The US Army also added that it would push to get the long-range assault aircraft online “years ahead” of its original 2030 timeline.
Multiple questions involving the largest US Foreign Military Sale in history remain unanswered.
Both the possible sale for six Chinook helicopters and F-16 sustainment will bolster existing UAE fleets and the country’s position as a US partner and ally, according to the DSCA.
The solution was evaluated by the US Army and Air Force during the Project Convergence Capstone 5.
Mark Burnand, Chief Test Pilot at Leonardo Helicopters UK, talks through the advanced avionics on board the latest generation battlefield utility AW149 helicopter.
The Chinook has served in every RAF campaign of the past 40 years. But in Afghanistan, it faced greater pressure than ever before.
10th April 2015
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10th April 2015
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9th April 2015
The US State Department has approved a possible foreign military sale of AH-1Z Viper helicopters to Pakistan, the US Defense Security Cooperation Agency announced on …
6th April 2015
The Royal Australian Navy has accepted the first MH-60R Seahawk Tactical Operational Flight Trainers (TOFT) into service it was announced early this month. The navy …
3rd April 2015
GE Aviation has been selected by the US Army to perform conceptual design and trade analysis on the Rotorcraft Advanced Engine Integrated Controls System (RAEICS) …
3rd April 2015
Raytheon has received a contract to deliver Stinger missiles and air-to-air launchers for South Korea's recently-procured AH-64E Apache helicopters, the company announced on 31 March. …
2nd April 2015
Saab has received follow-on orders from Hindustan Aeronautic Limited (HAL) for its Integrated Defensive Aids Suite (IDAS) for the HAL Dhruv light helicopter, the company …
31st March 2015
A new simulator for the V-280 Valor tiltrotor aircraft is on show for the first time at the Quad A exhibition in Nashville. Bell Helicopter …
31st March 2015
A US Marine Corps (USMC) MV-22B Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft landed on the South Korean Navy helicopter carrier Dodko on 26 March. This marks the first …
31st March 2015
Lutra Associates has delivered two helicopter safety trainers to the UK Joint Helicopter Command, it announced on 26 March. The company was contracted to deliver …
31st March 2015
The ongoing Aviation Restructure Initiative (ARI) is a ‘critical effort’ as organisation are reshaped and equipment modernised. Speaking at the Quad A exhibition in Nashville, …
31st March 2015
US Army Aviation will establish its pilot training around 187 UH-72A Lakota helicopters based at Fort Rucker within three years. Lt Col David Cheney, project …
31st March 2015
The first of two Royal Australian Navy MH-60R Seahawk 'Romeo' flight simulators has been commissioned into service, the defence ministry announced on 27 March. The …
31st March 2015
Boeing received the Request for Proposal (RFP) for the multi-year contract for Apache AH-64E and will respond later in the year. During a media briefing …
31st March 2015
The complete supplier teaming arrangement for the Sikorsky-Boeing SB>1 Defiant Joint Multi-Role Technology Demonstrator (JMR-TD)has been announced at Quad A, Nashville. During the show Doug …
30th March 2015
Bell Helicopter has extended its contract with Kaman to manufacture components for its UH-1Y and AH-1Z helicopters, Kaman announced on 26 March. The five-year follow-on …
30th March 2015
Bell Helicopter is displaying an assault variant of its mock-up of the V-280 Valor tiltrotor at the Quad A exhibition in Nashville. The aircraft has …
30th March 2015
Raytheon has successfully fired a wireless variant of its TOW missile system from a rotary-wing platform for the first time. The industry-funded firing tests took …
30th March 2015
The UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) has awarded an approximately £580 million helicopter support contract to AgustaWestland, as announced on 26 March. The deal will …
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