Latest Defence Helicopters news – Page 184
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NewsUS Army begins grounding Kiowas, seeks buyers
The US Army has started grounding some of its Bell Helicopter OH-58 Kiowa Warriors and is now seeking buyers for the aircraft, including possible foreign customers.
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NewsFirst flight achieved by an F-16 for Iraq
Lockheed Martin announces that the first F-16 Fighting Falcon destined for the Iraq Air Force has achieved first flight.
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NewsLockheed wins VADER contract
Lockheed Martin has received a roughly $25 million contract to integrate a vehicle and dismounted exploitation radar (VADER) system into a King Air 350ER.
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NewsLockheed pitches F-35 technology for US Army’s future vertical lifter
Lockheed Martin showcased an F-35 flight simulator at the Army Aviation Association of America’s conference this week, in an effort to promote technology that could be integrated into future army aircraft.
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NewsAurora beats Lockheed bid to develop iPad-based UAS controller
Aurora Flight Sciences has won a $13.7 million US Navy contract to complete development of a prototype system that allows an untrained operator to land an unmanned helicopter using a software application on an Apple iPad mini.
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NewsAgustaWestland touts single-engined trainer savings
Helicopter manufacturers continue to say the US Army could save significant money if it sticks with a single-engined helicopter trainer, rather than transitioning to a dual-engined type as planned.
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House bill promotes EA-18G and U-2S, but hits UCLASS
A key US lawmaker has proposed to extend Boeing EA-18G production for several months and save the Lockheed Martin U-2S from an early retirement, but allow the Department of Defense to divest the Bell Helicopter OH-58D and Fairchild Republic A-10.
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NewsFire Scout reborn: MQ-8C cutaway and technical description
If parked side by side, no-one would confuse a Bell 407 and a Schweizer 333, yet these vastly different light helicopters now share a numerical designation in the US military’s inventory.
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NewsAVX expects work to continue on its future vertical lift design
Helicopter maker AVX Aircraft Company continues to stress the advantages of its design for a future vertical lift aircraft.
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NewsLockheed completes development of upgraded Apache day sensor
Lockheed Martin has finished developing its modernised day sensor assembly (M-DSA) carried in the Arrowhead system on Boeing AH-64 Apache attack helicopters.
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Sikorsky sets internal first flight goal for S-97
Sikorsky has set an internal goal to fly the S-97 high-speed helicopter by 1 December to kick-off a demonstration aimed at securing a military customer for the self-funded project.
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NewsCH-53K gets official name, but hardest challenges lie ahead
Sikorsky and the US Marine Corps on 5 May formally unveiled and christened the CH-53K as the King Stallion, a clean-sheet replacement in nearly all but name for the CH-53E Super Stallion.
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NewsBell receives stop work order for Kiowa upgrades
Bell Helicopter has received an order to stop work on cockpit and sensor upgrades for the Army’s Bell OH-58F Kiowa Warrior, the company says.
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NewsIndonesian navy stalks AS565 Panther deal
The Indonesian navy is in negotiations with PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PTDI) for the acquisition of between 11 and 16 Airbus Helicopters AS565 Panther anti-submarine warfare (ASW) rotorcraft.
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NewsAirbus Helicopters promotes cost savings of Lakota trainer as competitors line up
As competitors surface, Airbus Helicopters continues to stress the merits of the US Army’s plan to use UH-72A Lakota utility helicopters as the service’s trainer aircraft.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: UK aircraft carrier nears programme milestone
Two months from now, the UK Royal Navy’s largest ever warship will be named, before being floated out of its dry dock in Rosyth, Scotland, as the HMS Queen Elizabeth.
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NewsBoeing continues efforts to keep Chinook, V-22 production humming
Boeing continues to search for new buyers of its CH-47 Chinook tandem-rotor helicopter as it seeks to keep production at its factory near Philadelphia active beyond the end of this decade.
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NewsFive firms invited to bid for Falklands SAR work
Five helicopter operators have qualified to participate in the UK Ministry of Defence’s tender for the provision of search and rescue and support helicopter services in the Falkland Islands.
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NewsUK investigates Lynx crash in Afghanistan
The UK Ministry of Defence is investigating what caused a British Army AgustaWestland Lynx AH9A utility helicopter to crash in Afghanistan on 26 April, killing five of its personnel.
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NewsCrash destroys Taiwanese AH-64E Apache
The crew of a Taiwanese army Boeing AH-64E Apache attack helicopter were seriously injured when their aircraft crashed during a training flight on 25 April.