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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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South Korea to train with Bell 505
The new helicopters will replace decades-old training platforms to train South Korean army and navy pilots.
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First NH90 TTH of the year arrives for French Army
A total of eight NH90 TTH transport helicopters are expected to be delivered to the French Army in 2022.
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Swiss Air Force receives final Cougar helicopter
RUAG has announced the completion of the Swiss Cougar modernisation programme, which lasted around three years.
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USN orders support for advanced imaging sensors on Seahawks
The USN has contracted Raytheon to support multi-spectral targeting systems installed on MH-60R and MH-60S Seahawk helicopters.
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The Lifesaver - 40 Years of the Chinook in the UK
The RAF's Chinook earned its reputation as a lifesaver among British troops during the conflict in Afghanistan.
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Training
Military Training magazine: PEO STRI; AFV crew training and more
31st January 2022
Read the latest edition of Military Training for free in our app or on your desktop.
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Digital Battlespace
A-kits to aid Link 16 integration for Venoms and Vipers
31st January 2022
Northrop Grumman is providing 26 Link 16 A-kits each for AH-1Z Viper and UH-1Y Venom production aircraft.
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Defence Helicopter
Liebherr to heat Indian helicopters
28th January 2022
The Light Utility Helicopter being built in India by HAL will include heating and ventilation from French company Liebherr.
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Air Warfare
South Korea UCAVs will team up with KF-21 fighters
28th January 2022
South Korea continues to innovate with autonomous technology, and this includes assigning UCAVs to accompany KF-21 fighters.
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Air Warfare
OEMs embrace a tailored approach to sustainment (Studio)
27th January 2022
At a time of rising peer and near-peer threats, enduring force readiness has never been more important for western militaries.
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Air Warfare
Malaysia receives first leased AW139 helicopters
26th January 2022
Malaysia's air force is leasing four AW139 helicopters, and the first two were received last month.
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Air Warfare
Airbus predicts two-year wait for helicopter market recovery
26th January 2022
Following a surge in helicopter orders for 2021 compared to 2020, Airbus thinks it will take two to three years before sales return to pre-COVID-19 levels.
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Digital Battlespace
Sea Tigers to fly with SOVERON
25th January 2022
New shipborne helicopters for the German Navy will be equipped with software-defined radios.
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Air Warfare
Pakistan Navy inducts Sea Kings and Chinese-built frigate
25th January 2022
The Pakistan Navy has been boosted by the arrival of its most advanced warship ever, as well as second-hand Sea King naval helicopters.
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Defence Helicopter
Defiant completes mission profile flight tests
21st January 2022
In recent flight tests, SB>1 Defiant exceeded the 230kt FLRAA speed requirement set by the US Army.
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British Army starts AH-64E attack helicopter flight tests
21st January 2022
The British Army has announced it has started flight tests of new Apache AH-64E attack helicopters.
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Defence Helicopter
Spain orders complete electronic defence suite for Chinooks
20th January 2022
Indra is providing an array of defensive EW systems to equip Spanish Army CH-47F helicopters.
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Air Warfare
Australia seeks to escape self-inflicted helicopter morass (Opinion)
19th January 2022
How is it that Australia repeatedly gets itself into hot water with the operation of helicopter fleets?
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Air Warfare
Philippines spins up funds for extra Black Hawks
19th January 2022
Manila is moving forward with a package of 32 new helicopters assembled in Poland.
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Defence Helicopter
Singapore brings home additional batches of helicopters
14th January 2022
Singapore has received new batches of helicopters from France and the US.
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Defence Helicopter
Israel must wait while Egypt upgrades Apaches
11th January 2022
Egypt seems to have stolen a march on Israel with a plan to upgrade its AH-64D Apache helicopters to the AH-64E Guardian standard.
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Air Warfare
Asian attack helicopter programmes prove less than straightforward
11th January 2022
There are several ongoing attack helicopter programmes in Asia, but they are not all proceeding smoothly.
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Defence Helicopter
The Combat Veteran - 40 Years of the Chinook in the UK
10th January 2022
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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Defence Helicopter
Germany replenishes 70mm rocket stocks
10th January 2022
With its 70mm rocket stocks exhausted, Germany has ordered the FZ209 MOD 2.
