Latest Defence Helicopters news – Page 267
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Japan makes another push for F-22
Japan is making a final push to buy the Lockheed Martin F-22 from the USA, and its defence minister has confirmed that Tokyo will consider alternatives including...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Rafale's fighting chance
The Dassault-led Rafale industry team will arrive at Paris on a high, with the type recently back from Afghanistan and also on the shortlist in three major competitions
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Yesterday's heroes - what next for A340 and 777 Classic?
The advent of modern twinjets dealt a near-fatal blow to the Airbus A340, but can the quadjet find a niche in the VIP market? And what will happen to its bête noire, the 777?
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PARIS AIR SHOW: ScanEagle finds 'sweet spot' as globally ubiquitous airborne sensor
Insitu's ScanEagle unmanned air system was originally designed to help tuna fisherman. It failed to find a niche on trawlers, but the miniature vehicle has been invaluable to the military community
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NewsRAF Nimrods ready for operational return
The UK Royal Air Force's Nimrod MR2 surveillance aircraft could soon return to duty over Afghanistan, says the boss of the Kinloss-based fleet ...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Gripping Gripen
Now used by the air forces of the Czech Republic, Hungary, South Africa and Sweden, ordered by Thailand and also flown in support of the UK's Empire Test Pilots' School, Saab's Gripen is a credible force in the fighter arena
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Working Week - Wing Cdr Simon Edwards OC 99 Sqn
At the controls of 99 squadron Wing Cdr Simon Edwards, commanding officer of the Royal Air Force's single C-17 squadron based at Brize Norton in Oxfordshire,...
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Boeing eyes risk-sharing, lower costs for $100 million F-15SE
Boeing is seeking risk-sharing partners to develop a new version of the F-15E Strike Eagle that adds stealth characteristics and a new electronic warfare...
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Malaysia to phase out troublesome MiG-29 fighters
Malaysia has announced plans to phase out its RSK MiG-29N fighters over the next few years, with the fleet having been plagued by problems since it bought...
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India completes fighter evaluation, readies for flight testing
India's air force has submitted its technical evaluation report on the contenders for its medium multirole combat aircraft competition to the nation's defence...
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IMI revives MSOV weapon with new warhead
Israel Military Industries (IMI) is reviving its modular standoff vehicle (MSOV) weapon programme with a change of warhead. IMI halted development...
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Baltic exchange
NATO's dramatic expansion within the past decade to today's 26-strong organisation has not been without its challenges, particularly for those entrants that lack the resources to rapidly transform their Soviet-era militaries with modern and predominantly Western-supplied equipment
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Boeing's culture challenger
Quashing Insitu's spirit of innovation could easily have been a byproduct of its acquisition...
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FAA searches for specialised fire and rescue vehicles for large aircraft
Researchers at the US Federal Aviation Administration are canvassing industry for makers of vehicles, equipment and technologies that firefighters could...
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FAA searches for specialised fire and rescue vehicles for large aircraft
Researchers at the US FAA are canvassing industry for makers of vehicles, equipment and technologies that fire fighters could use to rescue passengers or...
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2010 could see five-day UAV flight at 20,000ft
Aurora Flight Sciences has developed a version of its Orion unmanned air vehicle that uses a commercially available...
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Boeing confident of Australian Wedgetail review
Boeing is confident that a review of Australia's delayed Wedgetail airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) system programme will support the technology...