Defence Helicopters news – Page 256
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Top 100: Chemring flares business burns brightly
CHEMRING Group has continued its steady progress up the Top 100 table this year through a mixture of organic growth and acquisitions. The Fareham,...
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Opinion
Comment: The revolution starts now
US defence contractors are tightening their belts as Washington makes it clear that economy is the big gun in budgeting. After a decade of rampant growth, some trimming is in order
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NewsEmbraer: Portugal could buy six KC-390s
Portugal has become the third international partner to back Embraer's KC-390 programme, and could buy six of the tanker/transports ...
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NewsVIDEO: Delta 747 shunts tow-tractor at gate
Video images have emerged depicting the moment that a Delta Air Lines Boeing 747-400 shunted a tow-tractor while preparing to park at an airbridge
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NewsA160 Hummingbird crashes during testing in Belize
The US Special Operations Command and Boeing cut short flight tests of the YMQ-18A unmanned helicopter after one crashed in Belize ...
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Lockheed, Boeing slash executive ranks
Two major US defence companies are shedding 1,000 executives in a high-profile effort to slash costs as top Department of Defense officials raise pressure on suppliers to raise efficiency.
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BAE Systems outlines potential cuts at Military Air Solutions, Insyte units
BAE Systems has outlined a potential new round of job losses linked to reduced workload on some of its aircraft programmes ...
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NewsFlight-data recorder recovered from UPS 747 crash site
Recovery personnel have retrieved "in a reasonable condition" the flight data recorder from the wreckage of the UPS Boeing 747-400 that crashed at Dubai.
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Opinion
Comment: Buy American
With pressure on US military spending putting defence company accounts under strain, big contractors are looking for new markets - and Washington is keen to lower export barriers
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NewsCrashed UPS 747 had smoke in cockpit
Smoke in the cockpit and an inability to maintain altitude forced a UPS Boeing 747-400 crew to attempt a return to Dubai before the aircraft crashed near...
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NewsUPS freighter crashes in Dubai
US freight carrier UPS has been identified as the operator of a flight which has crashed near a main road in Dubai.
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PICTURES: RAF marks Sentinel, Shadow surveillance aircraft milestones
The UK Royal Air Force has provided limited details of its operational use in Afghanistan of two key surveillance assets ...
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Israeli navy picks Orbiter 2 UAV
Israel's navy has selected Aeronautics Defense Systems' Orbiter 2 unmanned air vehicle for deployment from some of its combat vessels. Launched by...
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Military transport: Lift in fortunes
The four-way battle for the Western military airlift market has never been more intense.
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RAF faces tough choices over future air transport fleet
The UK MoD is aiming to achieve significant savings: what are the implications for the RAF's air transport fleet?
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A400M poised for US market spotlight
EADS believes the American military has an opening big enough to accommodate the Airbus Military A400M transport ...
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AUVSI: Northrop Grumman reveals LEMV airship is convertible
Northrop Grumman says a newly launched hybrid airship will be able to lift as much cargo as a Lockheed Martin C-130E Hercules. The US Army awarded...
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AUVSI: Navy wants UCLASS sooner than 2018
A strategy unveiled by the US Navy three months ago to install a stealthy unmanned aircraft system (UAS) aboard aircraft carriers by 2018 may seem ambitious,...
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AUVSI: US Navy moves to forefront of military UAV future
The US Navy set its aviation course towards an unmanned future last week when top sailor Adm Gary Roughead warned aerospace executives looking to sell him...