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Paris Air Show 2025: Poland orders Apache targeting systems and will establish local support facility

In 2024, Poland agreed to purchase 96 Boeing AH-64E Apache combat helicopters in a deal worth as much as US$12 billion. The deal included 97 AN/ASQ-170 modernised target acquisition and designation sight/AN/AAR-11 modernised pilot night vision sensors (M-TADS/PNVS).

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Paris Air Show 2025: New capabilities, partnerships and next-gen programmes remain priority for industry

As European countries increase their defence budgets, the Paris Air Show will look to how the aerospace industry’s responds, with programme progression, new technology and industrial partnerships all expected to take centre stage at Le Bourget.

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Paris Air Show 2025: Airbus Helicopters unveils new crewed-uncrewed teaming solution

The solution, named HTeaming, has already been tested in flight with a Spanish Navy H135 helicopter and an Airbus Flexrotor uncrewed aerial system (UAS).

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Poland reassesses equipment priorities as S-70i Black Hawk acquisition stopped

The country first entered negotiations for the procurement of Black Hawk helicopters in 2023. Now, the reassessment marks a shift in the country’s military equipment and strategic needs in light of the Ukraine conflict.

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The Combat Veteran - 40 Years of the Chinook in the UK

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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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Quad A 2016: Little Bird replacement on horizon

1st May 2016

Affectionately known as the 'street fighter' for its ability to operate in difficult urban terrain, the AH/MH-6 Little Bird provides capabilities to US Special Operations …
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Quad A 2016: FVL needed for Pacific theatre

30th April 2016

The US Army’s initiative to introduce a new generation of helicopters as part of Future Vertical Lift (FVL) will be vital for addressing growing threats …
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Quad A 2016: Chinook to reach 100 years service

30th April 2016

Despite a push by the US Army to introduce a new-generation of rotorcraft in the 2030s, the branch has plans to keep some of its …
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Quad A 2016: DVE solution goes in-house

30th April 2016

The US Army has decided to pursue existing technology being developed by the government for its Brownout Rotorcraft Enhancement System (BORES) requirement, ruling out any …
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Quad A 2016: Leadership outlines rotary challenges

29th April 2016

Army aviation capabilities will be vital for the US as future conflicts become more complex and fought over more dispersed regions in the world, but …
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Quad A 2016: Sikorsky defiant on SB>1

29th April 2016

Sikorsky and Boeing’s offering for the US Army’s Joint Multi Role (JMR) Technology Demonstrator is on track to perform its first flight next year, with …
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Airbus Helicopters talks Kruk

29th April 2016

Airbus Helicopters and Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa (PGZ) have begun talks to identify potential areas of cooperation for Poland’s Kruk attack helicopter programme, the company announced …
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Quad A 2016: US Army rolls out Apache upgrades

28th April 2016

The latest batch of remanufactured AH-64E Apache ‘Guardian’ attack helicopters for the US Army are beginning to roll off the production line with a comprehensive …
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Quad A 2016: Lakota FMS efforts stepped up

28th April 2016

With end of production on the horizon for the US Army's UH-72A Lakota, Airbus Helicopters Inc (AHI) is redoubling efforts to find international customers for …
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Quad A 2016: Bell eyes early service for V-280

28th April 2016

In the lead up to this year's Quad A in Atlanta, Georgia, Bell Helicopter reaffirmed its belief that its next generation V-280 tilt-rotor could enter …
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Russian MoD places a contract for Mi-28UBs and Mi-26s

26th April 2016

The first contract for delivery of a batch of Mi-28UB attack helicopters with dual controls has been signed by Russian MoD and Russian Helicopters. The …
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DSA 2016: MD Helicopters forges Malaysian alliances

21st April 2016

MD Helicopters capitalised on its sales success to Malaysia by forging agreements to support the army’s six future MD 530G light scout helicopters. Although the …
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DSA 2016: AIROD signs MoUs for RMAF upgrades

21st April 2016

On 20 April, the third day of DSA 2016, AIROD signed MoUs with two foreign companies to propose upgrades for two types of Malaysian military …
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DSA 2016: AgustaWestland and Weststar team for AW159

21st April 2016

Finmeccanica Helicopter Division is positioning its AW159 Wildcat helicopter for a Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) requirement for naval helicopters capable of anti-submarine warfare (ASW). It …
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Aurora flies subscale LightningStrike

20th April 2016

Aurora Flight Sciences has successfully conducted the first flight of a subscale vehicle demonstrator (SVD) of its LightningStrike vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) X-Plane for DARPA …
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DSA 2016: Anka-S achieves milestones

19th April 2016

The Anka-S UAV from Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) has clocked up a number of achievements as it heads towards first delivery to the Turkish Air …
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Brazil certifies weaponised Fennecs

18th April 2016

The Brazilian Army has completed qualification trials of a new integrated weapon system fitted to the service’s upgraded AS550 C3e (H125M) Fennec helicopters. Airbus Helicopters’ …
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FDR image capability progresses

18th April 2016

Curtiss-Wright is actively evaluating the image recording capabilities for its Fortress Next Generation flight data recorder, Shephard has learned. The crash recorders, which are ED-112A compliant, …

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