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Mark Burnand, Chief Test Pilot at Leonardo Helicopters UK, talks through the advanced avionics on board the latest generation battlefield utility AW149 helicopter.
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.
UVision’s HERO loitering munition family is widely used. As an air-launched loitering munition, however, it is a new concept which could meet a specific declared need of the US Marine Corps.
Currently manufacturing 1,400 AIM-9X Block II missiles annually, Raytheon plans to reach the mark of 2,500 per year by September 2028.
A special procurement notice for the Flight School Next was issued this week as potential suppliers step up their efforts.
Mark Burnand, Chief Test Pilot at Leonardo Helicopters UK, talks through the advanced avionics on board the latest generation battlefield utility AW149 helicopter.
The Chinook has served in every RAF campaign of the past 40 years. But in Afghanistan, it faced greater pressure than ever before.
17th November 2009
Sikorsky Black Hawk helicopters flown by the US Army in the Iraq and Afghanistan theaters of war have accumulated more than 1 million fleet flight …
17th November 2009
The Australian Defence Materiel Organisation has released a competitive tender for additional maintenance support for Army Sikorsky S-70A-9 helicopters. The "Black Hawk Maintenance Manpower Supplementation" …
17th November 2009
BAE Systems has entered the final phase of testing on its Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS), a technology that increases the accuracy and cost-effectiveness …
16th November 2009
SELEX Galileo of Finmeccanica has been awarded a contract for the supply of 21 Titan 385ES-HD airborne turrets for the UK MoD’s Chinook fleet SH …
16th November 2009
The first RAF Merlin helicopter has arrived in Afghanistan as part of a move to boost air support on the frontline, the MOD announced today. …
13th November 2009
Because of its versatility the current Chinook Force is operating at full stretch, says Gp Capt Turner, with both crewmen and helicopters 'wrung out when …
13th November 2009
EADS North America has delivered the first of five H-72A training helicopters for the US Navy today, marking a new milestone in the company's production …
13th November 2009
In another history-making moment for Marine Expeditionary Brigade-Afghanistan, the first MV-22B Ospreys entered the Task Force Leatherneck area of operations today, alighting in three waves …
12th November 2009
Sikorsky Aircraft and Tata Advanced Systems today announced the signing of an agreement creating a joint venture that will manufacture aerospace components for Sikorsky in …
11th November 2009
An RAF Merlin has been damaged in a landing accident during pre-deployment training in California. According to reports, the aircraft rolled over during the early …
11th November 2009
Eurocopter will participate at the 2009 Dubai Airshow with two of its state-of the-art helicopters: the Tiger, the most modern combat helicopter will be performing …
11th November 2009
The Boeing Company and World Class Aviation Academy (WCAA) of the Netherlands today announced that they have signed a teaming agreement to provide customers in …
10th November 2009
Alouettes of the Royal Netherlands Air Force have made an historic trip to the factory where they were built 45 years ago. All available Alouette …
10th November 2009
The multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) launched 10 MV-22B Ospreys from the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit to fly into Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, …
6th November 2009
AgustaWestland has begun test flying the first AW101 for the Algerian Armed Forces. The aircraft, marked as G-17-610 and painted in primer, is understood to …
5th November 2009
The first Merlin helicopter crews are ready to deploy to Afghanistan following pre-deployment training in the United States. The Merlins, from RAF Benson in Oxfordshire, …
5th November 2009
HMS Cornwall went to the assistance of a critically ill crew member of a merchant ship close to her patrol sector in the Arabian Sea. …
5th November 2009
Like a ski jumper flying off the ramp, Canada’s Air Force soared during Exercise PEGASUS GUARDIAN III/SPARTAN RINGS, which was the last large scale “live-fly” …
5th November 2009
Sikorsky Global Helicopters, a business unit of Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., has delivered a new VIP S-76C++ helicopter to the Royal Travel Office for use by …