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AUSA 2018: AH-64E shakes off strap pack nut issues (video)
Boeing expects to have a fix provided for a major structural risk discovered in Apache AH-64E attack helicopters to all platforms by the end of ...
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NHIndustries signs NH90 support contract
NHIndustries has signed a through life support (TLS) contract with the NATO agency, NAHEMA, for NH90 helicopter support. NAHEMA acts as contracting authority on behalf ...
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Russian Helicopters opens maintenance center in Peru
A new maintenance and repair centre for Russian-made helicopters has been opened in Lima at the facilities of the Peruvian Air Force Maintenance Service. Built ...
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LAF renews Dauphin HCare Infinite contract
The Lithuanian Air Force (LAF) has renewed its HCare Infinite material management contract for its fleet of three Dauphin AS365 N3+ SAR helicopters, Airbus Helicopters ...
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Russian Navy corvette performs helicopter trials
The Russian Navy’s new corvette, Gromky, is undergoing sea trials in the Sea of Japan, the Russian Ministry of Defence announced on 6 December. As ...
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AUSA 2018: Bell eyes FVL rapid prototype phase (video)
V-280 Valor manufacturer Bell is open to the idea of a rapid prototype phase taking place, under the US Army's Future Vertical Lift medium to ...
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Insight: Can the US win legacy fleet battle ahead of FVL transition?
1st November 2018
As the US military continues to build momentum on its Future Vertical Lift (FVL) programme, more and more attention is being afforded to how it ...
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Brazilian Army scouting for Fennec and Panther weapons
1st November 2018
The Brazilian Army Aviation is at the selection phase of suppliers to modernise its fleet of AS550 A2 Fennec and AS365 K2 Panther with a ...
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Indo Defence 2018: Delivering the goods (Insight)
31st October 2018
Six years after placing an order for eight Boeing AH-64E Apaches in September 2012, the Indonesian Army received its final aircraft this year. The first ...
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RTAF receives two new H225M helicopters
29th October 2018
Airbus Helicopters has delivered two new H225M multirole utility helicopters to the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF), the company announced on 24 October. The helicopters ...
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Insight: On safari for a Puma or on the hunt for a Rooivalk?
26th October 2018
Defence spending in South Africa has increased by 14% in the last couple of years. Will this growth stabilisation be reflected in the upgrading of ...
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Afghan Air Force struggling to operate MD 530 fleet
26th October 2018
Afghanistan's air force is still consistently reliant on contractor intervention ‘to perform the majority of maintenance and sustainment activities’ on MD 530 light attack helicopters, ...
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Power of the purse equals power to platforms
25th October 2018
In September, the US Congress passed an $854 billion spending bill that has ramped up military funding and this is likely to increase the finances ...
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UK requests H-47 Chinooks
24th October 2018
The US State Department has made a determination approving a potential foreign military sale of H-47 Chinook Extended Range helicopters to the UK, the Defense ...
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AW119Kx for Portuguese Air Force
24th October 2018
Leonardo’s AW119Kx helicopter has been selected by the Portuguese Ministry of Defence for the Portuguese Air Force, the company announced on 18 October. The company ...
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Euronaval 2018: Sikorsky seeks future romances with MH-60R ‘Romeo’
24th October 2018
The US Navy flew in one of its MH-60R ‘Romeo’ Sea Hawks to this year’s Euronaval as Lockheed Martin’s Sikorsky continues to looks to future ...
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Four injured in helicopter accident on French assault ship
19th October 2018
Four French marines were injured in an accident involving a helicopter on an assault ship in the North Sea, the armed forces said Friday. The ...
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Australia retires the Kiowa
19th October 2018
The Australian Army formally retired the Bell 206B-1 Kiowa on 18 October, a date that also marked the 50th anniversary of the service’s Aviation Corps. ...
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Unitech Composites’ LASS for Afghan Black Hawks
17th October 2018
Unitech Composites will provide its lightweight armament support structure (LASS) weapons pylons for the UH-60A Black Hawk helicopters that the US is supplying to Afghanistan, ...
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Brazilian Army receives 33rd H225M
16th October 2018
Helibras has delivered the 33rd H225M military helicopter for the Brazilian Army's H-XBR programme, the company announced on 9 October. The H-XBR programme was signed ...
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Russian Baltic Navy takes upgraded Ka-27Ms
15th October 2018
The Russian Navy saw a boost of the anti-submarine capabilities of its Baltic Fleet thanks to the recent introduction of a five-strong batch of upgraded ...
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Ex-Change Parts acquires AS332 M1 Super Pumas
12th October 2018
Ex-Change Parts has signed an agreement with the Swedish Defence Material to acquire six AS332 M1 Super Puma helicopters, along with engines, components, spare parts, ...
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BAE Systems introduces Smart D2 system
12th October 2018
BAE Systems has developed a new next-generation threat management technology, Smart D2, designed to dispense countermeasures and defend military aircraft, the company announced on 8 ...
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Taiwan wants more localised Apache maintenance
12th October 2018
The Republic of China Army (ROCA) operates 29 AH-64E Apache Guardians, but the military is seeking ways of reducing a burgeoning maintenance bill, one that ...
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Patria to continue Swedish UH-60M support
11th October 2018
Patria Helicopters has received a follow-on order for UH-60M Black Hawk maintenance in Sweden, the company announced on 9 October. The Swedish Defence Materiel Administration ...
