Latest Defence Helicopters news – Page 244
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Top 100: Fuji’s heavyweight UAV ambitions
FUJI HEAVY Industries, a Japanese conglomerate that also manufactures automobiles, has jumped seven places to number 58 in the Top 100 after growing aerospace...
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Top 100: Kaman rises five places after Bell endorsement
KAMAN HAS risen five places to number 83 in our Top 100 after a year in which it won a five-year contract to build composite blade skins and core assemblies...
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Top 100: Chemring flares business burns brightly
CHEMRING Group has continued its steady progress up the Top 100 table this year through a mixture of organic growth and acquisitions. The Fareham,...
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Opinion
Comment: The revolution starts now
US defence contractors are tightening their belts as Washington makes it clear that economy is the big gun in budgeting. After a decade of rampant growth, some trimming is in order
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NewsEmbraer: Portugal could buy six KC-390s
Portugal has become the third international partner to back Embraer's KC-390 programme, and could buy six of the tanker/transports ...
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NewsVIDEO: Delta 747 shunts tow-tractor at gate
Video images have emerged depicting the moment that a Delta Air Lines Boeing 747-400 shunted a tow-tractor while preparing to park at an airbridge
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NewsA160 Hummingbird crashes during testing in Belize
The US Special Operations Command and Boeing cut short flight tests of the YMQ-18A unmanned helicopter after one crashed in Belize ...
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Lockheed, Boeing slash executive ranks
Two major US defence companies are shedding 1,000 executives in a high-profile effort to slash costs as top Department of Defense officials raise pressure on suppliers to raise efficiency.
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BAE Systems outlines potential cuts at Military Air Solutions, Insyte units
BAE Systems has outlined a potential new round of job losses linked to reduced workload on some of its aircraft programmes ...
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NewsFlight-data recorder recovered from UPS 747 crash site
Recovery personnel have retrieved "in a reasonable condition" the flight data recorder from the wreckage of the UPS Boeing 747-400 that crashed at Dubai.
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Opinion
Comment: Buy American
With pressure on US military spending putting defence company accounts under strain, big contractors are looking for new markets - and Washington is keen to lower export barriers
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NewsCrashed UPS 747 had smoke in cockpit
Smoke in the cockpit and an inability to maintain altitude forced a UPS Boeing 747-400 crew to attempt a return to Dubai before the aircraft crashed near...
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NewsUPS freighter crashes in Dubai
US freight carrier UPS has been identified as the operator of a flight which has crashed near a main road in Dubai.
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PICTURES: RAF marks Sentinel, Shadow surveillance aircraft milestones
The UK Royal Air Force has provided limited details of its operational use in Afghanistan of two key surveillance assets ...
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Israeli navy picks Orbiter 2 UAV
Israel's navy has selected Aeronautics Defense Systems' Orbiter 2 unmanned air vehicle for deployment from some of its combat vessels. Launched by...
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Military transport: Lift in fortunes
The four-way battle for the Western military airlift market has never been more intense.
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RAF faces tough choices over future air transport fleet
The UK MoD is aiming to achieve significant savings: what are the implications for the RAF's air transport fleet?
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A400M poised for US market spotlight
EADS believes the American military has an opening big enough to accommodate the Airbus Military A400M transport ...
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AUVSI: Northrop Grumman reveals LEMV airship is convertible
Northrop Grumman says a newly launched hybrid airship will be able to lift as much cargo as a Lockheed Martin C-130E Hercules. The US Army awarded...