Latest Defence Helicopters news – Page 238
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NewsBoeing full-year results - live coverage
Airframer Boeing has published its full-year financial results for 2010, showing revenue at $64.3bn, a fall of 6% on 2009's figure, and net income at $3.3bn - a rise of 152% on the previous year.
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Thrust-reverser suspected in Sudanese 707 crash
Investigators are refining simulations of a Sudanese Boeing 707-330 freighter crash in order to determine whether a serious fault affecting the outboard...
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Indian tanker contest draws Airbus, Ilyushin bids, but Boeing stays away
Airbus Military and Ilyushin have submitted bids in India's revived competition for six in-flight refuelling aircraft ...
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NewsPICTURES: Cameron welcomes RAF's last C-17 to Brize Norton
The UK Royal Air Force has marked the introduction to service of its seventh and last Boeing C-17 strategic transport during a ceremony attended by Prime Minister David Cameron.
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NewsMubadala streamlines MRO subsidiaries for success
Partnerships and consolidation are on the agenda as Abu Dhabi's Mubadala pursues ambitious plans for its MRO division
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NewsAirbus A330 tanker damaged in refuelling mishap
Airbus Military is investigating an incident which damaged an Australian A330 tanker and an F-16 fighter ...
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Singapore's S-70B Seahawks enter service
Singapore has inaugurated its six Sikorsky S-70B seaborne helicopters into operational use ...
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New rotorcraft designs sought by US Army
The US Army has taken the first tentative steps to design an all-new fleet of rotorcraft that could enter service after 2020. The Aviation Applied...
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NewsUS Army outlines VTOL UAV needs
In the same January speech in which US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates listed Pentagon programmes to be cut in an attempt to save hundreds of billions of dollars, several ambitious new efforts were also mentioned, including the US Army's vertical take-off and landing unmanned air vehicle programme.
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NewsPICTURES & VIDEO: Royal Navy's Merlin HM2 upgrade on track
The UK Royal Navy's AW101 Merlin HM2 multi-mission helicopter upgrade is running right on track, say industry partners AgustaWestland and Lockheed Martin ...
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RAF personnel start Rivet Joint training
Personnel from the Royal Air Force's 51 Sqn have completed their first week of instruction on the US Air Force's RC-135 Rivet Joint aircraft ...
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Elisra to supply South Korean CN-235s with EW suites
Elisra has won a $29 million deal to equip South Korean CN-235 transports with electronic warfare and self-protection equipment ...
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NewsJ-20 could see neighbours review fighter programmes
On 11 January China's Chengdu J-20 had its maiden flight, sending a signal about the country's aerospace ambitions and possibly spurring fighter programmes among its neighbours.
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Targeting intelligence
Raytheon's Applied Signal acquisition bid heats up US defence electronics sector
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Lockheed wins contract for Apache sensor upgrade
The US Army has given Lockheed Martin a $15 million contract to launch production of its VNsight enhancement for the AH-64 Apache ...
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Rafael pitches Litening pod for India's fighter contest
Israel's Rafael has intensified a marketing push to get its Litening G-4 targeting pod on board whichever aircraft eventually wins the Indian air force's medium multi-role combat aircraft (MMRCA) competition.
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NewsIran Air jet reportedly crashes at Urmia
Preliminary reports from Iran indicate that a passenger aircraft with over 100 people on board has crashed in the north of the country. Initial reports...
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USAF EELV safe from Pentagon cuts
In a plan that would ultimately cut billions from existing Pentagon programmes, at least one space project is safe, according to US Secretary of Defense...
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NewsUS military unveils possible F-35B redesign in sweeping budget reforms
Lockheed Martin may need to redesign the airframe structure and propulsion system of the STOVL F-35B, says US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates ...