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.
27th December 2013
Frost and Sullivan has predicted that US DoD spending on military helicopters will decrease by almost half from $12.4 billion in 2012 to $6.7 billion …
24th December 2013
Russian Helicopters has commenced flight tests of its prototype Mi-38 multirole helicopter fitted with Russian-built TV7-117V engines, the company announced on 17 December. The …
23rd December 2013
The first NH90 in the upgraded TTH configuration has now been delivered to Sweden’s Helicopter Wing, the service announced in December. The unit has had …
20th December 2013
The Electronic Warfare (EW) equipment on the Royal Danish Air Force’ (RDAF) EH-101 TTT helicopter has undergone successful flight tests conducted by Terma and the …
20th December 2013
The Pakistan Aeronautical Complex has signed a work share agreement with Turkish Aerospace Industries, paving the way for any future Pakistani purchase of the T-129 …
18th December 2013
AgustaWestland is looking to strengthen its presence in the Republic of Korea (RoK) helicopter market with the opening of a new office in Seoul. The …
18th December 2013
The US Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center has placed the first order with Raytheon for the MAGR 2000-S24 miniaturised airborne GPS receiver under …
17th December 2013
The Japanese Self-Defense Force (JSDF) plans to acquire 17 V-22 Osprey tiltrotors and three Global Hawk UAVs to bolster defences against an increasingly aggressive China, …
16th December 2013
The EC635 helicopter Full Flight Mission Simulator (FFMS) in service with the Swiss Air Force has achieved JAR FSTD-H Level D certification issued by Switzerland’s …
13th December 2013
The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded Sikorsky Phase 1 of the VTOL Experimental Aircraft (X-Plane) programme. The new contract, valued …
11th December 2013
The first two MH-60R helicopters have been accepted by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) at ceremony at Lockheed Martin’s Owego facility. The RAN has 24 …
10th December 2013
Nearly seven years after the first NH90 was delivered to Sweden’s Helicopter Battalion, a fifth helicopter is expected to be handed over on 17 December. …
5th December 2013
Northrop Grumman has announced its industry team that will compete for the US Army’s Integrated Maintenance Support Services (IMSS) programme. The IMSS programme will help …
4th December 2013
The Royal Brunei Air Force received its first four Sikorsky S-70i Black Hawk helicopters on the 3rd December, it has emerged. Launching the first day …
4th December 2013
Rockwell Collins’ EP-8000 image generators have been selected for the Boeing Apache Longbow Crew Trainers (LCT), marking the latest development in a long relationship between …
3rd December 2013
Christie will supply projection systems to the US Marine Corps (USMC) for AH-1W Weapons Systems Trainer (WST) Device 2F136A upgrades under a new contract announced …
29th November 2013
The Royal New Zealand Navy will deploy the Penguin Mk 2 Mod 7 anti-ship missile on its new Kaman SH-2G Super Seasprite maritime helicopters under …
29th November 2013
The Royal Netherlands Navy (RNLN) has taken delivery of a Mission Planning & Analysis System (MPAS) in the Final Operative Configuration for its fleet of …
28th November 2013
The US Army’s AH-64E Apache ‘Guardian’ attack helicopters have achieved initial operating capability (IOC), the service announced on 27 November. In a statement, the army …
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