Latest Defence Helicopters news – Page 212
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NewsEmbraer confident of winning USAF light air support deal
Embraer is confident that its A-29 Super Tucano will win the US Air Force light air support contest, even though an earlier selection of the type was overturned in January.
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NewsIndonesia to rely on upgraded F-16s and K-FX fighters
Indonesia has ruled out further buys of Sukhoi fighter jets from Russia, instead bolstering its fleet with upgraded ex-US Air Force Lockheed Martin F-16s and, in the longer term, aircraft jointly developed with South Korea through the K-FX programme.
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NewsIN FOCUS: Intelligence sharing ahead for UAVs
The US Department of Defense needs to develop new unmanned aircraft that can survive inside contested airspace, as it shifts its focus toward the Pacific...
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NewsIN FOCUS: UAV sector may be hit by US spending cuts
For small firms with innovative technologies, the UAV sector has long been a happy hunting ground, but that may be set to change due to US spending cuts
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NewsIN FOCUS: UAV market structure
For small firms with innovative technologies, the UAV sector has long been a happy hunting ground, but that may be set to change due to US spending cuts
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NewsIN FOCUS: Pilot projects bring prospect of UAVs in civil airspace closer
Pilot projects are bringing closer the prospect of UAVs flying in civil airspace, but technical problems and fears over crashes and surveillance must be overcome
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NewsIN FOCUS: Tokyo casts wary eye on Chinese airpower developments
A white paper published by Japan's defenc ministry has shed light on Tokyo's views of military aviation developments in China ...
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NewsAUVSI: Ones to Watch: unmanned vehicle programmes
This year's AVUSI will feature a number of unmanned vehicles from underwater versions to aircraft
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NewsNorthrop Grumman X-47B flies at Navy base, anticipating 2014 shipboard trials
The Northrop Grumman X-47B has made its first flight from NAS Patuxent River, Maryland, the US Navy's main flight test centre. The 35min flight occurred...
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NewsAirbus Military revenues down, despite orders spike
Airbus Military saw its revenues for the first half of 2012 fall by 24% from the same period last year ...
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NewsIndia sets stage for $2.4bn transport aircraft contest
India has approved a $2.4 billion contest to acquire 56 transports to replace its air force's Hindustan Aeronautics-built HS 748s ...
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Australian firms win work on Boeing P-8A programme
Boeing has awarded contracts related to the P-8A Poseidon maritime reconnaissance aircraft to two Australian companies.
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NewsUS and Taiwan in $3.8bn F-16 upgrade deal
The US government and Taiwan have signed a $3.8 billion deal, under which the US Air Force will evaluate upgrades for Taiwan's 145 Lockheed Martin F-16 A/B...
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USAF and Raytheon sucessfully test new SDB variant
The US Air Force and Raytheon have successfully tested a new version of the 113kg (250lb) small diameter bomb (SDB) against a moving target on 17 July. The...
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NewsPICTURES: India's second P-8I makes flight debut, as testing advances
India's second 737-based P-8I maritime reconnaissance and anti-submarine warfare aircraft has completed its flight debut, with Boeing to install its mission system equipment in the coming weeks.
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NewsPICTURE: C295 makes first test flight with anti-ship missile
Airbus Military's C295 has been flown for the first time carrying an MBDA Marte Mk2/S anti-ship missile ...
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FARNBOROUGH: Pratt to test new adaptive fan F135 variant next year
Pratt & Whitney hopes to test a new adaptive fan variant of its F135 afterburning turbofan in the first quarter of 2013, company officials say. "We...
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FARNBOROUGH: Thales tailors simulator training to clients' needs
French technology group Thales is promising more cost-effective simulator training by selecting representational fidelity of equipment more carefully around...
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NewsFARNBOROUGH: Bell Helicopter chief executive John Garrison is Flightglobal's Leader of the Year
When John Garrison assumed control of Textron's Bell Helicopter unit, he made one thing perfectly clear: the company that had once popularised the idea of...
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FARNBOROUGH: Goodrich taps Skypaq for Australia spy pod efforts
Goodrich has appointed Australia's Sypaq to represent and provide programme management for its efforts to supply DB-110 surveillance pods to the Royal Australian...