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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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Helitech 2018: Patria showcases rotary support services
Patria is taking the opportunity to showcase its range of helicopter support and MRO services at Helitech International, alongside the Cloudburst fire bucket, which is ...
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Helitech 2018: Sales, safety and oil (video)
With Helitech International drawing to a close, Shephard's rotary desk recounts the news, industry rumour and lessons to take from a week spent at the ...
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Australia retires the Kiowa
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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Four injured in helicopter accident on French assault ship
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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Brazilian Army receives 33rd H225M
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
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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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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Overhaul of AAF’s first Mi-17V-5 complete
8th August 2018
Slovakian aircraft repair company Trenčín (LOTN) has completed the general overhaul of the first Afghan Air Force (AFF) Mi-17V-5 helicopter, the Slovak Ministry of Defence ...
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NZ orders NH90 simulator from CAE
8th August 2018
New Zealand’s MoD announced on 8 August that it had awarded a contract to CAE for a single NH90 helicopter full flight simulator. The Royal ...
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FN Pods qualified for HForce
8th August 2018
FN Herstal has integrated its self-contained airborne FN Pod system onto the Airbus H145M helicopter, the company announced on 2 August. This system, which includes ...
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Latvia requests UH-60M Black Hawks
7th August 2018
The US State Department has made a determination approving a possible foreign military sale of UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters and related equipment to Latvia, the ...
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Insight: European rotary solutions for legacy Soviet models
6th August 2018
Across Eastern Europe, helicopter procurement programmes are tending to switch from legacy Soviet Union era aircraft to western machines as governments in the region look ...
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BAE to upgrade Doppler navigation systems
3rd August 2018
BAE Systems has been selected by the US Army to provide touch screen computer display units (CDU) as an upgrade to the company’s ASN-128 Doppler ...
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US Army reveals plans for next Black Hawk procurement
2nd August 2018
The US Army Contracting Command has detailed its plans for acquiring ‘up to 510’ UH/HH-60 Black Hawk helicopters, with a production contract to be eventually ...
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Dutch raise concern over UN medevac helicopters
1st August 2018
The Dutch MoD is currently in talks with the UN to resolve rotary operational issues in Kidal, Mali including reliability issues with the peacekeeping organisation's ...
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ManTech to support H-53 heavy lift helicopter programme
1st August 2018
ManTech has received a four-year $47 million contract to provide technical support and collaboration for the US Navy Naval Air Systems Command H-53 heavy lift ...
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FreeFlight’s sensor selected for USAF’s HH-60G helicopters
1st August 2018
FreeFlight Systems’ 1203C SBAS/GNSS sensor has been selected to provide ADS-B position source information as a part of an upcoming ADS-B modification and compliance programme ...
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Insight: Global customers going ballistic for HForce
31st July 2018
From Europe to Asia-Pacific, a whole host of worldwide customers are seeing the prospect of the Airbus HForce weapon management system being applied to the H145M, as ...
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India’s first Apache, Chinook helicopters complete inaugural flights
31st July 2018
Boeing has successfully completed the first flights of AH-64E Apache and CH-47F (I) Chinook helicopters which will be delivered to India in 2019, the company ...
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Luxembourg orders two H145M helos to boost security missions
27th July 2018
Airbus has received an order for two H145M light-twin multipurpose helicopters from the government of the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg, with both aircraft to be used ...
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SNC offers Sierra Force for UH-1N replacement programme
27th July 2018
Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) has submitted its Sierra Force helicopter in its final bid and proposal to replace the US Air Force’s (USAF) UH-1N Huey ...
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Longbow receives FCR order
25th July 2018
Longbow will supply Longbow Fire Control Radar (FCR) hardware for the Apache AH-64E helicopter to the US Army under a $170.5 million contract.The hardware will ...
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Astronautics updates MFDS software for Spanish AB-212s
24th July 2018
Astronautics has completed a multifunction display system (MFDS) software update for SENER and Babcock MCS on the Spanish navy’s AB-212 fleet, the company announced on ...
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Brazil on the attack in two decades time
23rd July 2018
According to the Brazilian Army, a branch of the armed forces will have to wait until the 2030s before it can operate its attack helicopters, Shephard has ...
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Ukrainian Army Aviation takes Mi-2MSB-Vs
23rd July 2018
According to Col Igor Yeremenko, Commanding Officer of the Ukrainian Army Aviation, in early June an undisclosed army aviation brigade took on strength Mi-2MSB-V helicopters ...
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Meggitt’s fuel tanks for UH-60 Black Hawk
19th July 2018
Meggitt has received a $21 million contract from the US Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) to supply fuel cell equipment for the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter ...
