winners in an omnibus spending bill announced by US lawmakers Wednesday, with funding granted for 11 more Lightning IIs than requested by President Obama in February.