Latest Defence Helicopters news – Page 42
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NewsUS Air Force HH-60W combat rescue helicopter starts live-fire tests
The service aims to demonstrate the functionality, accuracy and safety of three gun options for the new combat rescue helicopter, the USAF says on 16 September. The helicopter was grounded for the initial live-fire tests.
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NewsUSAF Special Ops wants VTOL aircraft with ‘jet speed’ to replace CV-22
The US Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) is looking to leap ahead with the aircraft that replaces its Bell Boeing CV-22 Osprey.
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NewsApache takes aim at Australian attack helicopter deal
Boeing has outlined key selling points for its AH-64E Apache offering in Australia’s Project Land 4503 requirement for 29 armed reconnaissance helicopters. During a virtual media tour, TJ Jamison, Boeing’s director of vertical lift for international sales, discussed the capabilities of the AH-64E. The company also provided a cockpit demonstration ...
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NewsUS helicopter manufacturers eye further military sales in Eastern Europe
US helicopter manufacturers Bell and Sikorsky are continuing their push into Eastern Europe as they eye new opportunities in the region.
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NewsFirst MH-47G Block II Chinook delivered to US Special Operations Command
The helicopter arrived on time even though the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania factory where it was made being shut down for about two and a half weeks in April due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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NewsUS Army to accept Airbus UH-72B Lakotas with shrouded tail rotors in 2021
The service has placed an order for 17 examples of the new variant of the Lakota.
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NewsRussia advances shipborne helicopter programme
Russian Helicopters is to begin work on a new shipborne rotorcraft for the country’s navy, which will be capable of performing troop transport, search and rescue and anti-submarine warfare missions.
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NewsFrance performs first ‘wet’ contact between A400M and H225M helicopter
France has carried out the first in-flight refuelling of an Airbus Helicopters H225M Caracal using its Airbus Defence & Space A400M
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NewsHAL LCH dispatched to India’s high-altitude Leh base
The Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) has been dispatched to India’s north for high-altitude operations.
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InterviewBabcock Australasia sees Bell 429 as special forces star
While UK-headquartered Babcock’s defence credentials in Australia are clear – notably in the naval sector – the company hopes that its civil rotorcraft experience in the country will enable it to prevail in a three-way contest to supply Canberra with new special forces helicopters.
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NewsSikorsky secures five-year support deal for Australian MH-60Rs
Sikorsky has secured a $200 million sustainment contract for the Royal Australian Navy’s fleet of 24 MH-60R maritime helicopters.
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NewsUS Air Force HH-60W Jolly Green II starts aerial refuelling testing
The Sikorsky-built helicopter is undergoing two weeks of developmental testing of its aerial refuelling abilities at Eglin Air Force Base near Pensacola, Florida
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NewsBell building advanced manufacturing centre to win Future Vertical Lift competitions
Though a potential contract within one of the US Army’s two Future Vertical Lift programmes is years away, Bell is leaning into its prospects.
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NewsPeru to sell off ‘scrap’ Mi-26T helicopters
Peru is to auction off the three Mil Mi-26T super-heavy helicopters previously operated by its army but which have not flown for decades.
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NewsCanberra issues special forces helicopter RFP
Australia has issued a request for proposals (RFP) for a requirement to obtain a fleet of light helicopters for use by the country’s special forces. Proposals for Canberra’s Project Land 2097 Phase 4 requirement will be evaluated by the end of 2020, says Australia’s Department of Defence. The RFP’s release ...
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NewsUS government awards sonar contract for Indian, Danish MH-60Rs
Lockheed Martin has secured a $182 million contract for airborne low frequency sonars (ALFS) related to Indian and Danish Sikorsky MH-60R anti-submarine warfare helicopters. The package covers the production, integration, and delivery of 24 sets for India, and eight for Denmark, says a US government contract announcement. In May, Sikorsky ...
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NewsLeonardo slows arrival of Kopter SH09 helicopter as it integrates new acquisition
Leonardo Helicopters has slowed the service-entry schedule for its recently acquired Kopter SH09 light-single and is also likely to build the rotorcraft at an existing production plant in to the north of Italy rather than Switzerland as previously planned.
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NewsUS Army orders nine additional MH-47G Block II Chinooks
Boeing has secured a $265 million deal to supply nine additional MH-47G Block II Chinooks for the US Army Special Operations Aviation Command (USASOAC). This brings the total number of MH-47G Block IIs on contract to 24, says Boeing. It adds that USASOAC will receive its first example this year. ...
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NewsAirbus Helicopters accelerates VSR700 testing as UAV flies untethered
Airbus Helicopters expects to begin accelerating testing of its VSR700 unmanned air vehicle (UAV) prototype following its first free flight, as the airframer builds towards deck landing trials later this year and sea trials in 2021.
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AnalysisIndonesia’s intriguing Osprey opportunity
While Indonesia seems a surprising candidate to buy the V-22 Osprey, the tiltrotor would offer the island nation distinct advantages. But procurement and budget issues remain formidable obstacles to its acquisiton.