Latest Defence Helicopters news – Page 211
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NewsILA: Ruag vies with EADS to support German military
Switzerland-based Ruag is pitching to boost its role in supporting German military aircraft, as a competitor to native aerospace giant...
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NewsNorthrop Grumman to pitch new AESA radar to export customers
Northrop Grumman plans to offer a new radar based on the antenna of the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter's (JSF) APG-81 active electronically scanned...
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NewsIN FOCUS: South African Air Force enjoys fruits of modernisation but challenges remain
South Africa's air force wants to better utilise its new Swedish fighters, but a fresh A400M order remains a distant prospect
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NewsIndonesia could take additional RAAF C-130Hs
Australia is open to providing Indonesia more Lockheed Martin C-130H tactical transports, following its gift of four examples announced in July. "I've...
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NewsTwo bidders await Polish tanker battle
Poland expects to make a decision affecting its planned tanker/transport aircraft acquisition later this month ...
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NewsBoeing to set up F-15K MRO centre in S Korea
Boeing will set up an MRO centre in South Korea to support the nation's fleet of 60 F-15K Slam Eagle fighters ...
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NewsNZ conducts training sorties with upgraded Orion
The Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) is conducting regular training sorties with its upgraded Lockheed Martin P-3K2 Orion maritime patrol aircraft, with a second and third upgraded Orion to arrive in late September.
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NewsIN FOCUS: Germany's aerospace sector may need to rely on civilian programmes for growth
Expansion lies ahead for Germany's aerospace industry, but while suppliers could count on military and commercial business in the past, it seems growth may have to come from civilian programmes alone. We profile all the leading players - and put Ruag's Dornier 228NG turboprop to the test in an ...
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Dutch fly first ScanEagle mission off Somalia
The Dutch armed forces have performed their first surveillance mission off Somalia using the ScanEagle UAV ...
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NewsFLIGHT TEST: Ruag's Dornier 228NG put to the test
Ruag's revamped Do 228NG is pitched as a tool for intelligence gathering and surveillance. How does it feel to fly the turboprop?
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NewsUK issues urgent call for maritime UAS deal
The UK Ministry of Defence was due to receive responses by 28 August from contractors interested in bidding for a maritime unmanned air system deal worth...
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NewsPICTURE: Poland fields last second-hand C-130 Hercules
The Polish air force has commissioned its latest ex-US Air Force Lockheed Martin C-130E transport into service ...
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Indian EMB-145 AEW&C arrives in Bengaluru
India's first Embraer EMB-145 airborne early warning and control aircraft has arrived in Bengaluru following a flight from Brazil ...
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NewsAustralia to convert 12 Super Hornets into EA-18G Growlers
Australia will convert 12 of its Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornets into EA-18G Growler electronic attack aircraft ...
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NewsIsrael may lease up to eight V-22s
Faced with insufficient resources to fund the purchase of Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey tiltrotors, the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) are instead considering leasing...
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NewsIN FOCUS: Embraer defence unit to build on billion-dollar 2012
In 2020, Embraer Defense and Security (EDS) will have fielded the KC-390 tanker/transport in Brazil and several other countries. It will have almost completed...
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NewsMorocco USMC MV-22 Osprey crash due to pilot error
The 11 April, 2012, crash of a Bell-Boeing MV-22B Osprey tilt-rotor in Morocco belonging to the US Marine Corps's VMM-261 squadron was not due to a mechanical...
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NewsIndia receives its first EMB-145 AEW&C aircraft
India has received its first Embraer EMB-145 airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft. The first of three aircraft was delivered at Embraer's...
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NewsUS Navy expects fall approval for UCLASS requirements
The US Navy expects formal approval of its unmanned carrier-launched surveillance strike (UCLASS) aircraft requirements in the early fall. "The UCLASS...
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NewsBlended Wing Body flight test campaign resumes at NASA Dryden
A six-month flight test campaign has kicked off at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards AFB in California to evaluate the latest iteration of...