Defence Helicopter
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
US services test Raytheon ASTARTE AI-enabled software system
The solution was evaluated by the US Army and Air Force during the Project Convergence Capstone 5.
Defence Notes
Why is the defence market “exploding exponentially” for autonomous targeting capabilities?
Solutions that identify, engage and destroy targets with minimal or no human intervention are becoming critical on tomorrow’s battlefield.
Land Warfare
Hegseth issues rallying cry for army transformation
US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has outlined an ambitious plan to reform, reshape and redirect the US Army in an overhaul which would see a reduction in formations and less manned attack helicopters.
Air Warfare
Italian Army receives first UH-169D light utility helicopter
The delivery is the first in a total of 25 helicopters on order, with all deliveries expected to be completed by 2027.
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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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Canadian Delta Chinooks pave way for Foxtrot buy
27th May 2011
Experience garnered from Canada's urgent buy of Chinooks for use in Afghanistan is helping to pave the way for the country's CH-147F purchase. For nearly …
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Lockheed Martin delivers AH-1Z Cobra TSS to USMC
26th May 2011
Lockheed Martin recently began early delivery of Target Sight System (TSS) follow-on production units for the US Marine Corps' AH-1Z Cobra attack helicopter. The TSS …
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MBDA's PARS 3 LR successfully tested on German Tiger
23rd May 2011
Three firings, three hits! This is the impressive score of the test firing exercise conducted with the PARS 3 LR guided antitank missile system. For …
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Lockheed Martin responds to US Army CIRCM RfP
23rd May 2011
Lockheed Martin, along with industry partners DRS Technologies and Daylight Defense, submitted a proposal for the Technology Demonstration phase of the US Army's Common Infrared …
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General Dynamics delivers 4-millionth Hydra rocket
20th May 2011
General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products, a business unit of General Dynamics, today celebrated 15 years of continuous employment at the company's facility near Camden, …
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Canada receives first Cyclone maritime helicopter
19th May 2011
The Canadian Maritime Helicopter Project is seeing ‘steady progress’ after the first interim CH-148 Cyclone arrived at 12 Wing Shearwater in Nova Scotia on 13 …
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IMDEX 2011: Wildcat pushing for South-East Asia upgrades
19th May 2011
UKTI Defence & Security Organisation (DSO) is 'in discussions' with various South-East Asian militaries to upgrade their Lynx helicopters for the maritime environment, according to …
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Goodrich selected for Russian Helicopters Mi-34C1 upgrades
19th May 2011
Goodrich Corporation has been selected by Russian Helicopters, JSC to provide the main rotor actuator and hydraulic power supply for its upgraded Mi-34C1 light helicopter. …
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Sweden orders Black Hawks
18th May 2011
Sweden is to purchase 15 UH-60M Black Hawks through the US Government's Foreign Military Sales programme, in the first sale of the UH-60M to a …
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First European customer for UH-60M helicopter
18th May 2011
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. today announced that the US Government has agreed to sell 15 Sikorsky UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters to the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration …
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Sikorsky Aircraft delivers VVIP S-92 helicopters to RTAF
18th May 2011
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. has delivered three VVIP S-92 helicopters to the Royal Thai Air Force, introducing the first high-end LifePort medical system into an S-92 …
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South Dakota Army National Guard accepts first UH-72A
17th May 2011
The South Dakota Army National Guard has taken delivery of its first UH-72A Lakota Light Utility Helicopters (LUH) from American Eurocopter. Delivered by the EADS …
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Northrop Grumman contributes to US Navy test bed flight
17th May 2011
Northrop Grumman Corporation's Digital Avionics Suite technology was recently used for the first time in the successful flight of a UH-1N helicopter that serves as …
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British Army debuts Hellfire at sea
16th May 2011
The British Army has fired a Hellfire missile from an Apache attack helicopter for the first time within a maritime environment. In a development announced …
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Eurocopter X3 exceeds speed challenge
16th May 2011
Eurocopter's X3 hybrid helicopter demonstrator has delivered on the promise of pushing the frontiers in rotary-wing aviation by surpassing its original speed target of 220 …
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Military debates role of contracted support
16th May 2011
The military will always retain responsibility over its rotorcraft maintenance, despite the increasing trend to employ contractors for the servicing of its aircraft. A panel …
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AgustaWestland wins Egyptian Air Force contract
16th May 2011
AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, is pleased to announce that AgustaWestland North America, Inc. was awarded a $37.8 million contract with the US Army Aviation and …
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TAT Technologies signs new deal with US Army
16th May 2011
TAT Technologies Ltd., a leading provider of services and products to the commercial and military aerospace and ground defense industries, today announced that it has …
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Boeing wins US Army CH-47F Chinook contract
13th May 2011
Boeing received a $23.7 million contract on May 9 to perform Initial Production Fielding Support modifications on 49 CH-47F Chinook helicopters at the Boeing Millville …
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