Latest Defence Helicopters news – Page 322
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Boeing reveals details of UK Sentry upgrade proposal
US manufacturer to base major update of 1970s-vintage system on USAF solution
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Typhoons in RAF exercise
Fighter features in weapon instructor’s course testing aircrew capabilities
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NewsPicture: Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey tiltrotors fly across USA ahead of transatlantic flight for Farnborough air show
US Marine Corps crews successfully completed two non-stop flights of the Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey between the east and west coasts of the USA in preparation for the tiltrotor's forthcoming flight to the UK, where it will be appearing at the Farnborough air show next month.
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US Defense Department restructures Northrop Grumman's costly Global Hawk, saving programme but reducing production
Programme survives, but production rate to be held down
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Power House
Innovations in engine design and materials that a few years ago were seen by some as flights of fancy are now undergoing tests in GE’s GEnx for the 787
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Lockheed offers C-130J for JCA requirement
Manufacturer hopes aircraft will shunt aside smaller competitors, despite higher price
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Boeing unveils plans for trailing edge variable camber on 787 to reduce drag, save weight
Boeing plans to test and develop a trailing edge variable camber (TEVC) system for the 787 which it says will reduce cruise drag and save the equivalent of between 340 and 450kg (750-1,000lb) in weight.
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Resale value
While the last year has been good for Western fighter aircraft programmes, smaller air forces worldwide have been taking advantage of European fleet cuts
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Israel cuts short Apache upgrade
Air force slashes six AH-64As from remanufacturing deal, but considers more F-15Is together with range upgrades
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MRH90s top Australian navy list
RAN keen to acquire 12 marinised aircraft to replace Sea King 50s, providing boost for Eurocopter subsidiary