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Advanced Avionics (sponsored)
Mark Burnand, Chief Test Pilot at Leonardo Helicopters UK, talks through the advanced avionics on board the latest generation battlefield utility AW149 helicopter.
Training
Royal Air Force pilot training troubles not going away
The issue around the Royal Air Force’s fast jet pilot training is multifaceted with no quick fixes at hand. What is the UK not getting right?
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US to gift H-1 helicopters to Czech Republic
The US will donate utility and attack helicopters to the Czech Republic.
Air Warfare
Latvia donates howitzers and helicopters to Ukraine
Latvia has announced the donation of four helicopters and six howitzers to Ukraine.
Training
US Air Force tests emerging space and cyber tech during Red Flag
This year's third Red Flag exercise provided the US Air Force with the right environment to test emerging space and cyber technologies.
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The Combat Veteran - 40 Years of the Chinook in the UK
The Chinook has served in every RAF campaign of the past 40 years. But in Afghanistan, it faced greater pressure than ever before.
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HAI names winner of Honorary Lifetime Member Award
19th December 2008
W. "Dub" Blessing; Chief Pilot Emeritus, Helicopter Division, Perot Group; and Special Projects Coordinator, Hillwood Properties, will receive HAI's Honorary Lifetime Member Award on February …
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The Ministry Of Defence Of Cyprus Signs Contract For Three AW139s
19th December 2008
AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, is pleased to announce that the Ministry of Defence of Cyprus has placed an order for three AW39 medium twin engine …
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Boeing A160T Unmanned Rotorcraft Shifts Gears in Flight, Passes 100 Flight-Hours
19th December 2008
Boeing has announced that its A160 Turbine (A160T) Hummingbird unmanned rotorcraft has achieved two key milestones: using its two-speed transmission to change gears in flight, …
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Meggitt wins Future Lynx brake control system
18th December 2008
Meggitt PLC, a leading international company employing over 8,000 people specialising in aerospace equipment, sensing and defence systems, today announces that Meggitt Aircraft Braking Systems …
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Sikorsky awarded $619M contract for MH-60R and MH-60S work
18th December 2008
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., Stratford, Ct., was awarded on Dec. 15, 2008 a, $619,903,014 firm fixed price contract for funding of second program year of multi-year …
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Lockheed Martin awarded $37M contract for MH-60R and MH-60S cockpits
18th December 2008
Lockheed Martin Systems Integration, Owego, N.Y., is being awarded a $37,513,573 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract for the procurement of 18 MH-60S Common …
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Bell awarded $102M contract to support UH-1Y and AH-1Z
18th December 2008
Bell Helicopter Textron Inc, Hurst, Texas, is being awarded a three year cost type requirements contract in the amount of $102,372,611 for repair of items …
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Australian Aerospace delivers first locally assembled NH-90
18th December 2008
Australia's Project AIR 9000 achieved another significant milestone today when the Australian Defence Force (ADF) formally accepted from leading regional defence contractor, Eurocopter subsidiary Australian …
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Tiger engines to be serviced in Germany and France
18th December 2008
From now on, the two engine specialists MTU Aero Engines in Munich, Germany and Atelier d'Industriel Aeronautic (AIA) in Bordeaux, France will be in charge …
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Elbit Systems To Perform Airborne Upgrade Projects in Europe Valued at $80 Million
18th December 2008
Elbit Systems Ltd. (NASDAQ:ESLT) announced that it was recently awarded several airborne upgrade contracts at a total value of approximately $80 million. Signed with European …
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StreamServe Persuasion Helps Eurocopter to Streamline Customer Communications and Boost Its Brand
18th December 2008
StreamServe, Inc., a leading provider of Enterprise Document Presentment (EDP) solutions for business communications, announced today that the Eurocopter Group in France is using StreamServe …
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Elbit Systems' Skylark I LE selected by Israeli Ministry of Defense as Battalion Level Mini UAV
17th December 2008
Elbit Systems Ltd. announced that it was selected by the Israeli Defense Ministry to answer the battalion-level IDF tender, calling for a wide procurement of …
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American Eurocopter Flight Simulator is Operational
17th December 2008
American Eurocopter announced today that the first full motion EC135/EC145 flight training device (FTD) is operational at the company's training facility in Grand Prairie, TX. …
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EADS North America hand over 50th and 51st UH-72A Lakotas
17th December 2008
EADS North America today delivered the 50th UH-72A Lakota Light Utility Helicopter to the U.S. Army. This delivery marks another on-time milestone in the acquisition …
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Ministry Of The Interior Of Estonia Orders A Third AW139
17th December 2008
AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, is pleased to announce that on December 4th the Government of Estonia gave approval for the Ministry of the Interior of …
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RAF Museum gets an early Christmas present - a MH-53 Pave Low
16th December 2008
Christmas spirits will be flying high at the Royal Air Force Museum Cosford tomorrow, when it takes delivery of an extra special Christmas gift from …
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UK: East Anglian Air Ambulance has sufficient funds to allow second helicopter to fly 7 days a week
16th December 2008
Thanks to the commitment of its supporters, the East Anglian Air Ambulance (EAAA), operator of Anglia Two, the air ambulance serving Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire, has …
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Eurocopter to hand over 50th UH-72A Lakota to US Army today
16th December 2008
What: EADS North America is hosting a ceremony to celebrate the delivery of the 50th UH-72A Lakota Light Utility Helicopter to the U.S. Army. The …
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Iraq requests 26 Bell 407s and associated equipment through US FMS program
16th December 2008
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency has notified Congress of a possible Foreign Military Sale to Iraq of 26 Bell Armed 407 Helicopters, 26 Rolls Royce …
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