Latest Defence Helicopters news – Page 281
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Fighting talk: manfacturers do battle for combat aircraft spoils
As ageing air force combat aircraft fleets near their retirement tempers are fraying, with the competition to replace them getting fiercer ...
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US group calls for more electronic warfare investment
Two US lawmakers are campaigning to stabilise investment in electronic warfare as two next-generation airborne jammer programmes enter an early development...
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Saab proposes 85 Gripen NGs for Netherlands
Saab has presented the Dutch defence ministry with a proposal for 85 Gripen NG (Next Generation) combat aircraft, with its move offering an alternative to...
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NewsBell, Boeing to contest Iraq's armed helicopter deal
The Iraqi government has announced plans to buy 24 new armed helicopters, with the Bell 407 and Boeing AH-6 in contention ...
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RAF to keep full fleet of AWACS
The UK Royal Air Force has decided against mothballing two of its seven Boeing E-3D Sentry airborne warning and control system aircraft ...
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Opinion
Comment: Lessons unheeded
US defence contractors must be more honest about their outsourcing policies if they are to avoid embarrassing moments in future and stand any chance of beating foreign competitors
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India issues light utility helicopter request for proposals
India has issued a request for proposals for 197 military light utility helicopters, with the country hoping that deliveries will begin by the end of 2010...
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NewsL-3 boss: Rivet Joints to replace UK's Nimrod R1s
The UK Ministry of Defence could retire its Nimrod R1 intelligence aircraft, instead fielding US-sourced RC-135 Rivet Joints ...
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PICTURE: First flight for Turkish-modified 737 AEW&C
Boeing has flown the first of three 737s to be modified for airborne early warning duties by Turkish Aerospace Industries ...
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NewsQatar signs for two C-17 strategic transports
Qatar has aided Boeing's at-risk C-17 production line by signing a new deal for two airlifters that buys the country's first-ever strategic transport capability...
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NewsBoeing moves to buy UAS specialist Insitu
Boeing has agreed to acquire the Insitu Group -- its long-time partner and specialist in the field of high-performance unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) -- only weeks after the Portland-based start-up decided to independently seek a major new contract.
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C-27J confusion deepens as Alenia U-turns on Boeing talks
Alenia Aeronautica chief executive Giovanni Bertoleone has revealed that his company is still in talks with Boeing over joint production of the C-27J Spartan...
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FARNBOROUGH 2008: USMC eyes Afghan challenge for V-22 Osprey
The US Marine Corps' Bell Boeing MV-22 Osprey tiltrotor could be deployed to support coalition operations in Afghanistan next year ...
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Boeing starts work on $150 million upgrade package for P-8A
Five years before the US Navy P-8A enters service, the US Navy already has approved a roughly $150 million package of upgrades for the anti-submarine patrol...