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Royal Navy welcomes first Merlin Mk4 delivery (video)
The first Leonardo AW101 Commando Merlin Mk4 /Mk4A out of 25 aircraft was unveiled yesterday, during a ceremony at the Royal Navy Air Station, Yeovilton. The aircraft ...
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Insight: The evolution of the Mi-26
A dual-use rotorcraft still successfully marketed around the world, the Mi-26 - also known under its NATO reporting name Halo - has undergone some dynamic ...
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US 'committed to NATO'
The US will continue to show its commitment to NATO, a senior US Army commander said on 21 June as a fresh batch of military ...
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MD Helicopter to continue Afghan MD 530F support
MD Helicopter has received a modification from the US Army for its work on a US foreign military sales contract.Under the original contract, awarded in ...
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Industry waits for US light attack helicopter guidance
Bell and Sikorsky are gearing up for a forthcoming announcement that will shed light on the Pentagon's plans to build a new, light attack helicopter ...
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Army aviation deterring aggression in Eastern Europe (video)
Shephard caught up with Col Clair Gill, commander, 10th Combat Aviation Brigade, who spoke about its role in Operation Atlantic Resolve in October 2017. The ...
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Eurocopter Canada celebrates 25 years of success
4th April 2009
With over 500 aircraft currently in use, Eurocopter Canada marked 25 years of providing quality customer service and technology to the Canadian helicopter industry during ...
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Navy Orders More H-1 Aircraft from Bell Helicopter
4th April 2009
Bell Helicopter has announced that the U.S. Navy has awarded a new production contract to Bell for the purchase of Lot 6 of the H-1 ...
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Coast Guard fly new Dolphin variant
3rd April 2009
The United States Coast Guard has flown the latest iteration of its H-65 Dolphin helicopter. The prototype, MH-65D, aircraft 6543, first flew on March 17 ...
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Sikorsky Global Helicopters Receives 'Total Quality Award' from Rolls-Royce
3rd April 2009
Sikorsky Global Helicopters' Engine Services Division has received the Rolls-Royce Model 250 Total Quality Award. Sikorsky Global Helicopters is the newly rebranded commercial business operation ...
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India's para-military forces to recieve helicopters
3rd April 2009
India has decided to equip its para-military forces with helicopters in the wake of threats to Indian airports and the Mumbai terror attacks last November ...
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12 Flight AAC disbanded after 57 years in Germany
2nd April 2009
12 Flight Army Air Corps, based in Javelin Barracks, Elmpt Station in Germany disbanded on March 31, after being saved from disbandment in 1994 12 ...
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Vice-Admiral Crea USCG Opens Shephard Search and Rescue conference and exhibition in Washington DC
31st March 2009
Washington DC: Vice Admiral Vivian Crea, United States Coast Guard, in her opening address on the first day of Shephard’s Search & Rescue conference and ...
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Fleet Air Arm prepares for its 100th Anniversary
30th March 2009
Fleet Air Arm crews today began preparing for the celebrations to mark 100 years of Naval Aviation. More than 30 fixed and rotary-wing aircraft descended ...
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Bell Receives Contract to Modify 27 More Aircraft in OH-58D Safety Enhancement Program
30th March 2009
Bell Helicopter has announced that it has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Army to modify an additional 27 OH-58D aircraft under the Kiowa ...
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Elbit to equip new Korean helicopters with advanced helmet-mounted systems
30th March 2009
Elbit to equip new Korean helicopters with advanced helmet-mounted systems Elbit Systems Ltd announced it was awarded a contract to supply advanced helmet mounted systems ...
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USS Bataan to deploy with Osprey
26th March 2009
Sailors and Marines aboard the multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) will have their chance to make history later this spring as the ...
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France Sells 24 Military Helicopters to Iraq
26th March 2009
Eurocopter is to sell 24 EC635 light-twins to Iraq under a government-to-government agreement. Reports from France say that French Defence Minister Herve Morin signed the ...
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Sikorsky delivers 100th New Production UH-60M Black Hawk Helicopter to US Army
25th March 2009
In a rollout ceremony attended by government officials, armed services personnel, and employees, Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. today celebrated delivery of the 100th new production UH-60M ...
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Sikorsky Aircraft Pays $2.9 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations
25th March 2009
Sikorsky Aircraft Company has agreed to pay the United States $2,941,000 to resolve fraud allegations in connection with its contract for the manufacture of Black ...
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UH-72A Lakotas surpass the 10,000 flight-hour milestone in US Army service
25th March 2009
The US Army's growing fleet of UH-72A Lakota Light Utility Helicopters has passed the 10,000 flight-hour milestone, demonstrating the aircrafts' mission performance and reliability in ...
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India cancels attack helicopter programme
25th March 2009
India has retracted the tenders issued last May for the purchase of 22 attack helicopters for the Indian Air Force (IAF), the Defence Ministry said ...
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Wasp Flight Deck Qualifies for MV-22s
23rd March 2009
The USS Wasp (LHD 1) Air Department completed their final MV-22 Osprey qualification March 18, certifying them to perform launch and recovery evolutions. Air Department ...
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CAE and HAL finalise contracts and financing to establish C$60 million helicopter training centre in Bangalore, India
23rd March 2009
A joint venture of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) and CAE has finalized all necessary contracts and non-recourse financing to begin construction and development of a ...
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Inside the helicopter operations centre
20th March 2009
The Canadian Helicopter Force Afghanistan (CHFA) Operations Centre often looks as chaotic as a bus station on the Friday before a long weekend. But it ...
