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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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Airbus Helicopters to get Pro Line Fusion

22nd June 2015

Airbus Helicopters, Rockwell Collins, and Vector Aerospace have signed an agreement to develop and market the Pro Line Fusion avionics solution to upgrade Airbus Helicopters …
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Bell, LOM PRAHA sign MOU

19th June 2015

Bell Helicopter and Prague-based LOM PRAHA have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) covering a collaboration to reassemble, customise and maintain Bell Helicopter military aircraft …
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Belarus orders 12 Mi-8MTV-5 helicopters

18th June 2015

Russian Helicopters signed a contract to deliver 12 Mi-8MTV-5 military transport helicopters to the Belarus Department of Defence at the Army-2015 forum on 16 June. …
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Bell V-280 Valor assembly begins

17th June 2015

Bell Helicopter announced the start of major assembly work on the fuselage of the Bell V-280 Valor tilt-rotor aircraft on 15 June, with Spirit AeroSystems …
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Denmark approves investments by Seahawk

17th June 2015

The Danish Business Authority (DBA) has approved an initial phase of investment by four US companies providing nine MH-60R Seahawk naval helicopters to the Danish …
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Seven countries prep for Italian Blade

16th June 2015

The European Defence Agency's (EDA) Helicopter Exercise Programme (HEP) training event, Italian Blade 2015, will begin in Viterbo, Italy on 22 June. Around 40 helicopters …
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Paris Air Show: Bringing up the curtain on the X6

16th June 2015

Airbus Helicopter’s next rotorcraft programme will be a heavy-lift helicopter with fly-by-wire flight control system aimed initially at the oil and gas market, the company …
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Paris Air Show: Airbus Helicopters chooses FLIR (video)

16th June 2015

Sensor specialists FLIR Systems used the first day of the Paris Air Show to announce that its Star Safire 380-HD product had been chosen by …
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Paris Air Show: TAI eyes export sales

15th June 2015

After a period of rapid expansion since 2005, Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) is entering a new phase and believes the appearance of its equipment with …
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US Army extends Boeing deal

15th June 2015

The US Army Corpus Christi Army Depot (CCAD) awarded a five-year contract to extend its partnership with Boeing that supports the overhaul of complex parts …
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Paris Air Show: Costs hamper heli ops

15th June 2015

While rotorcraft are ‘utterly essential’ to modern military operations, vulnerability, range and cost issues continue to hamper their utility, according to one senior British Army …
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Paris Air Show: What’s in store?

12th June 2015

Although the biennial air show in Paris has become increasingly dominated by the commercial airline sector, much like its British counterpart at Farnborough, there will …
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Australian 725 Squadron to operate MH-60R

11th June 2015

The Fleet Air Arm of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) commissioned its newest unit, 725 Squadron, which is equipped with Sikorsky MH-60R Seahawks, on 11 …
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Slovakia set to upgrade its Mi-17s

10th June 2015

Slovakia is looking to upgrade a number of its Mi-17 helicopters, Prime Minister Robert Fico announced on his recent trip to Moscow. Fico said Slovakia …
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HAL, BEL sign airborne comms MoU

8th June 2015

Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) and Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to develop airborne communication equipment for defence applications, it …
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AAR to overhaul UH-60 APUs

5th June 2015

Pratt & Whitney has certified AAR to enhance the US Army's contract for overhauling and upgrading its UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter Auxiliary Power Units (APUs), …
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Lithuania receives first SAR Dauphin

4th June 2015

The Lithuanian Air Force received the first of three AS365 N3+ Dauphin search and rescue (SAR) helicopters on 2 June. The second and third helicopters …
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UK buys new heli simulators

3rd June 2015

Lockheed Martin and AgustaWestland have been awarded contracts totalling £80 million to deliver synthetic training systems for the UK's Chinook Mk6 and Merlin Mk4/4A helicopters, it was announced …
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Airbus Helis wins H145M services

3rd June 2015

Airbus Helicopters has won a full-service contract from the German armed forces for the H145M helicopter, due to enter service with the German Air Force …

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