Latest Defence Helicopters news – Page 279
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Alenia's first 767-200SF again delayed
The Boeing machinist strike has forced Alenia Aeronavali to further delay delivery of its first Boeing 767-200 special freighter. Alenia Aeronavali...
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Boeing proposes common bulkhead lander solution
A multi-engine ascent module and descent stage with common bulkhead propellant tanks have been the outcome of Boeing's work for NASA's...
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Snakes and ladders
After six years and two contests, the US Air Force is no nearer its new tanker. With a decision deferred to the next administration, the political manoeuvring of the coming weeks will be vital
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BAE Systems advances airborne networking with MIDS-JTRS, FAST
BAE Systems, Inc earlier this month delivered the first production units of a next-generation datalink terminal for US combat aircraft, ushering in a new...
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Time to end the cold war?
ARMS SALES BRENDAN SOBIE WASHINGTON DC Time to end the Cold War? US defence contractors are pushing Washington to loosen up export restrictions US...
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DoD calls off KC-X competition
US Secretary of Defense Bob Gates has called off the potentially $35 billion KC-X competition and voided the programme's three-year-old acquisition strategy. Gates'...
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NewsPICTURE: Saab unveils C-295 Erieye concept
Saab has unveiled a scale model of EADS Casa's C-295 tactical transport equipped with its Erieye airborne early warning and control radar ...
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India launches tender for up to 60 maritime helicopters
India's defence ministry has issued a tender for 16 advanced multirole naval helicopters to companies including AgustaWestland, EADS and Sikorsky, with its...
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Cruise missiles top Finland's F-18 upgrade request
Finland has requested the purchase of JSOW cruise missiles as part a third-phase upgrade to its Boeing F-18 fighters ...
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NewsUS DoD cancels troubled KC-X tanker contest
The US Department of Defense is cancelling the KC-X contest, which is aimed at procuring new air-to-air refuelling tankers for the US Air Force, because...
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NewsSaudi Arabia, Egypt seek new attack, utility helicopters
Two Middle Eastern nations have requested Apache and Black Hawk helicopter deals worth a combined $774 million ...
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Alenia Aeronautica secures fresh customer for C-27J
Alenia Aeronautica has signed a new contract for four C-27J Spartan tactical transports to be delivered to a non-NATO Mediterranean country, according to...
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King Airs take on USAF surveillance role in Iraq and Afghanistan
The US Air Force is poised to outfit squadrons of propeller-driven surveillance aircraft to help identify insurgents and locate bombs in Afghanistan and Iraq
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Lockheed looks to widen Hercules
Ground vehicle transport demands linked to the US Army's Future Combat System programme have prompted Lockheed Martin to study an enlarged version of the venerable Hercules ...
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NewsUK Apache crashes in Afghanistan, crew safe
Both crew members survived the 4 September crash of a British Army Apache AH1 attack helicopter in Afghanistan: the UK's first accident involving the type ...
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RAF gets funds for more Reaper UAVs, Puma upgrade
Royal Air Force planners have received approval to buy two more General Atomics Predator B/Reaper UAVs, and funds to extend the lives of 30 Eurocopter Puma transport helicopters ...
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Sikorsky high-speed X2 prototype starts flight-test phase
Sikorsky's ambitious X2 prototype, designed to conquer the 170kt (315km/h) speed barrier for conventional helicopters, passed its first test by getting airborne...
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Japan's ATD-X stealth fighter suffers funding crunch
Japan is unlikely to get the funding required to construct a stealth fighter demonstrator in 2008, with industry sources expecting the finance ministry to...
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Japan to boost defence budget, but cut aircraft orders
Japan has proposed making a 2.2% increase to its defence budget for fiscal year 2009, but its ¥4.8 trillion ($29.5 billion) allocation contains just ¥189.1...