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Opinion
OPINION: Why US Army aviation plans are in a spin
Helicopter manufacturers, here is your challenge: build a machine that can pick up a critically wounded soldier at the top of a 6,000ft mountain on a hot day in July, dash at 220kt (407km/h) or faster to a medical facility hundreds of kilometres away, then land the vehicle easily in ...
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NewsDARPA strives to maintain relevance of US air systems
In an effort to avoid new airborne technology becoming obsolescent as a result of expensive and slow integration, the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has launched a project to explore the quicker integration of new systems with existing technology.
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NewsAirlander receives environmentally-friendly transport funding
Furthering its campaign to raise the required funds to bring its Airlander 10 airship to flight, Hybrid Air Vehicles (HAV) has received a €2.5 million ($2.7 million) EU grant that is awarded to environmentally-friendly transport projects.
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NewsF-35 JPO details P&W engine block-buy
The F-35 joint programme office (JPO) has revealed the first details of a three-year, block-buy proposal for the Pratt & Whitney engine that powers the Lockheed Martin fighter.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: L-3 spurs ADS-B hopes for GA with low-cost Lynx
Five years ago, the US Federal Aviation Administration set a very ambitious goal. By 31 December 2019, any pilot operating in controlled airspace must carry a system compliant with automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) out that continuously transmits the aircraft’s identify and precise position.
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NewsGermanwings co-pilot increased speed during descent
The flight data recorder from the Germanwings Airbus A320 that crashed in the French Alps on 24 March shows that the co-pilot on several occasions increased the speed of the aircraft's descent, according to French accident investigatory agency BEA.
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NewsIn a spin: the US Army's Top 10 helicopter types
In the week that a senior US Army aviation official conceded that the branch’s planned modernisation and Future Vertical Lift projects cannot both be funded in the face of potential further sequestration cuts, our Top 10 looks at the scale of service’s current inventory.
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NewsSEC accuses MD Helicopters owner of fraud
The US Securities and Exchange Commission has accused the owner of MD Helicopters of committing fraud by hiding information from investors.
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Weapon, sensor upgrades coming for Apache fleet
As Boeing announced delivering the 100th AH-64E Apache helicopter on 30 March, the US Army is already planning a new round of upgrades.
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NewsSikorsky outlines goals, timeline for S-97 flight test
As Sikorsky continues to inch toward first flight of the S-97 Raider demonstrator, company officials have outlined the scope and duration of the flight test programme for the high-speed, compound helicopter.
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NewsBell, Lockheed show off futuristic flightdeck for V-280
Bell Helicopter and Lockheed Martin unveiled a single-screen glass cockpit concept in the V-280 tiltrotor mock-up displayed at an army aviation conference on 30 March.
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Cash-strapped US Army aviation focuses on immediate needs
A futuristic fleet of speedier and more survivable rotorcraft are at least 15 years away, but US Army aviation officials are not willing to wait that long to start addressing a long list of perceived needs.
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US Army outlines CH-47F upgrades for 100-year lifespan
The US Army is laying plans to revamp the CH-47F Chinook with a series of major upgrades over the next 15-20 years as the current multi-year production deal expires in Fiscal 2019.
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NewsPICTURES: Air Canada A320 badly damaged by landing ‘incident’
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) has released a series of photographs showing substantial damage to an Air Canada Airbus A320 involved in an accident at Halifax Stanfield International airport early on 29 March.
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NewsDARPA selects two firms to compete for sea-based UAV
AeroVironment and Northrop Grumman will compete to build a Predator-sized unmanned air system (UAS) that can be launched and recovered from a naval patrol vessel, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has announced.
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Airbus starts delivering training version of UH-72
Airbus Helicopters has rolled the first UH-72A Lakota off the assembly line that will be delivered straight to Fort Rucker, Alabama, as the US Army begins to replace more than 180 Bell Helicopter TH-67 Creek primary trainers.
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NewsTechnology overtakes Amazon's FAA UAV authorisation
A delay in the Federal Aviation Administration granting Amazon permission to test an unmanned air vehicle has rendered the UAV “obsolete”, the online retailer says, as it continues to develop advanced models of the variant authorised by the administration.
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NewsUS Army establishes first manned-unmanned unit
The US Army has established its first manned-unmanned teaming (MUM-T) squadron, combining the Boeing AH-64D/E Apache helicopters with the Textron Systems RQ-7B Shadow unmanned air vehicles into one heavy attack reconnaissance unit.
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NewsGoogle targets low-cost ADS-B Out avionics market
Google’s quest to introduce small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) into low altitude airspace within a “few years” has driven the company to launch an unexpected foray into the avionics market, says Dave Vos, head of the Internet company’s Project Wing.
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NewsUS Army orders more Gray Eagle UAVs
The US Army has made a $133 million modification to a contract for its General Atomics Aeronautical Systems MQ-1C Gray Eagle unmanned air vehicles to add 19 aircraft to the order.