Latest Defence Helicopters news – Page 55
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NewsPZL Mielec aims new weapons pylon at Black Hawk users
PZL Mielec used the MSPO show in Kielce to unveil its Wasp product – an armed pylon station update for Sikorsky’s UH-60/S-70i Black Hawk family.
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Brazilian air force receives first Embraer KC-390
The Brazilian air force received its first Embraer KC-390 transport in a ceremony at Anápolis Air Base outside of Brasilia on 4 September.
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Tiger, Apache, Zulu square off for Australian deal
Airbus Helicopters and Boeing have highlighted their pitches for Canberra’s planned acquisition of up to 29 armed reconnaissance helicopters.
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PICTURE: Second five-blade H145 prototype on maiden test flight
The second prototype of Airbus Helicopters’ five-bladed H145 variant embarked on its first test flight, as it makes progress in achieving type certification early next year.
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MAKS: China & Iran show tactical UAV concepts
In their national pavilions at the MAKS air show Chinese and Iranian aircraft developers showed subscale models of new tactical unmanned air vehicles (UAV) concepts.
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MAKS: Sukhoi shows intent to add stealthy exhaust on S-70 UAV
Sukhoi displayed a sub-scale model of its S-70 Okhotnik “Hunter” unmanned air vehicle (UAV) with a flattened exhaust outlet at the MAKS international air show on 27 August.
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MAKS: Putin courts Erdogan, but Sukhoi Su-57 deal elusive
A little over a month after the USA dumped Ankara from the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter programme over its decision to buy the Almaz-Antey S-400 Triumph anti-aircraft missile battery, Turkey’s President Recip Erdogan showed up at the MAKS air show looking for a new defence partner.
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MAKS: India’s BrahMos may test another cruise missile air-launch
BrahMos Aerospace may conduct a third air-launch test of its supersonic cruise missile to further demonstrate the weapon’s ability to fly to a number of waypoints before reaching its final destination.
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MAKS: Russian Helicopter pitches scheduled flights in Moscow
As part of a bid to help win approval for schedule flights in and out of Moscow, Russian Helicopter Systems plans to fly 40 scheduled flights from a helipad on the outskirts of the Russian capital to the MAKS air show at Zhukovsky International Airport.
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Boeing awarded nearly $1bn for more A-10 wing replacements
The US Air Force (USAF) awarded Boeing a contract worth up to $999 billion for 27 wing replacements for the service’s Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft, with the option to order 85 more sets over the contract’s 11-year period.
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Northrop Grumman to boost RQ-4 production capacity
Northrop Grumman plans to more than double production capacity for the RQ-4 Global Hawk and MQ-4C Triton unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) to 12 aircraft per year in anticipation of growing demand for the intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance platform.
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US Navy looks to replace or improve F/A-18E/F EO/IR targeting pods
The US Navy (USN) is soliciting options to improve or replace its existing electro optic/infrared (EO/IR) air-to-air and air-to-surface targeting pod inventory for its F/A-18E/F Super Hornet and EA-18G Growler fleet due to concerns that in the future the current hardware could have lower readiness and cost more to sustain.
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USA approves sale of F-16s to Taiwan
The Trump administration has approved the sale of new Lockheed Martin F-16Vs to Taiwan, a long considered decision that will likely worsen tensions with China, which wants to bring the island nation back under its control.
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VIDEO: AFRL’s robotic pilot flies Cessna for 2 hours
The US Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) and Dzyne Technologies developed a robotic system that successfully flew a 1968 Cessna 206 for two hours during a demonstration at Dugway Proving Ground in Utah on 9 August.
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Boeing Australia steps up autonomous aircraft work
Boeing Australia continues work on developing technology for autonomous aircraft, as it aims for the first flight of the Air Teaming System (ATS) prototype in 2020.
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Bell wins IFR approval for 407GXi ahead of US Navy deadline
Bell has narrowly met a US Navy deadline to secure instrument flight rules (IFR) certification on its 407GXi light-single helicopter.
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Last set of A-10 ‘Warthog’ replacement wings installed
The US Air Force installed the last set of replacement wings on its fleet of Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft, finishing the Enhanced Wing Assembly replacement programme which started in 2011.
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Embraer retains guidance despite drop in underlying Q2 profits
Embraer is maintaining its full-year financial and delivery guidance for 2019 after today disclosing an operating profit of $26.6 million for the second quarter, during which the manufacturer shipped 51 aircraft.
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PICTURES: ‘Japanese Air Force One’ for sale
Japan’s VVIP transport, a 747-400 which carried the country’s emperor as well as several prime ministers on official state business, is for sale for $28 million.
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Sikorsky S-92 gets search-and-rescue approval from Brazil
Sikorsky’s S-92 heavy-twin helicopter was certificated for search and rescue (SAR) use in Brazil by the National Civil Aviation Agency-Brazil.