Latest Defence Helicopters news – Page 92
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DUBAI: Airbus bares C295's teeth
Airbus Defence and Space is seeing strong interest from Middle East and North African nations for the heavily armed ISR/strike variant of its C295 tactical transport.
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DUBAI: RAF talks up Typhoon interoperability with F-35
As interest in fifth generation fighters builds in the UAE, a top Royal Air Force officer explained at the Dubai air show how the Eurofighter Typhoon is already demonstrating how a non-stealthy fighter can integrate with the Lockheed Martin F-35 in contested airspace.
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DUBAI: TAI targets global market with new attack helicopters, trainers
TAI’s chief executive expects at least eight different aircraft types will roll off its production line in the next five years, a move that could turn the Turkish aircraft manufacturer into an international player.
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FLIGHT TEST: Embraer's KC-390 an airlift jet-setter
Test pilot Michael Gerzanics puts Embraer's KC-390 transport/tanker through its paces and asks: how does it fare against Lockheed Martin's long-established C-130 Hercules?
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DUBAI: Calidus’s homegrown attack on strike market
UAE-based aerospace company Calidus has revealed to the world its B-250 light strike aircraft at the Dubai air show.
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DUBAI: KC-46 trims major deficiencies to one
Boeing’s long-troubled KC-46A tanker development programme is nearing resolution, with only one outstanding deficiency expected to remain after this month, says the company’s top defence executive.
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DUBAI: Japan’s C-2 makes overseas debut in push for export sales
The Kawasaki Heavy Industries C-2 is making its debut outside of Japan at the air show, as the country pushes for export sales of the military transport.
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DUBAI: Grob’s eye in the sky debuts at Dubai
Grob Aircraft has brought its G520 high-altitude ISR aircraft to the Dubai air show for the first time, hoping to lure customers in the region for the specialised surveillance aircraft.
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DUBAI: Boeing looks for ways around supplier impasse for Saudi AH-6is
A bitter dispute with a key supplier will not prevent Boeing from completing deliveries of the long-delayed AH-6i scout helicopter to the Saudi Arabian National Guard (SANG) and try to sell the aircraft to new customers.
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DUBAI: 'Chaos president' expected to boost arms sales
When President Donald Trump visited Riyadh last spring, the kingdom greeted him not so much with sabre rattling as sabre dancing.
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DUBAI: Bell targets Middle East sales of AH-1Z
Bell Helicopter is confident that the Middle East can deliver a sales boost across its military product line, with a number of campaigns currently active.
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Top USN admiral warns Congress on aviation fleet
The US Navy’s commander of Naval Air Forces is sending a dire warning to Congress this week over the rampant cannibalisation of its fighter fleet could threaten the service’s ability to go to war.
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USAF puts comms gateway for F-22 and F-35 back on shopping list
A communications system that can translate messages between the US Air Force’s most advanced and oldest fighters is back on the service’s expedited shopping list, according to a recent acquisition notice.
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New long-range missile project emerges in US budget
The existence of a two-year-old project to develop a new air-to-air missile capable of intercepting targets at great distances has emerged in US budget documents.
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Delayed Saudi AH-6is spark new lawsuits between MDHI, Boeing
A batch of helicopters delivered years late and allegedly with parts missing and broken has led to a second legal dispute between MD Helicopters (MDHI) and Boeing, two acrimonious neighbours and former corporate partners in Mesa, Arizona.
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Czech Republic shortlists UH-1Y and AW139 for helicopter acquisition
The Czech Republic has shortlisted bids from Bell Helicopter and Leonardo Helicopters for a 12-unit requirement for multirole rotorcraft.
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Indian navy helicopter acquisition moves ahead
India's Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) has approved a plan to obtain 111 naval utility helicopters (NUH).
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Airbus reports inaccuracies in US arms export filings
Airbus has alerted US authorities about “certain inaccuracies” made in filings with the US State Department that cover commissions and political contributions in international arms exports.
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NewsUK extends support helicopter training deal
The UK Ministry of Defence has signed an eight-year contract extension to its long-standing support helicopter synthetic training deal with CAE, ensuring training continuity until at least October 2025.
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Vanilla UAV completes record-breaking five-day flight
A Virginia-based start-up has demonstrated that a sub-500kg unmanned air vehicle (UAV) can fly more than five days without refueling with a conventional diesel motor.