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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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SOFIC 2018: Special Ops Chinook contract coming soon
In June, the US Army will move forward with plans to acquire Block II MH-47G Chinook helicopters for its special operations forces. The service though, ...
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SOFIC 2018: MRZR-X supports UK MoD
Polaris Government and Defense will support the UK Ministry of Defence’s (MoD’s) Army Warfighting Experiment (AWE) with a single MRZR-X unmanned ground vehicle (UGV), company ...
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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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Manila anticipates vanilla attack helicopters
Jordan is expected to donate a pair of second-hand Bell AH-1F Cobra attack helicopters to the Philippine Air Force (PAF), according to the Philippine News ...
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BrightNite applications for military rotary platforms
Elbit Systems' multispectral panoramic BrightNite system could be the viable alternative to NVGs by helicopter operators within the next decade, the company has said. The ...
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RCAF yet to decide on Griffon replacement
Despite a Canadian Senate committee report recommending a year ago that the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) replace the majority of its Bell CH146 Griffon ...
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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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Bell Helicopter delivers first nine safety enhancement program OH-58Ds ahead of contract
17th January 2009
Bell Helicopter closed out 2008 with delivery of the ninth OH-58D aircraft to be modified under the current Kiowa Warrior Safety Enhancement Program contract. "We ...
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Helicopter Flight Training Services inaugurates World's first NH90 Full-Mission Simulator
15th January 2009
Helicopter Flight Training Services (HFTS), a consortium owned equally by CAE, Eurocopter, Thales and Rheinmetall Defence Electronics, today officially inaugurated the world's first NH90 full-mission ...
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US Army looking at future of aviation
14th January 2009
Army aviation resourcing is on track to meet the challenges of prolonged, 21st century combat, said two of the Army's top program and acquisition officials ...
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Sikorsky release podcast on H-92 European demo tour
14th January 2009
Sikorsky have produced a podcast looking back at the European and Middle Eastern tour of the H-92 Super Hawk helicopter. The aircraft demonstrated its mission ...
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First Marine Corps UH-1Y Helicopter With Northrop Grumman Integrated Cockpit Deploys in 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit
14th January 2009
Northrop Grumman Corporation's Integrated Avionics System (IAS) and the company's integration support were key parts of preparing the UH-1Y Huey helicopters for initial deployment early ...
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Third VH-71 Presidential Production Helicopter Completes Initial Flight
13th January 2009
The VH-71 presidential helicopter program set another milestone with the maiden flight of the third pilot production helicopter today. This is the seventh presidential helicopter ...
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Honeywell and Pratt & Whitney Successfully Complete Advanced Affordable Turbine Engine (AATE) Design Review
13th January 2009
The Advanced Turbine Engine Company, LLC (ATEC), a Honeywell and Pratt & Whitney joint venture, has successfully completed the Preliminary Design Review (PDR) by the ...
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Canadian Chinooks make their debut
13th January 2009
With handshakes over signed documents, the transfer of six D-model Chinook medium- to heavy-lift helicopters from the U.S. Army to the Canadian Forces was completed ...
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Partial ownership shift in Hiller's Chinese JV
13th January 2009
Hiller (China) Aircraft Manufacturing Company has reached agreement with the Shanxi Xinhaisheng Trade Company for the sale of a 29.4 per cent shareholding in the ...
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Becker Avionics Digital Intercom System DVCS6100 provides crystal clear communication for UH-72A Lakota
13th January 2009
Becker Avionics is very pleased that EADS North America has received a contract from the U.S. Army for 39 additional UH-72A Lakota Light Utility Helicopters. ...
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Turbomeca do Brasil to assemble and support the Makila 2A engines of new Brazilian EC725 helicopters
12th January 2009
Following the contract signed between Eurocopter and the Brazilian Army and Navy for 50 EC 725 helicopters to be delivered between 2010 and 2016, Turbomeca ...
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First Production VH-71 Presidential Helicopter Arrives at Lockheed Martin to Start Final Production Phase
11th January 2009
The first Lockheed Martin pilot production VH-71 presidential helicopter to begin the integration and final production process arrived at the company's Owego, NY, facility. Six ...
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Boeing Completes Apache Longbow Training Upgrade Contract
9th January 2009
Boeing announced today that its Integrated Defense Systems Training Systems and Services organization has completed a six-year U.S. Army contract to retrofit and upgrade 22 ...
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Northrop Grumman to equip Directional Infrared Countermeasures System onboard US Marine Corps CH-53D and CH-46E helicopters
9th January 2009
Northrop Grumman Corporation has been awarded separate contracts to outfit U.S. Marine Corps CH-53D and CH-46E helicopters with the company's battle-proven Directional Infrared Countermeasures (DIRCM) ...
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Snark seeking a new home
9th January 2009
The New Zealand team behind the Snark unmanned combat helicopter family say the programme is far from becoming history and development work is planned to ...
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Eurocopter welcomes new order for 22 NH90TTH helicopters from the French Army
8th January 2009
The French Defence Procurement Agency (DGA) has ordered a further 22 NH90 TTH (Tactical Transport Helicopter) helicopters for the French Army Aviation on the 23rd ...
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Australian aid worker faces court over Sea King crash
8th January 2009
An Australian aid worker faces a potential prison term for allegedly placing butane gas cylinders aboard a Royal Australian Navy Sea King helicopter – N16-100 ...
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The heat is on in new RAF training simulator
8th January 2009
RAF Medical Emergency Response Teams (MERTS) will benefit from a new training simulator at RAF Lyneham. According to the Ministry of Defence, the £42,000 simulator ...
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Technicians prepare Griffons for theatre
8th January 2009
After the Minister of National Defence announced in November that Canada would deploy eight CH-146 Griffon helicopters as part of the Joint Task Force - ...
