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Advanced Avionics (sponsored)
Mark Burnand, Chief Test Pilot at Leonardo Helicopters UK, talks through the advanced avionics on board the latest generation battlefield utility AW149 helicopter.
Air Warfare
Norway cleared for $2.6 billion HH-60W helicopter buy
The sale for nine HH-60W makes Norway the first Foreign Military Sale customer for the rescue and combat helicopter and adds to the country’s ongoing acquisition of Sikorsky-made helicopters.
Air Warfare
Leonardo’s Proteus structural tests “nearing completion” ahead of first flight
The company has tested over 15 mission sets for the drone, with the rotorcraft used to demonstrate the viability of armed forces utilising large uncrewed aerial systems’ (UAS) for autonomous missions in the future.
Land Warfare
US Army modernisation plans raise big concerns for lawmakers
The termination of programmes such as JLTV and RCV has been harshly criticised by members of the US Congress.
Air Warfare
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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11th May 2011
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First Mi-171Sh for Peru
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MPAS for the Royal Netherlands Navy NH90s
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Marport awarded sonar contract by Selex Galileo
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Marport Deep Sea Technologies, a leading developer of sonar technology for commercial and military applications, announced today that its subsidiary, Marport C-Tech, has been awarded …
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Sikorsky wins Robert J. Collier trophy for X2 technology
9th May 2011
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GKN Aerospace earns coveted AHS Supplier Excellence award
6th May 2011
GKN Aerospace has received the 2011 American Helicopter Society (AHS) Supplier Excellence Award for its exceptional work on the Sikorsky CH-53K heavy lift helicopter programme. …
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Rolls-Royce celebrates eighth Collier Trophy
6th May 2011
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AERO Vodochody supplies 300 helicopters to Sikorsky Aircraft
6th May 2011
AERO Vodochody dispatched through its company gates the 300th helicopter S-76 manufactured for Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. AERO Vodochody dispatched through its company gates the 300th …
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Bin Laden raid reveals new stealth helicopter
5th May 2011
The raid on Osama bin Laden’s hideout in Pakistan has inadvertently led to the revealing of a previously unknown helicopter. Photos published across the internet …
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Saab signs Helicopter 15 contract with FMV
5th May 2011
Saab has signed a new contract with the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) regarding the support and maintenance of Helicopter 15 (Agusta 109 LUHS), operated …
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Arkansas Guard rescues boy scouts stranded by flood waters
5th May 2011
The Arkansas Army National Guard deployed a UH-72A Lakota Light Utility Helicopter just after midnight, May 2, in an effort to assist in the search …
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First day in new role for AgustaWestland's Orsi
4th May 2011
AgustaWestland CEO Giuseppe Orsi has stepped into his new role as the head of Finmeccanica. Orsi took over from Pier Francesco Guarguaglini on 4 May …
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LAH named first RR300 service center in US
3rd May 2011
In December 2010, LAH was awarded one of only eleven Rolls-Royce RR300 Service Centers worldwide. After completing a thorough application process which included a background …
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World Helicopters acquires Bond Aviation Group for £300m
2nd May 2011
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Diagnostic review of Australian MRH-90 programme
2nd May 2011
A full diagnostic review of the MRH-90 Multi Role Helicopter Program has now been completed. The review was ordered in February by the Minister for …
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Elbit Systems to provide Anodize process to Sikorsky
2nd May 2011
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Sikorsky Aircraft completes active rotor wind tunnel testing
2nd May 2011
Sikorsky Innovations, the technology development organization of Sikorsky Aircraft, has completed wind tunnel testing of its active rotor system equipped with high authority flaps. The …
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Royal Navy squadrons continue to make significant contribution to OP Herrick
1st May 2011
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Sea King pilots reach flying milestones in Afghanistan
1st May 2011
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