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Advanced Avionics (sponsored)
Mark Burnand, Chief Test Pilot at Leonardo Helicopters UK, talks through the advanced avionics on board the latest generation battlefield utility AW149 helicopter.
Air Warfare
Analysis: UK government goes on decommissioning spree to balance defence budget
UK defence secretary John Healey has announced the cancellation and decommissioning of naval and air force platforms to enable the government to “re-invest money in the armed forces” ahead of the upcoming Strategic Defence Review.
Land Warfare
South Korean defence industry demonstrates its tech prowess
Shephard takes a deep dive into the latest developments in the South Korean defence sector as the country arms itself to deal with current and future threats.
Air Warfare
Northrop Grumman shows off new M230 Chain Gun at AUSA
The development of a dual-feed version of the 30mm M230 LF Chain Gun could allow for rapid selection between different ammunition types for more versatile battlefield engagement.
Air Warfare
Sikorsky given DARPA fund to install autonomy on US Army Black Hawk
The Lockheed Martin company plans to integrate the MATRIX system into the MX helicopter by 2025.
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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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HP reflects on Libyan AMPA deployment
15th December 2011
Hewlett Packard (HP) has provided details regarding the UK RAF’s deployment of an enhanced version of its Advanced Mission Planning Aid (AMPA) during Operation Ellamy …
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Raytheon SDB II moves ahead
14th December 2011
Raytheon has completed a series of captive flight tests on the Small Diameter Bomb II, demonstrating that the company's tri-mode seeker could acquire and track …
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Additional 480B helicopters delivered to Thailand
13th December 2011
Enstrom Helicopters has delivered an additional four 480B turbine helicopters to Thailand. According to the company, the helicopters are part of a programme for 16 …
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Israeli Air Force reveals thoughts on Osprey
13th December 2011
Israeli Air Force (IAF) helicopter pilots who test flew the V-22 Osprey have said the aircraft would need to find a new role within the …
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M-TADS/PNVS wins award
12th December 2011
The Modernized Target Acquisition Designation Sight/Pilot Night Vision Sensor (M-TADS/PNVS) on the AH-64D Apache attack helicopter has been selected for the 2011 US Secretary of …
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Australia to buy extra Chinooks
12th December 2011
The Australian Department of Defence has announced it is to purchase two more Delta-model Chinooks to bolster its fleet. The announcement was made on 12 …
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Hungary requests Hueys
9th December 2011
The Hungarian government has issued a request to purchase more than 30 Bell UH-1N helicopters from the US. In a statement to the US Congress …
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French Navy NH90s are proclaimed operational
8th December 2011
The French Navy's Caiman Marine NH90 helicopters have officially entered operational service. In an announcement on their website on 8 December, the French Navy said …
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Lockheed Martin delivers M-DSA to US Army
8th December 2011
Lockheed Martin has delivered the first Modernized Day Sensor Assembly (M-DSA) upgrade prototype units to the US Army for use on the Apache attack helicopter. …
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Brunei orders S-70i Black Hawks
8th December 2011
The Brunei Ministry of Defence (MOD) has signed a contract with Sikorsky Aircraft for the acquisition of 12 S-70i Black Hawk helicopters and associated spare …
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UK highlights Apache lessons learned
7th December 2011
UK Army Air Corps (AAC) Apache attack helicopter operations conducted in Libya this year could have been ‘enhanced’ by better command and control (C2) and …
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JAGM Cooling System completes testing
6th December 2011
Testing of the Lockheed Martin and Marotta Controls Joint Air-to-Ground Missile (JAGM) launcher pneumatic cooling system (PCS) has been completed, clearing the way for the …
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Lockheed Martin launches reconfigurable mission package
6th December 2011
To accommodate what it sees as a gap in the market, Lockheed Martin is launching its mission equipment package (MEP) concept to rapidly configure aircraft for …
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Eurocopter unveils Malaysian EC725
6th December 2011
Eurocopter has unveiled the first EC725 helicopter for the Royal Malaysian Air Force in a live video broadcast between Eurocopter’s French headquarters and the LIMA …
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Lockheed Martin awarded TSS contracts
6th December 2011
Lockheed Martin has won two contracts for the Target Sigh System (TSS) from the Naval Surface Warfare Center. The TSS is the fire control system …
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Bell Helicopter delivers 412s to Sri Lanka
2nd December 2011
Bell Helicopter has announced that it has delivered two Bell 412 helicopters to the Sri Lanka Air Force during a ceremony at its facility in …
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NH90 delivered to Norway
2nd December 2011
The Norwegian Armed Forces has taken delivery of its first NH90 NFH helicopter on 30th November 2011. AgustaWestland delivered the aircraft at its Vergiate facility …
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ADF receives final Tiger Helicopter
1st December 2011
The Australian Defence Force (ADF) has taken delivery of the last production Tiger Helicopter, delivered by Australian Aerospace, a Eurocopter company. The handover took place …
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Boeing to upgrade US F-15C trainers
30th November 2011
Boeing has received a contract from the US Air Force (USAF) to upgrade the visual systems in three F-15C Mission Training Centres (MTC) with the …
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