RH - Rotorhub
Gear shift complicates SH09 progress
The long-running effort by Swiss manufacturer Kopter to gain EASA certification for its SH09 light-single engine helicopter has again hit turbulence. Troubles associated with the 2.5t aircraft’s main gearbox ...
UV - Unmanned Vehicles
Trouble at the top for US Army's future UAS plans
The US Army has downplayed concerns that a manufacturer involved in the service’s Future Tactical Unmanned Aerial System (FTUAS) programme could force other aircraft to ...
DH - Defence Helicopter
Germany switches to private mode for heavy-lift helicopter competition
The German Federal Ministry of Defence (MoD) has privately handed RfP solicitations for its heavy-lift helicopter programme to Sikorsky and Boeing, Shephard can exclusively reveal. The ...
DN - Defence Notes
Insight: Germany sweats on more than its equipment shortage
The pace of military procurement progress, underfunding and a shortage of equipment across its armed forces has long frustrated German decision-makers and continues to be ...
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RH - Rotorhub
UK SAR contractor to review own financial risk
26th July 2019
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) is to review the financial risks associated with it operating as a single contractor for the UK's SAR helicopter capability, ...
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UV - Unmanned Vehicles
Watchkeeper progress points to subtle success for British Army
23rd July 2019
The widely publicised crashes and delays that have long derailed the UK’s unmanned Watchkeeper programme look to be behind the MoD as it moves out ...
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DN - Defence Notes
UK caught out by pace of A2/AD change
17th July 2019
The acceleration of Russian anti-acces/area denial (A2/AD) advances, visibly characterised by the country’s efforts to move out with and deploy new highly sophisticated stealth air ...
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RH - Rotorhub
Sikorsky signals slow burn for new S-92 deals
16th July 2019
Despite updating the long serving S-92 heavy-lift helicopter range by rolling out new S-92A+ and S-92B redesigns in March, Sikorsky is not planning on closing ...
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RH - Rotorhub
Airbus readies for second H145 five-blade prototype
16th July 2019
The test campaign for the recently launched Airbus H145 five-blade helicopter is soon to see a second prototype added.A first flight for the new aircraft ...
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UV - Unmanned Vehicles
False start to Italian unmanned battle
11th July 2019
A potential race between Piaggio Aerospace and Leonardo to secure unmanned contracts from the Italian government, looks to be over before it has had a ...
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DH - Defence Helicopter
Lack of IFR certification not scaring contenders for US naval trainer
11th July 2019
Despite instrument flight rules (IFR)-capable operations being a key requirement in the US Navy’s TH-XX trainer helicopter programme, two of the main contenders have yet ...
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DN - Defence Notes
UK ‘likely’ to add remote carrier to Tempest programme
27th June 2019
The UK government has given its strongest hint to date that remote carrier and combat cloud solutions will be added to the BAE Systems led Tempest ...
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DH - Defence Helicopter
High hopes for Hughes BLOS technology
27th June 2019
Based on a unique through-the-rotor waveform that enables full motion video transmission, Hughes has recently demonstrated BLoS technology on-board Spanish NH90 TTH aircraft, with a collection of ...
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DH - Defence Helicopter
S-97's speed remains in testing
26th June 2019
The co-axial S-97 Raider programme has managed to successfully overcome software-based problems that caused a past hard landing incident. A new process of qualification has ...
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DH - Defence Helicopter
Paris Air Show: Bell hints at bad timing for V-22 export sales
25th June 2019
The September 2020 deadline imposed by V-22 Osprey manufacturers Bell and Boeing, for international customers to place orders or letters of agreement for the tiltrotor, ...
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UV - Unmanned Vehicles
Paris Air Show: Quantum and ESG bring new ISR UAVs to town
24th June 2019
German unmanned systems manufacturer Quantum Systems and missions systems integration partner ESG jointly debuted a pair of small mock-up ISR UAVs - Vector and Scorpion ...
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DN - Defence Notes
Paris Air Show: Behind the facade (video)
21st June 2019
For a Paris Air Show that promised so much, has the pre-event anticipation been matched by the outcome, and what insights can be drawn from ...
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DN - Defence Notes
Paris Air Show: Eurofighter launches long-term capability drive
19th June 2019
The Eurofighter Typhoon programme is set for a series of comprehensive capability improvements including superior EW systems, engine thrust growth and mission system sophistication, following ...
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DN - Defence Notes
Paris Air Show: Fighting talk (video)
19th June 2019
Two days into the 53rd edition of Paris Air Show and the Shephard editorial team takes a look back at the fast-jet highlights, conceptual models ...
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DN - Defence Notes
Paris Air Show: Future fighter hard sell undermined by soft detail
18th June 2019
Two fighter jet mock-ups unveiled in a matter of minutes at Le Bourget, emboldened by the presence of political figures including French President Emmanuel Macron, left many ...
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DH - Defence Helicopter
Paris Air Show: H160M mock up demonstrates payload options (video)
18th June 2019
Nearing the end of a complex journey from civil platform development to delivery of a military variant to the French Armed Forces, the Airbus H160M ...
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RH - Rotorhub
Paris Air Show: Double certification adds shine to Safran’s summer glow
18th June 2019
The French engine manufacturer Safran has certified one of its new helicopter powerplants with a second set for EASA approval before the summer season ends. ...
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DN - Defence Notes
Paris Air Show: FCAS takes centre stage as fighter talk peaks
17th June 2019
As with the last edition of the Farnborough Air Show where former UK defence secretary Gavin Willamson presented the UK’s future fighter Tempest concept, France ...
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UV - Unmanned Vehicles
Paris Air Show: Falco Xplorer lights fire to unmanned MALE competition
17th June 2019
The MALE unmanned market has a new addition and one that will potentially act as stiff competition to the General Atomics MQ-9B SkyGuardian. Leonardo’s new ...
