Helicopters – Page 452
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Contracts
CASA has won a five year, Ptas18,000 million ($113 million) contract to upgrade the tactical mission system of the Spanish air force's five Lockheed P-3 Orion maritime patrol aircraft. Northrop Grumman has won a $15.8 million contract to supply 16 ALQ-131 Block II electronic countermeasures pods to the Norwegian ...
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Greece to fly Saab 340 in Erieye deal
Greece is to operate a Swedish air force Saab 340-based Argus equipped with Ericsson Erieye airborne early warning radar as part of a deal to buy four Erieye systems mounted on an Embraer regional jet. Ericsson won a SKr4.5 billion ($525 million) deal for four Erieye systems in December last ...
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Chile heads queue for export F/A-18E/F
Paul Lewis and Graham Warwick/WASHINGTON DC Chile is expected to be the first country to request price and availability data on the Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, initiating moves to release the upgraded fighter for export. Boeing hopes to secure export release for the F/A-18E/F by year end, after ...
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Paris unity
Paris 99 might be remembered for the last-ditch efforts by Europe's aerospace and defence industry to find a clear path towards industrial consolidation in the face of ever-burgeoning US super-companies, but the last Paris air show of the century should also be a reminder of Europe's technological prowess. The four-nation ...
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Creditors reject KAI business plan
Andrzej Jeziorski/PARIS Creditors of the three South Korean aerospace companies planning to merge into a single operation this year have rejected a second business plan. According to Lim In-Taik, president of Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) - the entity being formed by Samsung Aerospace, Daewoo Heavy Industries and Hyundai ...
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Germany, Russia and Ukraine get ready to sign An-70 co-operation
A formal partnership agreement between the German, Russian and Ukrainian aerospace companies pushing the Antonov An-70 as a platform for a future European medium transport aircraft is expected to be signed this month. The deal would clear the way for an An-70 sales and marketing joint venture to be ...
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Lockheed Martin speeds up co-operative talks with Airbus
Lockheed Martin's protracted discussions with Airbus Industrie and its partner companies on co-operation are gathering pace. At Paris, the US company and Aerospatiale Matra announced an agreement to pursue a stake in the new Korean Aerospace Industries and confirmed they are still discussing partnerships on tanker/transport and large military aircraft ...
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Europe's tactical transports look for US success
European tactical turboprop transport manufacturers are eyeing a potential 45-aircraft US Army Common Airborne Sensor (CAS) programme to give their programmes a major boost. Prominent among the contenders displaying at Paris were CASA with its new C-295 and the CN-235 and a Royal Netherlands Air Force Fokker 60 supporting a ...
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Successful Delta II launch cheers Boeing
A Delta II booster lifted Boeing's morale on 10 June, when a successful launch from Cape Canaveral, Florida, placed four Globalstar satellites into orbit. It was the first launch since the Delta III mission failed in May. The Delta II is lined up for four more missions this summer, ...
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X-31 to fly again under tri-national MoU
Germany, Sweden and the USA are planning to launch the second phase of the X-31 experimental aircraft programme which will focus on using vectored thrust to improve take-off and landing performance. The German and US governments have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to start work on the thrust ...
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Record sales in Paris reflect health of industry
Mike Martin Readers of the runes might have read much into the weather at this year's show. A colossal electric storm lashed Le Bourget for hours, only to give way to gorgeous sunshine for the rest of the week. Would that the industry had seen a similar shifting ...
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MAJORs take first steps for Asian LINK
Aerospatiale Matra and Lockheed Martin have signed a memorandum of agreement to pursue a joint investment in the new Korean Aircraft Industries (KAI). This is the first step towards possible greater co-operation between the US defence and aerospace giant and Airbus Industrie. The agreement follows the South ...
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Agusta attack helicopter attracts strong interest
Paul Derby A flurry of activity surrounds Agusta's A129 attack helicopter as the aircraft is shown at Paris. With the Scorpion configuration already in the running for three of the world's most lucrative helicopter contests, the Italian army's A129s are also set to undergo a major upgrade to ...
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Boeing explores wideband data transfer service
Mike Martin A multi-billion-dollar programme to deliver wide bandwidth data to mobiles is being developed by Boeing Information and Communications Systems, the show heard yesterday. While decisions on progressing the project - and what form it may take - will be made later this year, the company is ...
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Boeing promotes 737NG for AEW role
Up to 10 nations have shown "strong interest" in the planned Boeing 737 airborne early warning and control (AEW&C), says Boeing at the show. The platform is based on the Next-Generation 737-700. The critical sensor aboard the 737 AEW&C is a multi-role electronically scanned array (MESA) radar. The ...
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Global fighter
Encouraged by partner nations keen to export the aircraft, Eurofighter has embarked on worldwide marketing of the Typhoon With the resources of four companies and the backing of four countries behind it, and a competitive specification, the Typhoon has stronger export prospects than any previous collaboratively developed European combat aircraft. ...
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F/A-18E/F set for quick export okay
Paul Lewis/WASHINGTON DC Andrew Doyle/BRATISLAVA The US Navy has indicated that it will make the Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet available for foreign military sales once the fighter has completed its operational test and evaluation (Opeval). Release of the new fighter for export is becoming increasingly urgent for Boeing ...
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Seattle landing
Messier-Dowty is to open a design office in Seattle. The world's leading landing gear specialist, which has extensive operations in France, Canada and the UK, is pushing to increase its links with Boeing's commercial and military operations. Apart from a small share of 777 work, the Snecma-owned company has failed ...
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Heavy duty
There's only one Antonov An-70 and Flight International's test pilot was the first Westerner to fly Ukraine's four-engined military transportPeter Henley/KIEVThere are several persuasive reasons to fly the Antonov An-70. Little is widely known about it in the West. It is the product of a leading aircraft manufacturer from the ...
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Shuttle changes
New cockpits will bring the Shuttle into the space age Tim Furniss/LONDON Milliseconds can make a big difference during a Space Shuttle launch. The faster the crew can react to a problem, the greater possibility of avoiding disaster. That is where "glass cockpits" - cockpits with digital displays - come ...