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IDEX 2019: UAE's 407 MRH sees continued success (video)
Thirty 407MRH light attack helicopters are currently in operation with the UAE. Lyle Becka, VP of operations at NorthStar Aviation runs through the capabilities and ...
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AAR to support RNLAF Chinooks
AAR will support the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) CH-47 Chinook fleet under a contract announced on 9 July.The contract will see AAR perform maintenance, ...
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CH-53E logs one million flight hours
The US Marine Corps’ CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter fleet has achieved a major milestone, logging more than one million flight hours since it entered service ...
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Boeing receives contract modification
Boeing has received a $96 million modification to its United Arab Emirates foreign military sales contract, the US Department of Defense announced on 12 July. ...
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Greece seeks MH-60R helicopters
The US State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale of MH-60R helicopters to Greece. In a deal worth $600 million, ...
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IDEX 2019: Middle Eastern nations strengthen air advantage (video)
The order of 16 F-16 Block 70s aircraft and delivery of the first five MD 530F Cayuse Warrior helicopters in 2018 strengthened the respective air ...
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Honeywell to Provide New T55 Engines for UK's Ministry of Defense Chinook Fleet
12th August 2009
Honeywell announced today that the United Kingdom's Ministry of Defense (MOD) will purchase the Honeywell 55-L-714A engine and spares, valued at approximately $185 million, to ...
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EADS North America names Gary M. Bishop to lead its Armed Scout 645 helicopter program
12th August 2009
Gary M. Bishop has joined EADS North America as vice president of its Armed Scout 645 program. EADS North America is offering the Armed Scout ...
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Commando Pilot Recieves Special Award
11th August 2009
Commando Helicopter Force pilot, Lieutenant James Coleman Royal Navy, of 846 Naval Air Squadron received the coveted Darren Chapman award at RNAS Yeovilton in a ...
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Boeing Receives $1.15B contract for 15 Canadian Chinooks
10th August 2009
The Boeing Company today announced that it has received a US$1.15 billion contract from the Canadian government for 15 new CH-47F Chinook heavy-lift helicopters. Under ...
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Army Aviation Test Center relocates to Redstone
10th August 2009
In compliance with the Base Realignment and Closure Act of 2005, Soldiers from the US Army Aviation Technical Test Center deactivated the unit and cased ...
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Newly Named HSC 12 Carries on Rich Tradition
10th August 2009
After 57 years of service, the longest standing helicopter squadron in Navy history, Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron 2 (HS-2), became the most recent squadron to transition ...
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Thailand UH-60L Black Hawk Helicopters
10th August 2009
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress of a possible foreign military sale to the Government of Thailand of three Black Hawk helicopters and associated ...
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Brazil's Black Hawks complete 5,000 hours
7th August 2009
The Brazilian Air Force's fleet of UH-60 Black Hawks have completed a milestone 5,000 flying hours. Over 35 months since the aircraft were delivered, the ...
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Boeing Submits Proposal for $5B Special Ops Logistics Support Contract
7th August 2009
The Boeing Company today submitted its Final Proposal Revision (FPR) in response to the US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) request for proposals for the $5 ...
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Mi-35 passes Brazilian Critical Design Review
6th August 2009
The Mi-35s on order for the Brazilian Air Force have concluded their Critical Design Review. The Mi-35Ms, which will be known as the AH-2 Sabre ...
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Prototype assembly looms as first production parts arrive for CH-53K heavy lift helicopter
6th August 2009
Sikorsky Aircraft has begun receiving the first of the 8,500 supplier parts that will constitute the new CH-53K heavy lift helicopter Sikorsky is developing for ...
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UH-1Ys complete first deployment
6th August 2009
Three new Bell UH-1Y “Yankee” helicopters, attached to Marine Medium Helicopter (HMM) Squadron 163 (Reinforced) returned from a six-month deployment aboard USS Boxer (LHD-4) to ...
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Kenyan ab-initio pilots arrive
6th August 2009
Once again the Starlite Aviation Group has been recognized as having one of the best training schools and instructors in the world, with the awarding ...
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UAE to buy Hellfire missiles and aircraft survivability equipment
5th August 2009
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified Congress today of a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of the United Arab Emirates of 362 ...
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Italian Navy Takes Delivery Of Its 21st AW101 Helicopter
4th August 2009
AgustaWestland has announced that the Italian Navy has taken delivery of its 21st AW101 three engine medium/heavy helicopter during an official ceremony held at Maristaeli ...
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ATK Awarded $86 Million Contract to Produce LW30mm M789 HEDP
3rd August 2009
Alliant Techsystems has been awarded an $86 million, base with option, contract to provide lightweight (LW) 30mm M789 High Explosive Dual Purpose (HEDP) tactical ammunition ...
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KAI and Eurocopter reveal the Surion
31st July 2009
Korean Aerospace Industries (KAI) and Eurocopter have rolled out the first prototype Korean Utility Helicopter (KUH). Dubbed the Surion, the 1.3 trillion won (US$1 billion) ...
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Tigre flies with uprated engines
31st July 2009
A Eurocopter Tigre has been flown with the uprated MTR390-E engines. The flight took place on June 30, but has only been recently announced by ...
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Sikorsky's X2 relocates to Florida to prepare for high-speed test flights
31st July 2009
Aiming to achieve the highest speed ever recorded for a helicopter, Sikorsky Aircraft Corp.’s X2 Technology demonstrator has relocated to the company’s Florida flight facility ...
