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.
5th March 2013
MD Helicopters has received an order from an undisclosed Middle Eastern country for 14 aircraft. Speaking at the Heli-Expo 2013 exhibition, Lynn Tilton, CEO, said …
5th March 2013
AgustaWestland dampened down any question of wrong-doing in relation to the Indian government’s purchase of 12 AW101 VIP helicopters, as its new CEO fronted up …
5th March 2013
Rolls Royce used the start of the Heli-Expo exhibition in Las Vegas to launch the latest variant of its M250 engine. The M250-C47E features the …
4th March 2013
Bell Helicopter is looking for a new partner to develop a next-generation tiltrotor for the US Army's Joint Multi-Role (JMR) requirement following Boeing’s decision to …
1st March 2013
Sikorsky and Boeing have announced that they will submit a joint proposal for the US Army's Joint Multi-Role (JMR) Technology Demonstrator (TD) Phase 1 programme …
28th February 2013
FlightSafety has announced that its Eurocopter EC135 Level D qualified full flight simulator located at the Dallas Learning Center has received night vision goggle (NVG) …
28th February 2013
Australian Aerospace is confident that problems which have plagued the Eurocopter Tiger attack helicopter have been solved and it will soon be declared operational and …
27th February 2013
General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products has received two contracts totalling $224 million to provide the US Army with Hydra-70 air-to-ground rockets and supporting engineering …
26th February 2013
HAL has revealed that it has signed a contract with the Indian Ministry of Defence (MoD) to deliver 20 Cheetal helicopters and associated equipments to …
22nd February 2013
It has emerged that the German air force has recently commenced operations with the Mission Tactical Workstation from ESG Elektroniksystem & Logistik on board its …
15th February 2013
ATK will produce rocket motors for the AIM-9P Sidewinder under a new contract worth $17 million announced on 12 February. The motors will be used …
14th February 2013
Lockheed Martin has announced that it will continue upgrades of the Modernized Target Acquisition Designation Sight/Pilot Night Vision Sensor (M-TADS/PNVS) programme for the Apache attack …
14th February 2013
Raytheon Technical Services Company (RTSC) and Thales Visionix Inc (TVI) will perform engineering and manufacturing work for the US Army’s Common Helmet Mounted Display (CHMD) …
13th February 2013
Russian Helicopters has announced that the Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant has introduced a Mi-171 simulator built by CSTS Dinamika. The simulator was acquired to meet the …
12th February 2013
Boeing has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Elbit systems that will see the companies work together in the area of aircraft defence solutions. …
11th February 2013
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has selected Heli-One for a long-term Contractor Logistics Support (CLS) arrangement for the Puma HC2 helicopter fleet’s Makila 1A1 …
8th February 2013
As helicopter programmes in India gradually come to fruition, the Helicopter Academy to Train by Simulation of Flying (HATSOFF), a JV between Hindustan Aeronautics and …
7th February 2013
Eurocopter is hopeful that an Indian competition for 197 light helicopters will be resolved soon despite doubts swirling around the programme. Lutz Bertling, president and …
7th February 2013
Contenders for the Indian Navy’s naval multi-role helicopter (NMRH) programme expect an RfP to be released later this year. At the Aero India exhibition on …
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