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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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Tiger engines to be serviced in Germany and France
18th December 2008
From now on, the two engine specialists MTU Aero Engines in Munich, Germany and Atelier d'Industriel Aeronautic (AIA) in Bordeaux, France will be in charge …
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Elbit Systems To Perform Airborne Upgrade Projects in Europe Valued at $80 Million
18th December 2008
Elbit Systems Ltd. (NASDAQ:ESLT) announced that it was recently awarded several airborne upgrade contracts at a total value of approximately $80 million. Signed with European …
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StreamServe Persuasion Helps Eurocopter to Streamline Customer Communications and Boost Its Brand
18th December 2008
StreamServe, Inc., a leading provider of Enterprise Document Presentment (EDP) solutions for business communications, announced today that the Eurocopter Group in France is using StreamServe …
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Elbit Systems' Skylark I LE selected by Israeli Ministry of Defense as Battalion Level Mini UAV
17th December 2008
Elbit Systems Ltd. announced that it was selected by the Israeli Defense Ministry to answer the battalion-level IDF tender, calling for a wide procurement of …
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American Eurocopter Flight Simulator is Operational
17th December 2008
American Eurocopter announced today that the first full motion EC135/EC145 flight training device (FTD) is operational at the company's training facility in Grand Prairie, TX. …
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EADS North America hand over 50th and 51st UH-72A Lakotas
17th December 2008
EADS North America today delivered the 50th UH-72A Lakota Light Utility Helicopter to the U.S. Army. This delivery marks another on-time milestone in the acquisition …
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Ministry Of The Interior Of Estonia Orders A Third AW139
17th December 2008
AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, is pleased to announce that on December 4th the Government of Estonia gave approval for the Ministry of the Interior of …
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RAF Museum gets an early Christmas present - a MH-53 Pave Low
16th December 2008
Christmas spirits will be flying high at the Royal Air Force Museum Cosford tomorrow, when it takes delivery of an extra special Christmas gift from …
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UK: East Anglian Air Ambulance has sufficient funds to allow second helicopter to fly 7 days a week
16th December 2008
Thanks to the commitment of its supporters, the East Anglian Air Ambulance (EAAA), operator of Anglia Two, the air ambulance serving Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire, has …
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Eurocopter to hand over 50th UH-72A Lakota to US Army today
16th December 2008
What: EADS North America is hosting a ceremony to celebrate the delivery of the 50th UH-72A Lakota Light Utility Helicopter to the U.S. Army. The …
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Defence Helicopter
Iraq requests 26 Bell 407s and associated equipment through US FMS program
16th December 2008
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency has notified Congress of a possible Foreign Military Sale to Iraq of 26 Bell Armed 407 Helicopters, 26 Rolls Royce …
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Heli-One to Upgrade Super Pumas for Swedish Armed Forces
16th December 2008
Heli-One, an operating division of the CHC Group, announced today it has been awarded a new contract by FMV (the Swedish Defence Material Administration) to …
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UK MoD Confirms Future Lynx Programme
12th December 2008
It has been confirmed in a statement today, made by Defence Secretary John Hutton, that the Future Lynx contract signed in June 2006 by the …
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UK Government announces helicopter capacity increase for Afghanistan operations
11th December 2008
A significant increase in helicopter capacity for troops in Afghanistan is part of a package of measures to rebalance the Defence equipment programme towards the …
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RAF deploy to Afghanistan to build 'Rapid Environmental Hangars' for Army Apaches
11th December 2008
A team of 12 RAF personnel from RAF Wittering's No 5001 Squadron has been deploy to Afghanistan to build 'Rapid Environmental Hangars' to house the …
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Pave Hawks called in on UK SAR mission
11th December 2008
A pair of United States Air Force HH-60 Pave Hawks have rescued a Burmese sailor from a container ship off Ireland. The two helicopters, based …
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Sikorsky Aircraft Named U.S. Investor Of Year In Poland
11th December 2008
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Poland has named Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation its Investor of the Year for 2008, for its efforts in the acquisition …
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Defence Helicopter
UK Channel 4 news claims documents reveal Chinook HC2 was deemed unsafe before 1994 Mull of Kintyre crash
10th December 2008
Documents released to the UK’s Channel 4 news show that the Chinook HC Mk2 was deemed unsafe by the Rotary Wing Test Squadron (RWTS) at …
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Royal Navy profiles 792 Naval Air Squadron, target drone operators
10th December 2008
There are 11 squadrons based at Royal Naval Air Station Culdrose comprising helicopters, Hawk jets, Jetstream turboprop aircraft and, perhaps less well known, a squadron …
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