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Mark Burnand, Chief Test Pilot at Leonardo Helicopters UK, talks through the advanced avionics on board the latest generation battlefield utility AW149 helicopter.
Poland first issued a requirement for up to 24 helicopters and associated training systems in January 2024.
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.
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.
17th June 2010
The first flight of a helicopter using a bio-kerosene blend has marked the dawn of a new era for rotorcraft aviation, according to industry officials. …
17th June 2010
Thales has been selected by the French defence procurement agency (DGA) to supply 50 electronic warfare programming stations for seven families of helicopters in service …
17th June 2010
UOP LLC, a Honeywell company, announced today that Honeywell Green Jet Fuel produced using its Green Jet Fuel process technology powered a Boeing AH-64D Apache …
16th June 2010
Thales is looking to fastrack qualification of its Lightweight Multi-role Missile (LMM) as it tailors the weapon for the international market. Speaking to Rotorhub.com at …
15th June 2010
NH90 helicopters will be a quantum leap forward for the Royal New Zealand Air Force when they start entering service next year, says Defence Minister …
14th June 2010
Raytheon Company will develop an airborne launcher designed to employ radio frequency-guided TOW (tube-launched, optically-tracked, wireless-guided) missiles. The new TOW airborne launcher will be compatible …
14th June 2010
Eurocopter has publicly unveiled the new EC645 medium multirole helicopter, using the launch to display its Stand Alone Weapon System (SAWS) concept. A militarised version …
14th June 2010
French company Aerotec Group is offering a complete upgrade of the Gazelle light reconnaissance and attack helicopter, including new mission and sensor systems and armament …
14th June 2010
The newest member of Eurocopter's military helicopter family will be shown for the first time at next week's Eurosatory defense exhibition with the EC645's unveiling …
11th June 2010
Following Sikorsky's announcement it is offering the Cyclone variant of the S-92, Eurocopter has entered the fray by pitching the NH90 for the German Navy's Sea King …
10th June 2010
Eurocopter CEO Lutz Bertling has been tackling critics of Tiger helicopter at the Berlin airshow. Bertling's comments follow weeks of damning press coverage over a …
9th June 2010
The work being carried out by the fleets of CH-53Ds and CH-53Es in Afghanistan is 'validating' the need for their replacement, according to a US …
9th June 2010
The Netherlands Defence Helicopter Command has been impressed with the capabilities of the NH90 NATO Frigate Helicopter (NFH), according to crews spoken to by Rotorhub.com. …
8th June 2010
Sikorsky is to offer its H-92 derivative, the Cyclone, to meet the needs of the German Air Force and the German Navy.The company is hoping …
8th June 2010
Eurocopter's upgraded CH-53GA transport helicopter made its public debut at the ILA Airshow on 8 June. The aircraft on display is the second prototype, which …
8th June 2010
MD Helicopters, Inc (MDHI) and Avion Pacific Limited (AVION), MD's Distributor for Mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau, announce a sales contract with Jiang Su …
8th June 2010
MD Helicopters, Inc. (MDHI) has delivered the fourth in a fleet of Mexican Navy refurbished MD Explorers from its Mesa, Arizona based Factory Service Center. …
8th June 2010
Russian Helicopters is planning to use the European market as a platform to promote Russian innovative technology in helicopter production. The growing Russian helicopter industry, …
8th June 2010
Almost thirty years since it entered service, veteran of the Falklands campaign, the RAF's ZA718 Chinook helicopter, or 'Bravo November' as it is better known, …