Latest Defence Helicopters news – Page 50
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Analysis'Great Power' friction to inflate 2020 military budgets
Chilling relations between the USA, China and Russia are forecast to push military spending higher in 2020, continuing a trend that bodes well for the aerospace industry.
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Kabul receives five additional MD530Fs
The Afghan Air Force has taken delivery of the final five MD Helicopters MD530F rotorcraft.
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NewsPrivate aerial refueller Omega buys KDC-10 tankers with booms
Omega Air took delivery of the first of two KDC-10 aircraft in San Antonio, Texas that it bought from the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) on 4 November.
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NAVAIR picks payload contest winners for US Marine Corps' MUX
The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) awarded the first four payload prizes for the Marine Air Ground Task Force Unmanned Aircraft System Expeditionary (MUX) programme.
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NewsMorocco approved for 36 AH-64Es with manned-unmanned teaming
The US State Department approved a potential Foreign Military Sale to Morocco worth an estimated $4.25 billion for 36 Boeing AH-64E Apache attack helicopters and related equipment, including manned-unmanned teaming kits.
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US Army looks for autonomous medevac vehicles, including UAVs
The US Army is drawing up its roadmap for the future of medical care on the battlefield and is looking to autonomous vehicles, including unmanned air vehicles (UAVs), to support its medevac mission.
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DUBAI: UMS Skeldar to announce new contract wins
UMS Skeldar expects to sign contracts with two countries before year-end for its Skeldar V-200 vertical take-off and landing unmanned air vehicle, as the programme moves into the industrialisation phase.
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NewsUAE inks $2 billion in defence contracts
The UAE government signed Dh7.6 billion ($2 billion) in contracts on day one of the air show, with a notable contract going to Dassault Aviation for the Mirage 2000 upgrade programme.
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NewsBoeing sees foreign sales reviving AH-6 Little Bird
Production of Boeing’s AH-6 Little Bird light-attack helicopter has been at a virtual standstill for around 18 months, but increasing Foreign Military Sales interest has the company believing it can revive the programme with as many as 75 more orders.
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Raytheon Joint Standoff Weapon to be certificated for F-35A
The AGM-154 JSOW precision-strike glide bomb is to be certificated for the internal weapons bay of the US Air Force’s F-35A Lighting II stealth fighter by the end of November 2019.
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NewsDUBAI: Lockheed Martin LM-100J gets FAA type certificate
The Lockheed Martin LM-100J commercial freighter received its type certificate from the Federal Aviation Administration on 15 November.
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DUBAI: Dubai air show takes precautions against intruding drones
In the wake of the loitering munitions attack on the Saudi Aramco oil processing facilities at Abqaiq and Khurais in September, Dubai air show is taking precautions against intruding unmanned air vehicles.
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DUBAI: Frequentis touts deployable ATC towers after DoD contract
Frequentis is touting a contract it won from the Department of Defense (DoD) in October for four remote virtual air traffic controller towers, including two deployable systems which could be used at expeditionary air bases.
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In depthGallery of the best images from the 2019 Dubai airshow
All the best images from the 2019 Dubai Airshow, captured from on the ground in the United Arab Emirates. Catch up on all the latest news, in-depth analysis and opinion from the show here.
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DUBAI: ‘Settling grievances’ key to Gulf states’ air defence, says USAF
The UAE and other Gulf nations must “settle old grievances” to enable a networked defence against a ballistic missile attack from Iran, according to US Air Force (USAF) chief of staff Major General David Goldfein.
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NewsAirbus Helicopters' unmanned VSR700 starts tests
Airbus Helicopters has performed first tethered flight tests with its VSR700 unmanned rotorcraft, in support of a demonstration effort for the French navy.
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NewsLeonardo Helicopters upbeat on AW159 sales prospects
Leonardo Helicopters is maintaining its belief in the AW159 Wildcat, despite a barren sales period that has seen its backlog for the platform dwindle to zero.
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Apache’s Longbow radar gets software boost
The AN/APG-78 Longbow mast-mounted radar that equips the Boeing AH-64E Apache has completed the US Army’s Follow-On Test and Evaluation (FOT&E) II.
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USAF Research Lab builds an ‘open source’ jet engine in 13 months
The US Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) says it has designed, built and tested an “open source” engine in 13 months.
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General Atomics to demonstrate MQ-9 maritime patrols for Europe
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems plans to demonstrate its MQ-9 Guardian unmanned air vehicle’s (UAV) maritime patrol surveillance capabilities for European nations in December.