Latest Defence Helicopters news – Page 204
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India to develop AEW&C aircraft
India's cabinet has approved a plan to develop an indigenous airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft.
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HELI-EXPO: US Army considers B-model upgrade for UH-72A Lakota fleet
The US Army has opened discussions with American Eurocopter to introduce a B-model of the UH-72A Lakota in 2017.
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NewsBAE’s APKWS rockets integrated on Bell’s new Model 407GT
BAE System's Advanced Precision Kill Weapons System (APKWS) laser-guided 70-millimeter rocket system has been integrated onto Bell Helicopter's new Model...
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IN FOCUS: China's defence budget hike to benefit key aircraft programmes
China has raised its defence budget by 11% to CNY720 billion ($116 billion), but provided no details about how this will be apportioned among its service...
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NewsHELI-EXPO: Bell will pitch third-gen tilt-rotor for JMR/FVL
Bell Helicopter will pitch a third-generation tilt-rotor design for the US Army's Joint Multi-Role/Future Vertical Lift (JMR/FVL) programme, a top company...
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NewsVIDEO: UK signs A400M training, self-protection deals
The UK Ministry of Defence has signed an 18-year training contract linked to its future A400M Atlas transport aircraft ...
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NewsAustralia moves closer to Super Hornets purchase
The Pentagon has notified the US Congress of the possible sale of additional Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornets and EA-18G Growlers to Australia, with a deal possible...
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NewsSikorsky and Boeing to pitch ‘X-2’-based design for US Army JMR TD effort
Sikorsky and Boeing plan to submit a joint proposal to a develop and build a new prototype helicopter based on Sikorsky's X-2 high speed rotorcraft design ...
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NewsSuper Tucano beats out AT-6 for Afghan Light Air Support tender
The US Air Force has awarded Sierra Nevada and partner Embraer a $427 million firm fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to supply...
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AVALON: A330 MRTT enters RAAF operational service
Australia's Airbus Military A330 multirole tanker transport (MRTT) aircraft have achieved initial operational capability (IOC), with the type demonstrating...
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NewsSaudi Arabia puts first A330 tanker into service
Saudi Arabia has placed its first Airbus Military A330-200-based multirole tanker transports into operational use ...
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NewsAVALON: Grob eyes Australian opportunity for G120TP
Grob Aircraft is mounting a major push for its G120TP basic trainer at the Avalon air show in Australia ...
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NewsAVALON: Northrop eyes MQ-4C maiden flight in April 2013
Northrop Grumman hopes to conduct the maiden flight of the first MQ-4C Triton unmanned air vehicle in the coming months. Speaking to Flightglobal at...
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NewsIsrael clears Elta equipment for Turkish AEW fleet
The Israeli government has approved the delivery of electronic support measures (ESM) equipment to be installed on the Turkish air force's new Boeing 737 airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) system aircraft, despite the ongoing severance of defence ties between the nations.
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Taiwan to upgrade T56 engines for P-3C fleet
Taiwan will overhaul 16 Rolls-Royce T56-A-14 turboprop engines under a deal worth $10.6 million ...
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NewsInsitu completes RQ-21A Block II first flight
Insitu has completed the first flight of the RQ-21A Integrator Block II unmanned air vehicle ...
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UAE funds Hercules avionics modernisation
The United Arab Emirates has signed a more than $42 million contract to modernise six of its C-130H/L-100 tactical transports ...
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NewsIN FOCUS: Finmeccanica crisis casts shadow far beyond AW101 deal
Just days after receiving a grilling from journalists about delays to much-needed procurement programmes at the Aero India show in Bengaluru in early February,...
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NewsReborn Beechcraft emerges from bankruptcy protection
Beechcraft emerges on 19 February from bankruptcy protection with a new business plan and a restored leadership team - and without its Hawker-branded business jet division and more than $2 billion of debt, both shed during a 10-month-long financial restructuring process.
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NewsLockheed F-35 programme may have to be restructured under sequestration
The entire Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter programme may have to be restructured if the Pentagon budget undergoes the full 10 year effects of sequestration....