Latest Defence Helicopters news – Page 95
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ANALYSIS: Boeing sees KC-46A saga nearing final chapter
Seven unfinished 767-2Cs are lined up on a remote taxiway outside Boeing’s final assembly centre in Everett, Washington. They are held in storage to await modification into a KC-46A Pegasus tanker. About 40mi south, several more completed KC-46As also sit in storage on another remote ramp adjacent to Boeing’s modification ...
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USAF selects three bases to station the future B-21 fleet
The US Air Force plans to station its future Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider fleet at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas; Ellsworth AFB, South Dakota; and Whiteman AFB, Missouri starting in the mid-2020s.
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Autonomous refueling considered for KC-46A upgrade plan
Although the delivery of the first KC-46A Pegasus is still months away, Boeing is about to launch a follow-on development programme, with potential upgrades including autonomous refueling, improved survivability and new communications systems, says the company’s programme manager.
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ANALYSIS: Asia's aircraft carrier renaissance
November will mark the sixth anniversary of China's first fixed-wing flight operations aboard the aircraft carrier Liaoning. Conducted with Shenyang J-15s – a clone of the Sukhoi Su-33 – the development was greeted with much pride in China.
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Boeing plans affordability changes for new wave of P-8 orders
As Boeing assembles the 100th P-8 Poseidon in Renton, Washington, the company is laying the groundwork to secure dozens of new orders by revamping the design and production process to reduce costs.
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ANALYSIS: Boeing pitches doubling navy's EA-18G Growler fleet
Stretched thinly by escort jamming responsibilities not only for its native US Navy, but also for the US Air Force and soon the US Marine Corps, the nation's 160-strong fleet of Boeing EA-18G Growlers may need to grow. That is the belief of the type's manufacturer, which is eyeing a ...
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US plans to order up to 1,600 GBU-49 bombs for foreign F-35
The US military plans to order 1,400 to 1,600 Raytheon GBU-49 Enhanced Paveway bombs in the fourth quarter to distribute to certain foreign customers of the Lockheed Martin F-35, according to an acquisition notice released on 30 April.
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India expands Dhruv cockpit upgrade
Israel Aerospace Industries' Lahav division has received a follow-on contract to continue an avionics upgrade on the Indian armed forces' Hindustan Aeronautics Dhruv advanced light helicopters.
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ANALYSIS: US Navy takes lead in bringing Stingray on board
A "Group 5" unmanned air system holds a special place in the US military's jargon. As the largest and most capable UAS in the inventory, the Group 5 fleet forms an exclusive club. For now, only three aircraft types in development or production are included: General Atomics Aeronautical Systems' MQ-9 ...
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ANALYSIS: UK gets ready to rejoin aircraft carrier elite
Back in November 2010, then-Lt Cdr James Blackmore became the last BAE Systems Harrier pilot to launch from the flightdeck of the Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal, bringing to an end three decades of shipborne short take-off and vertical landing (STOVL) operations from the service's three Invincible-class carriers.
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Sierra Nevada and Textron to jointly bid again for Army aircraft
Sierra Nevada and Textron reaffirmed their commitment to jointly bid on the US Army's Fixed-Wing Utility Aircraft programme using a new variant of the Beechcraft King Air 350 even though that aircraft was rejected in September 2017 by the service.
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Bell hopeful on renewed Philippine 412EPI interest
Bell appears hopeful that it can revive, in some form, an order from the Philippines for 412EPI medium-twin transport helicopters that was cancelled almost as soon as it was announced.
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Australia to set up MRH90 transmission overhaul facility
Leonardo and the Australian Ministry of Defence are to jointly establish in Melbourne a transmission repair and overhaul operation for the NH Industries NH90 and certain civil helicopter types.
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Boeing completes final FAA test on KC-46 tanker programme
Boeing’s KC-46 tanker programme completed all required Supplemental Type Certificate flight tests for the Federal Aviation Administration following a successful refueling and communications flight with a C-17 cargo plane.
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US senators introduce bill to block F-35 delivery to Turkey
A bi-partisan group of US senators introduced a bill to prevent the transfer of the Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II to Turkey.
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Northrop Grumman to develop algorithms to counter fast-changing enemy radar
Northrop Grumman was awarded a $7.3 million cost-plus-fixed-fee contract by the US Navy to develop machine learning algorithms to help the EA-18G Growler’s electronic warfare systems pin down and jam fast-changing enemy radar signals.
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F-35 deployment to Japan hit with sustainment problems
Since the Marine Corps’ deployment of the Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II to Air Station Iwakuni, Japan in January 2017 the aircraft has been hit with an assortment of sustainment problems.
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ILA: Boeing unveils team for German Chinook bid
Boeing has partnered with 10 aerospace suppliers that have operations in Germany to support its bid to supply CH-47 Chinooks for the nation’s heavy-lift helicopter competition.
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ANALYSIS: US Army's powerful vision for ITEP engine
A 12-year-old competition to define the most important military helicopter engine for perhaps the next half-century has entered an intense, final phase.
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DARPA approval clears Boeing's transition to new air taxi approach
Virginia-based Aurora Flight Sciences is now poised to transition an all-electric version of the XV-24A Lightning Strike to the commercial air taxi market.