Latest Defence Helicopters news – Page 297
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RAF battles 'worst stretch since Second World War'
The UK Royal Air Force is experiencing its worst period of overstretch since the end of the Second World War, says one of its highest-ranking officers...
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NewsVIDEO: Watch exclusive images from the cockpit of the new Alenia Aeronautica C-27J Spartan as it descends and lands at Rome Ciampino airport
Flight technical reporter Rob Coppinger took the video from the jump seat in Alenia Aeronautica's own C-27J Spartan as it flew into Rome Ciampino airport on 21 September
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Iraq requests C-130 support deal worth $170 million
Iraq has requested a more than $170 million deal to support operations of its three Lockheed Martin C-130E transports...
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USA seeks new gun for tiltrotor
A Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey may soon be equipped with a gun within the cabin that can fire on targets at all...
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French Mirage fighters to arrive at Afghan airbase
France expects by late September to strengthen its support to NATO's International Security Assistance Force by relocating six of its air force Dassault...
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Saudi Arabia reveals progress of Tornado upgrade
While reports of Saudi Arabia's imminent order for 72 Eurofighter Typhoons dominated the headlines, eight of the nation's Panavia Tornado fighters were taking...
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India rejects delivery of Ilyushin Il-38SD
India has suspended contract payments to Russia's Rosoboronexport state armaments agency for modified Ilyushin Il-38SD maritime patrol aircraft following...
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UK to advance Dabinett, Listener projects
The UK Ministry of Defence is within weeks of advancing two key projects to support its network-enabled operations for the next three decades, with initial...
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US take final step towards Taiwan Lockheed P-3C sale
Taiwan's long-planned purchase of 12 refurbished Lockheed Martin P-3C Orion anti-submarine warfare aircraft has...
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Thales details Hermes 450 operations in Iraq
The UK's ability to perform battlefield surveillance tasks has been boosted through the recent delivery of an interim tactical unmanned air vehicle service...
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Boeing wins KC-135 tanker depot maintenance
Boeing's application of its commercial-aircraft lean production experience to the military-aircraft environment has helped it win a 10-year, $1.1 billion...
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Philippines asseses Chinese helicopters for army
China is emerging as a potential supplier of arms to the Philippines, with officials from the latter country assessing the Harbin Z-9 ...
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Business briefs
avionics boosts cobham at the half year results Cobham, the UK-headquartered aerospace and defence group, turned in a 9% rise in underlying - effectively...
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NewsBritish astronaut: Government report makes astronaut corps recommendations
After half a century of an in-principle opposition to involvement in human spaceflight the UK government's British National Space Centre is set to recommend the evaluation of an astronaut programme
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New Japanese budget to include first P-X maritime patrol aircraft
Japan plans to order 30 aircraft, including its first four Kawasaki Heavy Industries P-X maritime patrol aircraft and its final Fuji Heavy Industries/Boeing...
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Tech notes
Contoured rotor blade flies faster ROTARY-WING Sikorsky has patented a new rotor blade design for a high-speed compound...
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NewsPICTURES: UK, Saudi air forces complete Tornado exercise
Panavia Tornado strike aircraft from Saudi Arabia and the UK have concluded their first joint exercise in the UK