The US Army also added that it would push to get the long-range assault aircraft online “years ahead” of its original 2030 timeline.
Multiple questions involving the largest US Foreign Military Sale in history remain unanswered.
Both the possible sale for six Chinook helicopters and F-16 sustainment will bolster existing UAE fleets and the country’s position as a US partner and ally, according to the DSCA.
The solution was evaluated by the US Army and Air Force during the Project Convergence Capstone 5.
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.
21st November 2011
Germany Army Tiger attack helicopter crews have been carrying out live fire training in preparation for an October 2012 deployment of the helicopter to Afghanistan. …
21st November 2011
The detachment of 35 Flotille of the French Navy has begun operations with its new Dauphin N3+ helicopters in French Polynesia. The first helicopter arrived …
21st November 2011
Sikorsky has won a contract to supply 12 S-70i International Black Hawks to the Ministry of Defence of Brunei Darussalam. The company won the Royal …
18th November 2011
Lockheed Martin has demonstrated how software-defined radios can extend land force tactical networks by connecting disparate ground troops with the Airborne and Maritime/Fixed Station Joint …
18th November 2011
Northrop Grumman has announced that its Integrated Avionics System has played a key role in preparing the AH-1Z helicopter for its first operational deployment, marking …
17th November 2011
Sikorsky Aircraft, has announced that they have delivered the fourth of 15 UH-60M Black Hawk aircraft to the US Army for further transfer to the …
16th November 2011
Eurocopter has begun to validate the new avionics suite of the EC145T2, with the first prototype to incorporate the company’s new design philosophy taking to …
16th November 2011
Raytheon has been awarded a $14.6 million contract to develop new image processing technology for the US Army’s Advanced Distributed Aperture System (ADAS) according to …
16th November 2011
AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, has announced a new joint venture in the UAE with Abu Dhabi Aviation, the largest commercial helicopter operator in the Middle …
16th November 2011
The pilot of an MV-22 Osprey who recovered a crewmember from a downed US Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle in Libya has spoken publicly about …
15th November 2011
Raytheon and partners Emirates Advanced Investments have declared the Talon laser-guided rocket ready for production. The declaration, made at the Dubai Airshow, follows an operational …
15th November 2011
The Bell-Boeing consortium is pushing the V-22 Osprey to GCC nations at the Dubai Airshow. As the aircraft makes its public debut in the region, …
14th November 2011
Rotorsim, the consortium owned equally by CAE and AgustaWestland, has announced that has officially inaugurated the launch of the Joint NH90 Training Program (JNTP) for …
14th November 2011
Boeing is working on improving the performance of the CH-47 Chinook with an upgrade to the rotor blades. The company hopes that the blades, which …
14th November 2011
Russian Helicopters has announced that the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has certified the Arrius 2G1 turboshaft engine made by French company Turbomeca (Safran Group), …
14th November 2011
Sikorsky is preparing to ramp-up production of its S-70i International Black Hawk, according to company officials at the Dubai Airshow. The company has so far …
13th November 2011
A UAE-based company has revealed plans to build a tandem rotor, twin-engined light helicopter for the commercial market. Quest Helicopters, a subsidiary of UAE-based Quest …
10th November 2011
The F-35B Lightning II has completed a three-week sea trial conducted aboard the USS Wasp, flying under the power of Pratt & Whitney's F135 propulsion …
10th November 2011
An AH-64D Apache Block III attack helicopter has controlled an MQ-1C Gray Eagle UAV during flight using the Longbow Unmanned Aerial Systems Tactical Common Data …
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