Latest Defence Helicopters news – Page 275
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NewsFlightBlogger: Airbus 787 intel brief exposed
A 46-page Airbus document titled "Boeing 787 Lessons Learnt" examines key design, weight, engine, certification, production and schedule issues facing the Dreamliner, offering a glimpse inside the industry's competitive intelligence practices.
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NewsBoeing seeks alternate uses for Airborne Laser
As well as downing ballistic missiles, the YAL-1 Airborne Laser could be used to engage aircraft and cruise missiles, believes Boeing ...
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FLIGHT TEST: Pilatus PC-21 - Fast learner
Can one aircraft replace three or four? The new Pilatus PC-21, with its range of sophisticated embedded systems, looks as if it could ...
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V-22, CH-47 restarts after five-day hiatus
Manufacturing lines for the BellBoeing V-22 Osprey and CH-47 Chinook resumed production today after a five-day hiatus.
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Seville aims for top European aerospace billing
REGIONS An airlift for Seville The southern Spanish city is not letting the A400M crisis derail its plans to establish itself as a major European...
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Basque aerospace skills benefit Airbus and Boeing
MANUFACTURING Basqueing in glory Airbus and Boeing are both benefiting from the engineering and manufacturing skills of north-west Spain niall...
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BAE Systems powers up first production Nimrod MRA4
BAE Systems has achieved the power-on milestone for the first of nine Nimrod MRA4s on firm order for the UK Royal Air Force ...
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NewsUK's ASTOR system achieves delayed in-service date
The UK's Airborne Standoff Radar system has made its operational debut over Afghanistan, with two Sentinel R1 aircraft deployed ...
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Rivals ready to battle over MFTS basic trainer
The UK Ministry of Defence is expected in December to seek expressions of interest from potential suppliers of a new fleet of basic trainers to replace the...
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UK eyes more C-17s to cover A400M delay
The UK Ministry of Defence could lease or buy additional Boeing C-17 strategic transports due to uncertainties surrounding the delivery schedule for its...
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Reality check: defence industry dials up simulator fidelity
Ever expanding computer power is being put to good use in the latest generation of battlefield environment simulators that allow air and ground forces to co-operate
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Truth or consequences: testing the door on NASA’s new window on the universe
NASA's latest window on the universe is mounted in a Boeing 747SP. If all goes well the $500 million cutout for the infrared telescope will be a silent partner