Digital Battlespace
PREMIUM: MEV gives kiss of life to in-orbit satellites
The reality of on-demand satellite servicing took a giant leap forward with the successful docking of Northrop Grumman’s Mission Extension Vehicle (MEV) to a client ...
Air Warfare
Singapore Airshow 2020: MicroLite brings persistent surveillance to small UAVs
Rafael Advanced Defense Systems used the Singapore Airshow to unveil the MicroLite lightweight EO/IR sensor, which offers new capabilities for airborne wide-area persistent surveillance missions. Developed ...
Digital Battlespace
How Canada is enhancing its SATCOM coverage
Expanding its commitment to the space domain, Canada’s defence policy commits to ‘increased and predictable’ funding to deliver new capabilities, such as earth observation, space ...
Defence Helicopter
IDEX 2019: UAE's 407 MRH sees continued success (video)
Thirty 407MRH light attack helicopters are currently in operation with the UAE. Lyle Becka, VP of operations at NorthStar Aviation runs through the capabilities and ...
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Defence Helicopter
Kuwait buys 30 H225M helicopters
9th August 2016
Kuwait has firmed up a commitment for 30 H225M Caracal medium helicopters, signing a €1 billion contract with France’s defence minister on 9 August. The ...
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Rotorhub
Airbus takes more time on the H160
28th July 2016
Fresh from freezing the design of its H160 medium utility helicopter, Airbus Helicopters has pushed the first customer deliveries of the initial offshore transport variant ...
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Defence Notes
Farnborough 2016: Wrap up with Tony Skinner (video)
15th July 2016
Editor-in-chief Tony Skinner looks back on an eventful week at Farnborough International Airshow 2016, including news that the UK will commit billions of pounds to ...
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Defence Notes
Farnborough 2016: Industry continues to fleece UK MoD
15th July 2016
UK defence companies that continue to charge the Ministry of Defence (MoD) unnecessarily for goods or services will be ‘named and shamed’ in a January ...
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Defence Helicopter
Farnborough 2016: New player enters race for UH-60As
14th July 2016
Another player is looking to offer refurbished ex-US Army UH-60As on the civil utility and military market through a comprehensive cockpit modernisation programme. Flight displays ...
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Defence Helicopter
Farnborough 2016: T129 nears full weaponisation
13th July 2016
The Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) T129 ATAK attack helicopter is expected to be fully weaponised by the end of the year after final qualification tests ...
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Rotorhub
Farnborough 2016: AW609 on track despite crash, says Leonardo
12th July 2016
As flight testing of the Leonardo Helicopters AW609 civilian tiltrotor nears resumption for the first time since the 2015 loss of an aircraft, company officials ...
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Defence Helicopter
Farnborough 2016: International operator opts for armed Black Hawk
12th July 2016
Quickly forging ahead with its development of an armed Black Hawk, Sikorsky is currently working with an unnamed existing operator of the aircraft to qualify ...
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Defence Helicopter
Farnborough 2016: Combat to support Apache begins
11th July 2016
With the UK Ministry of Defence confirming it is buying new AH-64E Apaches essentially off-the-shelf from Boeing, its domestic defence industry is now scrambling to ...
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Land Warfare
Farnborough 2016: GLSDB pitched to US Army
7th July 2016
Boeing and Saab plan to display the capabilities of the newly-developed Ground-Launched Small Diameter Bomb (GLSDB) to the US Army in a live fire demonstration ...
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Defence Helicopter
Farnborough 2016: MGB failure ‘likely’ cause of H225 crash
29th June 2016
The investigation into the 29 April crash of an Airbus Helicopters H225 has taken a fresh twist, after it was discovered the aircraft’s main gearbox ...
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Defence Helicopter
Eurosatory: The return of the Battle Hawk
15th June 2016
Sikorsky is looking to strengthen its hand in Poland with the display of a weaponised version of its S-70i Black Hawk at Exercise Anakonda 2016. Featuring ...
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Rotorhub
Updated: H225 crash investigation narrows focus
1st June 2016
The team investigating the H225 crash in Norway on 29 April, which killed all 13 crew and passengers on board, has narrowed its focus down ...
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Defence Helicopter
Switching to BrightNite
3rd May 2016
Elbit Systems believes it has made a significant breakthrough in night vision technology, following a series of demonstration flight tests of its BrightNite system in ...
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Defence Helicopter
Norwegian crash grounds H225 fleet
2nd May 2016
Commercial flights of the Airbus Helicopters H225 remain suspended following the crash in Norway on 29 April that killed 13 people. The CHC-operated EC225LP was ...
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Rotorhub
SOPs not followed before Sumburgh crash
15th March 2016
The crash of an AS332 L2 Super Puma helicopter into the sea on approach to Sumburgh Airport in 2013, which helped spark a host of ...
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Defence Helicopter
Heli-Expo 2016: Era Group considers AW609 for EMS
2nd March 2016
Era Group is working with Finmeccanica Helicopter Division to further develop the AW609 tiltrotor for EMS missions, following the signing of an agreement at Heli-Expo. ...
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Defence Helicopter
Heli-Expo 2016: MD reveals new attack helicopter (video)
2nd March 2016
MD Helicopters has launched a new attack helicopter programme it has dubbed the ‘6XX’ with the aggressive timeline of being ready for market in 2018. ...
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Defence Helicopter
Heli-Expo 2016: Airbus CEO discusses tough market (video)
2nd March 2016
Airbus Helicopters CEO Guillaume Faury spoke to Shephard at this year's Heli-Expo about current market conditions and how it is affecting his company in 2015.
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Defence Helicopter
Heli-Expo 2016: Revamped SW-4 unveiled (video)
1st March 2016
The company formerly known as AgustaWestland has revealed a rebranded and revamped SW-4 at Heli-Expo in Louisville. While still produced by Finmeccanica Helicopter Division’s Polish ...
