Latest Defence Helicopters news – Page 145
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NewsBrahMos pushing hypersonic ramjet technology as scramjet stopgap
India-Russia joint venture BrahMos Aerospace wants to double the speed of its ramjet-powered supersonic cruise missile to beyond Mach 5 as an interim step towards the development of a clean-sheet “BrahMos-II” hypersonic weapon.
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MAKS: Chinese firm unveils new sensors for J-20, J-31
A privately-owned Chinese sensor company has unveiled a suite of air-to-air and air-to-ground sensors in development for the latest Chinese and Russian fighters.
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NewsMAKS: Russia’s T-50 radar almost ready for serial production
The Tikhomirov NIIP radar system built for Russia’s first fifth-generation combat jet, the Sukhoi T-50, is “99% ready” to enter serial production but must first complete a series of development tests.
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NewsMAKS: Is Russia developing an F-35-hunting UAV?
Russia could be working on a low-observable, F-35-hunting unmanned air vehicle that uses deeply-integrated electronic warfare systems to stay hidden from radars. The tip-off comes from electronic systems producer KRET, which has a curious UAV model on display at the MAKS air show in Moscow.
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NewsMAKS: Dinamika debuts new MiG-31 simulator
Russian pilots operating the newly-upgraded Mikoyan MiG-31BM supersonic interceptor can now exercise its added combat capabilities in a simulated environment with the introduction of Dinamika’s twin-seat flight simulator.
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NewsMAKS: Best pictures of static and flying aircraft from Day 1
Russian president Vladimir Putin personally kicked off the 12th annual MAKS air show near Moscow on 25 August, attending the show for the first time since 2011.
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NewsOur list of post-war air show accidents
These have been the main incidents at UK air shows since the Second World War in which pilots or bystanders were injured or killed.
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OpinionOPINION: The UK's impressive air show safety record
The UK's record in protecting the safety of the public at air shows is impressive. Despite more than a dozen major public displays every year, the Shoreham disaster is the first time in almost half a century that, at a British air show, spectators or people in the airfield vicinity ...
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Thailand receives first four EC725s
The Thai air force has taken delivery of four Airbus Helicopters EC725 rotorcraft, with another two to be delivered in 2016.
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NewsUSAF moving F-22s to Europe as warning against Russia
The US Air Force has announced the inaugural deployment of the Lockheed Martin F-22 to Europe to counter a “resurgent Russia”.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Lockheed proposes “RQ-X” as U-2 operations enter sixth decade
Lockheed Martin Skunk Works is looking to write the next chapter in the history of the U-2 Dragon Lady after 60 years of continual global intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance operations.
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NewsUS Navy begins certifying new anti-ship missile on Super Hornet
The US Navy has begun integrating Lockheed Martin’s new Long-Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) with its Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet and airworthiness flights are due to start next month.
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NewsPentagon taps General Dynamics to test fireball bunker bomb
The US Air Force could soon have a new air-delivered tool in its arsenal for destroying chemical and biological weapons – a Hammer, fittingly, or Heated And Mobile Munitions Employing Rockets.
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NewsNavy need deferred, but F-35 software ‘on the right track’
The Lockheed Martin F-35 appears to be overcoming many of the software troubles that have dogged the programme since its inception, but the fighter jet’s complexity means that any attempt to squeeze extra capabilities into early software blocks would threaten the wider rollout schedule.
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NewsLockheed Skunk Works designing next-gen U-2 spy plane
Lockheed Martin Skunk Works is designing a next-generation high-altitude, long-endurance surveillance airplane, known internally as RQ-X or UQ-2, as an optionally-manned successor to the U-2 and Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk.
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NewsIlyushin selects electric system for Il-112V transport
Russian manufacturer Ilyushin has decided to equip the Il-112V light military transport with electrically-driven wing flaps, according to supplier Technodynamica.
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NewsUSAF targets small UAS in new strategic vision paper
The US Air Force is likely to ramp up its investment in small unmanned aircraft following the release of a long-awaited strategic vision document dedicated to tiny flying weapons.
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NewsUAV market set to triple in value in next decade
A new report predicts that the global market for unmanned air vehicles will more than triple over the next decade, with growth fuelled by the emergence of recreational and commercial models, alongside the continued production of established military types.
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NewsTAI completes deliveries of first T129 batch to Turkish army
The Turkish army has received its first nine-strong fleet of Turkish Aerospace Industries T129 ATAK helicopters, the last of which was delivered on 31 July.
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NewsBoeing completes KC-46 flutter tests as EMD-2 flight faces delay
The Boeing KC-46 test program has completed a series of flutter tests of the 767-2C tanker type, certifying it to operate with wing aerial refuelling pods and its tanker tail boom stowed.