Latest Defence Helicopters news – Page 218
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NewsARINC completes upgrade on Indonesian C-130H
US firm ARINC has completed an extensive programmed depot maintenance (PDM) on a 30-year-old Indonesian Air Force Lockheed Martin C-130H Hercules aircraft. "Following...
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US Air Force seeks information for C-130H upgrade
The US Air Force has issued a request for information to modernise the avionics on 184 of its C-130H tactical transports ...
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NewsUSAF training bosses underscore need for T-X acquisition
Officials from the USAF's Air Education and Training Command have outlined an urgent need to replace the T-38 Talon.
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NewsIN FOCUS: Latin America re-arms air combat fleets
Latin American military spending has in the past been constrained both by peace and by politics, but many nations in the region are budgeting to re-arm
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NewsNorway, Sweden investigate 'mystery' C-130J crash
Norwegian and Swedish authorities have launched investigations into the cause of a 15 March crash which killed all five crew members on board one of the Royal Norwegian Air Force's Lockheed Martin C-130J tactical transports.
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NewsAustralia confirms order for sixth C-17
Australia will acquire a sixth Boeing C-17A Globemaster III in a Foreign Military Sales deal worth A$280 million ($297 million) ...
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NewsCanada raises the spectre of abandoning Lockheed’s F-35
Analysts have claimed that Lockheed Martin's F-35 Joint Strike Fighter does not meet Canada's requirements ...
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NewsUK ready to launch Hawk T2 training, says RAF
The UK Royal Air Force will begin training its first students on the BAE Systems Hawk T2 on 2 April ...
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NewsBoeing commercial spacecraft hits major milestones
Boeing's CST-100 spacecraft has successfully passed its preliminary design review (PDR), a major milestone for the programme. At virtually the same...
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NewsSchiebel flies Camcopter with heavy fuel engine
Schiebel has made its first S-100 Camcopter flights with a heavy fuel engine at the company's test centre in Weiner Neustadt, Austria ...
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NewsSouth Korea Coast Guard receives fourth CN-235
The South Korean Coast Guard has taken delivery of its fourth and final Dirgantara Indonesia/Airbus Military CN-235 maritime patrol aircraft (MPA). The...
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NewsAirbus Military offers Canberra a sixth A330 MRTT
Airbus Military has offered Australia a sixth A330 multi-role tanker transport (MRTT) aircraft, giving Canberra until mid-2012 to make a decision. The...
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NewsF-35B training kick-off set for early April
The US Marine Corps hopes to start F-35B local area flights at Eglin AFB, Florida in early April ...
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NewsUS finalises $11.4 billion Saudi order for F-15s
Boeing has received a previously announced contract worth $11.4 billion to supply Saudi Arabia with 84 F-15SA Strike Eagle ...
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NewsPICTURE: Boeing delivers first production P-8A
Boeing delivered the first production version of the US Navy's new P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft on 4 March, the company announced ...
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NewsRecord Airbus orders lift EADS
Airbus commercial sales grew 10% last year to €31.2 billion ($41.1 billion) and earnings before interest and taxes gained 87%.
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L-3 Communications to provide F/A-18D simulator to Malaysia
L-3 Communications has won a $19.5 million deal to supply a tactical operational flight trainer for Malaysia's F/A-18Ds ...
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NewsUSAF seeks to bypass aircraft engine manufacturers
The US Air Force is considering buying engine parts for some of its aircraft from third-party manufacturers, the service's top officials told the US Congress on 6 March ...
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ATSB: Errors led to Williamtown breakdown of separation
Newcastle's Williamtown airport in Australia has made changes to its air traffic control procedures after a breakdown of separation occurred on 1 February...
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NewsUK to extend military helicopter training service
The UK is to extend the use of its tri-service Defence Helicopter Flying School arrangement with FB Heliservices until at least 2016 ...