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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.
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Looming government decisions on major defence programmes in the US and UK will colour much of 2025, while manufacturers and their orderbooks look on.
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Top-level commitments but no meat in UK Defence Industrial Strategy’s Statement of Intent
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Honeywell and Pratt & Whitney Successfully Complete Advanced Affordable Turbine Engine (AATE) Design Review
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The Advanced Turbine Engine Company, LLC (ATEC), a Honeywell and Pratt & Whitney joint venture, has successfully completed the Preliminary Design Review (PDR) by the …
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Canadian Chinooks make their debut
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With handshakes over signed documents, the transfer of six D-model Chinook medium- to heavy-lift helicopters from the U.S. Army to the Canadian Forces was completed …
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Partial ownership shift in Hiller's Chinese JV
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Becker Avionics Digital Intercom System DVCS6100 provides crystal clear communication for UH-72A Lakota
13th January 2009
Becker Avionics is very pleased that EADS North America has received a contract from the U.S. Army for 39 additional UH-72A Lakota Light Utility Helicopters. …
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Turbomeca do Brasil to assemble and support the Makila 2A engines of new Brazilian EC725 helicopters
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Following the contract signed between Eurocopter and the Brazilian Army and Navy for 50 EC 725 helicopters to be delivered between 2010 and 2016, Turbomeca …
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First Production VH-71 Presidential Helicopter Arrives at Lockheed Martin to Start Final Production Phase
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The first Lockheed Martin pilot production VH-71 presidential helicopter to begin the integration and final production process arrived at the company's Owego, NY, facility. Six …
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Boeing Completes Apache Longbow Training Upgrade Contract
9th January 2009
Boeing announced today that its Integrated Defense Systems Training Systems and Services organization has completed a six-year U.S. Army contract to retrofit and upgrade 22 …
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Northrop Grumman to equip Directional Infrared Countermeasures System onboard US Marine Corps CH-53D and CH-46E helicopters
9th January 2009
Northrop Grumman Corporation has been awarded separate contracts to outfit U.S. Marine Corps CH-53D and CH-46E helicopters with the company's battle-proven Directional Infrared Countermeasures (DIRCM) …
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Snark seeking a new home
9th January 2009
The New Zealand team behind the Snark unmanned combat helicopter family say the programme is far from becoming history and development work is planned to …
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Eurocopter welcomes new order for 22 NH90TTH helicopters from the French Army
8th January 2009
The French Defence Procurement Agency (DGA) has ordered a further 22 NH90 TTH (Tactical Transport Helicopter) helicopters for the French Army Aviation on the 23rd …
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Australian aid worker faces court over Sea King crash
8th January 2009
An Australian aid worker faces a potential prison term for allegedly placing butane gas cylinders aboard a Royal Australian Navy Sea King helicopter – N16-100 …
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The heat is on in new RAF training simulator
8th January 2009
RAF Medical Emergency Response Teams (MERTS) will benefit from a new training simulator at RAF Lyneham. According to the Ministry of Defence, the £42,000 simulator …
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Technicians prepare Griffons for theatre
8th January 2009
After the Minister of National Defence announced in November that Canada would deploy eight CH-146 Griffon helicopters as part of the Joint Task Force - …
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DAGR Missile Successful In First Live Warhead Shot
6th January 2009
Lockheed Martin has successfully conducted the first live warhead ground launch test of the DAGR guidance kit for the 2.75-inch rocket. DAGR is now 12-for-12 …
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Turbomeca and Turkey sign a support contract for the Makila 1A1 engines powering the Cougar state helicopters
6th January 2009
Last December, Turbomeca and the Turkish Ministry of Defense signed a contract for setting up a repair center for the Turbomeca Makila 1A1 turbo shaft …
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Boeing Unites UK Rotorcraft Support Business
6th January 2009
Boeing Defence UK, a subsidiary of The Boeing Company has announced the establishment of a new operation to focus on Boeing's rotorcraft support business in …
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Sikorsky Aerospace Services announces $4M Contract to provide HUDs to Presidential Airways
6th January 2009
Sikorsky Aerospace Services has announced the signing of a $4 million contract with Presidential Airways to provide Heads Up Display (HUD) systems. The distribution of …
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OCCAR Issues the Final Qualification of the HAP and UHT Versions of Eurocopter's Tiger helicopter
29th December 2008
OCCAR, the European Organization for Joint Armament Cooperation managing the Tiger combat helicopter program, issued jointly with the DGA (Délégation Générale pour l'Armement) and the …
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Eurocopter and Helibras sign a historic contract with the Brazilian government
23rd December 2008
French President Nicolas Sarkozy and President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil officially announced the contract for 50 EC725 helicopters which has been signed …
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