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AUSA 2018: AH-64E shakes off strap pack nut issues (video)
Boeing expects to have a fix provided for a major structural risk discovered in Apache AH-64E attack helicopters to all platforms by the end of ...
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Russian Helicopters opens maintenance center in Peru
A new maintenance and repair centre for Russian-made helicopters has been opened in Lima at the facilities of the Peruvian Air Force Maintenance Service. Built ...
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LAF renews Dauphin HCare Infinite contract
The Lithuanian Air Force (LAF) has renewed its HCare Infinite material management contract for its fleet of three Dauphin AS365 N3+ SAR helicopters, Airbus Helicopters ...
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Russian Navy corvette performs helicopter trials
The Russian Navy’s new corvette, Gromky, is undergoing sea trials in the Sea of Japan, the Russian Ministry of Defence announced on 6 December. As ...
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SB>1 Defiant first flight slips as 'minor discoveries' mount
A number of 'minor discoveries' found during initial ground tests on the SB>1 Defiant Propulsion System Test Bed (PSTB), have caused first flight of its sister ...
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AUSA 2018: Bell eyes FVL rapid prototype phase (video)
V-280 Valor manufacturer Bell is open to the idea of a rapid prototype phase taking place, under the US Army's Future Vertical Lift medium to ...
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UK MoD set to amend Apache AH Mk 1 contract
12th December 2018
The Apache delivery team, part of the UK MoD, is preparing to change an Apache AH Mk 1 integrated operational support (IOS) pricing period contract held ...
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Airbus says improper settings played role in Mali helicopter crash
12th December 2018
European aircraft manufacturer Airbus said 12 December that an investigation had found improper settings to have been one factor behind the deadly 2017 crash of ...
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HAL’s LUH clears 6km altitude flight
12th December 2018
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited’s Light Utility Helicopter (LUH) has achieved a milestone of flying at an altitude of 6km in Bengaluru, Karnataka, the company announced on ...
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EDEX 2018: APKWS production set to surge
11th December 2018
BAE Systems is set to increase the production of its Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) laser-guided rocket substantially next year. Given the high usage ...
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Is the Indian Navy considering more Romeos?
11th December 2018
Twenty-four Sikorsky MH-60R multirole helicopters for the Indian Navy (IN), for which a letter of request was sent to the US on 15 November, will ...
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Polish National Police receives first two S-70is
10th December 2018
PZL Mielec has delivered the first two S-70i Black Hawk helicopters to the Polish National Police. The helicopters have been delivered under a contract signed ...
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Philippines sizes up Black Hawk as best fit
10th December 2018
According to a Philippine Air Force (PAF) technical working group (TWG), Sikorsky’s S-70/UH-60 has been identified as the best solution for the air force’s Combat ...
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Safran to support Danish Arriel engines
7th December 2018
Safran Helicopter Engines is to support engines on the Royal Danish Air Force’s AS550 C2 Fennec helicopters, the company announced on 3 December. Under ...
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Japan delays Osprey introduction due to local resistance
5th December 2018
The Japanese MoD is delaying delivery of its first MV-22B Osprey tiltrotors because of opposition from local citizenry where the aircraft were supposed to be ...
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USAF fields CBRN protective masks
4th December 2018
The US Air Force has fielded an improved chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) protective mask for aircrew on rotary wing aircraft, with operational units ...
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Bangladesh looks west for attack helicopters
4th December 2018
Bangladesh has approved the purchase of eight Western attack helicopters for the first time, these to be used by the air force to support the ...
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Egypt requests AH-64E helicopter FMS
30th November 2018
The US government has made a determination approving a potential foreign military sale of ten AH-64E Apache attack helicopters to Egypt, the Defense Security Cooperation ...
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Philippines marks out favoured attack helicopter
30th November 2018
The Philippine Air Force (PAF) has narrowed its desire for armed helicopters towards a dedicated attack helicopter platform rather than simply an armed light helicopter. ...
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Philippine AW159s in testing
30th November 2018
The Philippine Navy will receive its first AgustaWestland AW159 Wildcat anti-submarine helicopter in the first quarter of 2019, with flight testing currently underway. Initial flight-testing ...
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Russian Army receives Ka-52 Alligator helicopters
29th November 2018
Russia’s Southern Military District has received six new Ka-52 Alligator combat attack helicopters. The aircraft have been delivered to Russian Army military units stationed in ...
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Serbia receives first H145M helicopter
28th November 2018
Airbus Helicopters has delivered the first of nine H145M helicopters to the Serbian Ministry of Defence, the company announced on 23 November. Acceptance by the ...
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Insight: Russia selects high-speed helicopter design
26th November 2018
Russian Helicopter’s high-speed helicopter concept from the Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant (Mil MHP) has been selected by the Russian MoD as a basis for the ...
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Sea Lion progresses towards first delivery
26th November 2018
The German Navy’s NH90 Sea Lion helicopter programme has completed two key milestones as it moves toward first delivery at the end of 2019. Firstly, ...
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Super Lynx demos firepower in Oman
23rd November 2018
Working with the Apache detachment from the British Army Air Corps, Royal Air Force of Oman (RAFO) Super Lynxes took part in firepower demonstrations firing ...
