Air Warfare
First RAF P-8 Poseidon arrives in country
The Royal Air Force’s (RAF’s) first P-8 Poseidon Maritime Patrol Aircraft has arrived in the UK, the Ministry of Defence announced on 4 February. The ...
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HH-60W completes extreme weather testing
The USAF has completed extreme environment testing for the HH-60W Jolly Green II helicopter at the McKinley Climatic Lab on Eglin AFB, Florida. Testing was concluded ...
Air Warfare
Air Warfare: emerging threats, critical care, US Army Aviation and more
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PREMIUM: Croatia fighter procurement hits dead end again
The Croatian government has suspended a procurement tender for new multirole fighters, citing as its main reason the national emergency surrounding the COVID-19 outbreak, exacerbated ...
Unmanned Vehicles
Boeing reaches Loyal Wingman Programme milestones
Boeing Australia has reached two key milestones in its Loyal Wingman – Advanced Development Programme for the RAAF. These include ‘weight on wheels’ and ‘aircraft ...
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Air Warfare
Defence Insight: Air year in review (video)
Market shifts across the air domain saw a shake up for the F-35 programme as the US moved to cut Turkey from the fighter project, ...
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Unmanned Vehicles
USS Freedom (LCS-1) Littoral Combat Ship Commissioning Highlights US Navy MQ-8B Fire Scout VTUAV
9th December 2008
The U.S. Navy's MQ-8B Fire Scout Vertical Takeoff and Landing Tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (VTUAV), developed by Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC), was prominently displayed on ...
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Unmanned Vehicles
Star SAFIRE III part of Fire Scout simultaneous radar and EO/IR video capability demonstration
9th December 2008
FLIR Systems, Inc. announced today that its Star SAFIRE III was an integral component of Northrop Grumman Corporation's latest successful MQ-8B Fire Scout Vertical Unmanned ...
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Defence Helicopter
EADS North America Receives Order For 39 Additional UH-72A Lakotas
8th December 2008
EADS North America has received a contract from the U.S. Army for 39 additional UH-72A Lakota Light Utility Helicopters, extending production under contract of the ...
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Defence Helicopter
Sikorsky Aerospace Services and US Army Renew Partnership for Corpus Christi Army Depot UH-60 Work
8th December 2008
Sikorsky Aerospace Services today announced the signing of an $840 million contract with the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command (AMCOM) to provide technical, logistical, ...
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Unmanned Vehicles
ASTM UAV Committee Approves New Flight Authority Guide, Launches Work on Proposed Recovery System Standard
8th December 2008
Subcommittee F38.01 on Airworthiness, part of ASTM International Committee F38 on Unmanned Air Vehicle Systems, has approved a new standard for flight authority and is ...
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Unmanned Vehicles
SAIC Presents UAV Communications, Inc. 2008 Small Business of the Year Award
8th December 2008
Science Applications International Corporation announced that it has presented UAV Communications, Inc. (UAV) SAIC's 2008 Small Business of the Year Award. Tony Moraco, SAIC senior ...
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Defence Helicopter
AFS Nears Certification for Bell 430 Engine Inlet Filter
8th December 2008
Aerospace Filtration Systems, Inc. (AFS) anticipates near-term Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certification for an Inlet Barrier Filter (IBF) system for the Bell 430 helicopter. With ...
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Defence Helicopter
Five JetRangers Arrive for Iraqi Air Force Pilot Training - Five more to follow
7th December 2008
KIRKUK - Five Bell Jet Ranger 206B helicopters arrived here aboard a C-17 Globemaster III, Dec. 3. The rotary aircraft were shipped over from the ...
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Rotorhub
Frasca AS350 Flight Simulation Training Device Gets Level 6 Qualification
7th December 2008
Era Training Center LLC, Lake Charles, LA has received Level 6 Qualification for their Frasca built AS-350 Flight Simulation Training Device (FSTD). The AS-350 along ...
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Defence Helicopter
US Air Force officials release amendment #7 to CSAR-X RFP
6th December 2008
Air Force officials released Amendment 7 to the Request for Proposals for the Combat Search and Rescue helicopter Dec. 5. The amendment contains minor changes ...
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Defence Helicopter
First flight US Black Hawk HH-60L MEDEVAC with integrated TopOwl and Pathfinder
5th December 2008
Thales [has] announced that, as a member of the Lockheed Pathfinder team, its TopOwl helmet-mounted display is currently integrated with the Pathfinder advanced pilotage system ...
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Rotorhub
United Rotorcraft Solutions Completes NVG Mods for Air Methods
5th December 2008
United Rotorcraft Solutions (URS) delivered a Eurocopter EC135 and a BK117 with their STC'd night vision modifications to Air Methods Corporation (AMC). The helicopters also ...
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Defence Helicopter
Vector Aerospace Sponsors Lecture On Helicopters In Modern Warfare
5th December 2008
The General, who has extensive first-hand experience at the highest levels of command in counter-insurgency operations, will analyse the role of the helicopter in meeting ...
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Defence Helicopter
Aero Vodochody submits tender offer to purchase PZL-Swidnik
5th December 2008
Aero Vodochody, the largest aviation manufacturer in the Czech Republic, submitted its tender offer regarding the purchase of PZL-Swidnik and thus has entered the next ...
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Defence Helicopter
FDC/aerofilter Receives Transport Canada Acceptance AS350 B3 Dual Hydraulics IBF System STC
5th December 2008
IBF industry leader FDC/aerofilter announced today that its FAA STC'd filtration system for the dual-hydraulic system AS350 B3 has been accepted by Transport Canada. The ...
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Defence Helicopter
Second Presidential Helicopter Production Aircraft Takes Flight
5th December 2008
The VH-71 presidential helicopter replacement program marked another milestone last Saturday with the maiden flight of the second VH-71 production aircraft. The aircraft is scheduled ...
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Defence Helicopter
Lockheed Martin awarded $17 million for Apache TADS modernization
4th December 2008
Lockheed Martin [NYSE:LMT] has been awarded a $16.9 million contract to begin modernization of the final portion of the U.S. Army's Apache helicopter Modernized Target ...
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Defence Helicopter
CV-22s complete first operational deployment
4th December 2008
Four CV-22 Ospreys from the 8th Special Operations Squadron here returned after completing their first operational deployment supporting Exercise Flintlock 2009 in November in Bamako, ...
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Defence Helicopter
Eurocopter Awards Pressure Switch Contract to CIRCOR Aerospace - Industria, S.A.S.
4th December 2008
CIRCOR Aerospace - Industria, S.A.S. was awarded a contract by Eurocopter (an EADS Company) to provide pressure switches mounted on hydraulic circuit, fuel, and box ...
