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Air Warfare
Germany shows tentative interest in Apache
27th March 2020
Shephard understands that the German federal government has asked its US counterpart for information about the Boeing AH-64 Apache attack helicopter. Over the years, Boeing …
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Defence Helicopter
Utility helicopter OEMs eye Spike
18th March 2020
Rafael continues to offer its Spike family of antitank guided missiles as a weapons upgrade for various types of utility helicopter. Spike variants already arm …
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Defence Helicopter
Boeing unveils its US Army FARA design
3rd March 2020
Boeing revealed its prototype design for the US Army’s Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) which will gradually replace the retired Bell OH-58D Kiowa Warrior. The …
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Defence Helicopter
Bell not conceding defeat on Israeli V-22 deal
28th February 2020
Manufacturer Bell-Boeing will continue to push for an export order of the V-22 Osprey from Israel despite political uncertainty and funding shortages casting major doubts over …
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Naval Warfare
UK shipyards prepare for COVID-19 virus
18th March 2020
As the COVID-19 virus continues to influence businesses across Europe, naval shipbuilders are having to determine how to react to and prepare for a worsening …
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Air Warfare
Two King Air 350ERs enter service with Leonardo’s ATOS system
17th February 2020
The ATOS mission system from Leonardo is installed on two Textron-built King Air 350ER maritime patrol aircraft that have entered into service with an undisclosed …
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Defence Helicopter
Singapore Airshow 2020: Naval rotorcraft refresh expected across Asia-Pacific
13th February 2020
Across the Asia-Pacific region, where maritime territorial disputes are a persistent feature of the security landscape, the naval helicopter market offers a number of opportunities. …
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Defence Helicopter
First CMV-22B arrives at NAS Patuxent River
6th February 2020
The US Navy’s first CMV-22B Osprey tiltrotor has arrived at Naval Air Station Patuxent River following its ferry flight from Bell’s Amarillo Assembly Center in …
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Air Warfare
RTAF lays out future plans in formal white paper
21st February 2020
On 20 February, the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) took the novel step of releasing a 100-page white paper. It lists procurement plans over the …
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Defence Helicopter
CMV-22B Osprey in first flight operations
22nd January 2020
The first CMV-22B Osprey aircraft has carried out its first flight operations at Bell’s Amarillo Assembly Center. The aircraft, built by Boeing and Bell Textron …
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Defence Helicopter
Winning streak continues as Leonardo scoops USN trainer award
14th January 2020
Leonardo has beaten off competition from Airbus, Bell and two other contenders to win the USN’s TH-73A trainer helicopter programme, with its offer coming in $265 million …
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Defence Helicopter
Bell Textron awarded helo production support contract modification
27th December 2019
Bell Textron has received a $27.5 million modification to a previously awarded cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery order from US Naval Air Systems Command, the US Department of …
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Defence Notes
Podcast: Revolutions in Vertical Flight S1 E2: The Dawn of the Helicopter
20th December 2019
Welcome to Shephard Studio’s podcast series on Revolutions in Vertical Flight, sponsored by our partner Bell. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and more. The Revolutions in Vertical Flight …
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Defence Helicopter
Bell 412EPI delivered to PT Dirgantara Indonesia
9th December 2019
Bell has delivered a Bell 412EPI helicopter to PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PTDI) as part a nine aircraft order from the Indonesian Army. This is the …
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Defence Notes
Podcast: Revolutions in Vertical Flight S1 E3 - The Tiltrotor
20th December 2019
Welcome to Shephard Studio’s podcast series on Revolutions in Vertical Flight, sponsored by our partner Bell. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and more. The Revolutions in Vertical Flight …
Programme Results - Defence Insight
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Military helicopters - multirole
Bell 412EPI add-on [Indonesia]
Programme Background The Indonesian Aerospace PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PTDI) was assembling Bell helicopters in its factory in Bandung. The first Bell 412EPI was delivered to the ...
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Military helicopters - light/training
Bell 505 (South Korea - Army)
Programme Background Requirement South Korea operates an ageing fleet of Bell UH-1s and MD 500s for training purposes. The country has already replaced a part of ...
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Military helicopters - light/training
Bell 505 (South Korea - Navy)
Programme Background Requirement South Korea operates an ageing fleet of Bell UH-1s and MD 500s for training purposes. The country has already replaced a part of ...
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Military helicopters - scout/light attack
Bell 407GX [Iraq]
Programme Background Between 2009 and 2015 Iraq was supplied with at 26 Bell 407s as part of the reconstruction of the Iraqi Air Force. The ...
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Military helicopters - transport/heavy lift
Bell 412EPI-Indonesia
Programme Background PTDI is assembling Bell helicopters in its factory in Bandung. The first Bell 412EPI was delivered to Indonesian Army on 29 December 2020 ...
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Military helicopters - multirole
Bell 412EP [Zambia]
Programme Background In January 2025, the US State Department approved an FMS of Bell 412EP helicopters along with the necessary training and logistical support services ...
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Military helicopters - attack
AH-X [Japan]
There is no mention of the AH-X in the 2019-2023 Medium Term Defence Plan, so it is possible that the requirement has quietly been postponed. ...
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Military helicopters - light/training
Bell 505 (Jordan)
Programme Background Requirement The Jordanian Air Force has a requirement for training helicopters that are to be used in the King Hussein Air College. The country ...
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Military helicopters - attack
Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) [USA]
Programme Background Requirement In 2018, the US Army initiated the FARA project to develop a replacement for Army attack and scout helicopters, such as the OH-58D Kiowa and AH-64 ...
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Military helicopters - multirole
Bell 412 Replacement (1-9) [Norway]
Programme Background Although Norway has a long-stated ambition of reducing its helicopter fleet to a single type in order to reduce costs and simplify support ...
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Military helicopters - multirole
UH-1Y [Romania]
Programme Background The Romanian MoD has a long-standing requirement for new rotary platforms, including troop transport, supply and attack configurations. According to the the Romanian Military ...
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Military helicopters - multirole
Huey II
The last announced contract, valuing at $19 million, was awarded to Bell by US Army to supply Lebanon Air Force with there furnished Huey IIs ...
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Military helicopters - attack
Kruk / AH-64E Apache [Poland]
Programme Background In May 2019, Wojciech Skurkiewicz, the Polish deputy defence, released some details on the helicopter programme. Part of Poland's broader defence modernisation plan, the tender ...
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Military helicopters - multirole
Future Long Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) [USA]
Programme Background US Army's Future Vertical Lift Programme The FLRAA is one of three strands of a broader army programme. The others are the Future ...
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Military helicopters - multirole
AW169M (Austria)
The aircraft was selected ahead of two light twin platforms – the Bell 429 and H145M - as it represented the best option for Vienna ...
Equipment Results - Defence Insight
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Military helicopters - multirole
Bell 412EPI
Introduced in 2013, the Bell 412EPI is the latest production standard for Bell's venerable 412 family of utility helicopters. The 412EPI has a fully integrated ...
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Military helicopters - light/training
Bell 505
The Bell 505 is a light, single-engine helicopter initially designed for the utility, executive/passenger and law enforcement markets produced by Bell Textron. The Montenegrin Air ...
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Military helicopters - multirole
Bell 412EPX
The Bell 412EPX is a utility helicopter manufactured by Subaru. This platform improves upon the UH-1J/412-series helicopters. It has enhanced safety, performance, visibility, maintainability and ...
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Military helicopters - multirole
525 Relentless
Bell Helicopter announced in February 2012 that it was developing the Model 525 Relentless. The aircraft is designed primarily for the oil and gas industry ...
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Military helicopters - multirole
Bell 412EP
The Bell 412EP/CH-146 is a twin-engine, medium support helicopter derived from the Model 212/Twin Huey, produced by Bell in Canada. The 412EP was introduced in 1994. ...
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Helicopter engines
T53
The T53 is a turboshaft engine, designed for use on helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft. More than 19,000 T53-series engines have been produced to date, powering ...
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Military helicopters - scout/light attack
Bell 407/407M
The 407 aircraft, unveiled by Bell Helicopters Textron in 1995, is an outgrowth of the 206L-4 LongRanger design, outfitted with a four-bladed main rotor with a ...
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Military helicopters - multirole
Bell 212/UH-1N Twin Huey
The UH-1N Twin Huey is a twin-engine, medium utility helicopter developed in 1968-69 from the single-engine Bell 205/UH-1H by Bell and Pratt & Whitney Canada. ...
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Military helicopters - light/training
Bell 206L-4 LongRanger
The Bell 206L-4 LongRanger belongs to the LongRanger family, which is derived from the Bell 206B model. The aircraft is primarily a civil helicopter with ...
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Helicopter engines
CT7 Family
GE Aviation's CT7 turboshaft and turboprop engines power 25 types of helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft, with more than 130 customers in more than 50 countries. ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE
V-247 Vigilant
The V-247 Vigilant is a tiltrotor UAV from Bell. Officially introduced in 2016, it features an open modular architecture and can host several payloads. These include ...
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Interior equipment
Dart Aerospace designs and manufactures skidtubes (using round I-beam technology), crosstubes, lightweight steps, bearpaws, emergency stretcher kits, shoulder harnesses, aircraft disabling devices, baskets, mirrors, spacedoors, ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing
HSVTOL
Bell, a subsidiary of Textron, revealed on 2 August 2021 the High-Speed VTOL (HSVTOL) UAS. According to Bell, the developmental UAS combines the hover capability of a ...
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Military helicopters - scout/light attack
407GT
The Bell 407GT is the armed version of the Bell 407GX and is qualified for a range of weapons, from light to advanced laser-guided munitions. ...
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Military helicopters - multirole
Bell 360 Invictus
The Bell 360 Invictus was the company's prototype for the US Army's Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) programme. The helicopter features retractable weapon bays, two ...
