Latest Defence Helicopters news – Page 227
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Top 100 - KAI guns for advanced jet trainer market
Korea Aerospace Industries has placed in 56th position this year, up from 63rd in the last top 100 ranking. The company's advance was due to operating profits of $106 million in 2010, compared with $44 million in 2009.
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Libya mission continues as end of conflict nears
NATO air strikes in Libya may finally be close to an end, more than 160 days after the North Atlantic alliance united with several Arab states to intervene in a bloody uprising against the regime of Muammar Gaddafi.
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TSB: First Air recorders recovered
Canadian investigators say the cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder from the First Air Boeing 737-210C aircraft that crashed at Resolute Bay on...
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NTSB: Disney, Shuttle key factors in Southwest-Cirrus separation incident
Air traffic controllers in Florida considered an unresponsive Cirrus SR22 en route from Mississippi to the Orlando area on 27 March to be a threat to national...
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Old fashioned weaponary now greatest threat to war zone helicopter survivability
The shooting down of a Chinook earlier this month suggests that it is easier to protect helicopters from advanced smart weapons than from bullets and RPGs
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Seabird starts flight tests of new Seekers
Australia's Seabird Aviation has launched the flight test programmes of two new versions of its Seeker patrol and surveillance aircraft.
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NewsUK's Joint Helicopter Command keeps focus on Afghanistan
Despite the budget cuts facing the UK's defence forces, its rotorcraft activities continue to secure fresh investment ...
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Taiwan’s AIDC balances defence and commercial work
Taiwan's Aerospace Industrial Development Corporation is the sort of company one would be unlikely to find in the West, with a finger in virtually every aspect of aircraft development and construction, from avionics to engines and complete airframes.
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Unmanned systems star at Taiwanese defence show
Unmanned aircraft systems were a major element of this year's Taipei Aerospace & Defense Technology Exhibition ...
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Aero Vodochody boss optimistic about Iraq L-159 decision
Iraq is close to buying about 24 surplus L-159 light combat aircraft, according to Aero Vodochody boss Ladislav Simek ...
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Royal Air Force marks 30 years of Chinook operations
After three decades of use, the UK's Chinook force remains vital to its military operations around the globe ...
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NewsUS Army reveals details of Joint Multi-Role fleet vision
When the US Army aviation community looks into the future, it sees a radically different helicopter fleet that could turn the domestic helicopter industry upside down.
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NewsAUVSI: US Navy taps GA-ASI to support carrier-based UAS study
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. (GA-ASI) will help the US Navy shape the requirement for an unmanned, carrier-launched, surveillance and strike.
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NewsWestern aerospace firms keep low profile at Taipei show
Western aerospace firms kept a low profile at the Taipei Aerospace & Defense Technology Exhibition in Taiwan ...
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Taiwan looks to develop advanced unmanned systems
Taiwan appears to be developing two advanced unmanned aerial system concepts, as it looks to bolster its defence capabilities in the light of other countries' reluctance to sell it advanced combat aircraft for fear of angering China.
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NewsUS defence sector looks nervously at budget cuts
Military aircraft programmes have emerged as a prime target for cuts in a political deal to raise the US debt ceiling ...
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US Navy confirms joining with army to buy new unmanned helicopter
The US Navy is joining forces with the US Army to buy dozens of a new class of medium-sized, unmanned helicopter that could be mustered into service within five years ...
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Embraer to bolster Colombian industry skills with Tucano upgrade
Embraer has launched a programme to modernise 14 EMB-312 Tucanos for the Colombian air force, but most of the production work will be moved outside of Brazil.
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NewsKawasaki XP-1 develops cracks in ground testing
Two of Japan's KHI-developed XP-1 maritime patrol aircraft have developed rips and tears during ground testing ...
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AUVSI: Mini-munitions get big for small UAS
Obstacles to the weaponisation of small unmanned air vehicles have finally been overcome, and manufacturers are ready to swoop