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Canadian military leasing Russian Mi-17 helos in Afghanistan

Canadian military leasing Russian Mi-17 helos in Afghanistan

25-Nov-2010

Canadian media is reporting that the Canadian Ministry of Defence has quietly leased a bunch of Russian helicopters to use in southern Afghanistan.... Read more

Eurocopter demos the EC135 as its contender for the ADF’s Air 9000 Phase 7 program

Eurocopter demos the EC135 as its contender for the ADF’s Air 9000 Phase 7 program

25-Nov-2010Source: Australian Aviation

Eurcopter EC135 has been demonstrated as a contender for the ADF’s Air 9000 Phase 7 Helicopter Aircrew Training System (HATS) project, to Defence officials in Nowra and Canberra earlier this week.... Read more

More surplus UH-1s en route to the Philippines

More surplus UH-1s en route to the Philippines

25-Nov-2010Source: Flightglobal

The Philippine air force will receive five used Bell UH-1 transport helicopters under a deal facilitated by the US Army Security Assistance Comman... Read more

Sikorsky awarded $11M contract for work on one VVIP UH-60M for Jordan

Sikorsky awarded $11M contract for work on one VVIP UH-60M for Jordan

24-Nov-2010Source: US DoD

Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., Stratford, Conn., was awarded on Nov. 19 an $11,796,358 firm-fixed-price contract. This contract is for the P00253 exercises an option for one UH-60M aircraft for Jordan Foreign Military Sales Case JO-B-WAT, as well as four engineering change proposals and provides the contractor consideration for the conversion of specific government furnished equipment items... Read more

Schiebel making good inroads to US market with Camcopter

Schiebel making good inroads to US market with Camcopter

24-Nov-2010Source: defpro.com

defpro.com carried out a wide-ranging interview with Hans Georg Schiebel, Chairman of the Schiebel Group of Companies... Read more

Rheinmetall and Sikorsky present S92 to replace German Navy Sea Kings

Rheinmetall and Sikorsky present S92 to replace German Navy Sea Kings

23-Nov-2010Source: Rheinmetall

Rheinmetall and Sikorsky recently presented the Cyclone Naval Helicopter at a joint press conference in Bonn. With a view to the German Navy’s planned procurement of thirty multi-role naval helicopters to replace its current Sea King systems, the companies have joined forces with additional partners in a pioneering alliance. With spare parts for the Sea... Read more

Lockheed Martin’s JAGM missile hits target from 6KM

Lockheed Martin’s JAGM missile hits target from 6KM

23-Nov-2010Source: Lockheed Martin

Lockheed Martin scored a hit on a main battle tank at sixkilometers in a company-funded, multiple-mission firing of its Joint Air-to-Ground Missile (JAGM). The complex flight test at White Sands Missile Range, NM, demonstrated the ability of the imaging infrared (I2R) sensor in the missile’s cooled tri-mode seeker to lock on before launch at extended... Read more

Rolls-Royce awarded $20M contract option for V-22 engine support

Rolls-Royce awarded $20M contract option for V-22 engine support

23-Nov-2010Source: US DoD

Rolls-Royce Corp., Indianapolis, Ind., is being awarded a $20,341,169 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00019-10-C-0020) to exercise an option for maintenance services in support of the MV-22 and CV-22 AE1107C engines, including low power repairs and program management and site support. Work will be performed in Oakland, Calif. (70 percent). and Indianapolis, Ind.... Read more

HeliHub.com files 1,000 industry news stories in under 11 weeks

HeliHub.com files 1,000 industry news stories in under 11 weeks

23-Nov-2010Source: HeliHub.com

In the last week, the HeliHub.com team have filed the 7,000th news story on this website. The most recent 1,000 stories were filed in just under 11 weeks, equating to 92 stories a week – peaking one week in October with an incredible 121 stories. This remarkable effort shows the team’s dedication to the task,... Read more

Serbian Air Force inducts first female helicopter pilot

Serbian Air Force inducts first female helicopter pilot

23-Nov-2010Source: HeliHub.com

Serbia has recently inducted Anja Krneta as the first female helicopter pilot in their air force. A profile of Anja appears in the latest edition of the military magazine Odbrana (issue 124) and is available in local language at http://www.odbrana.mod.gov.rs/odbrana124/41.pdf... Read more

More delays in Canadian military S92s – November deadline will not be met

More delays in Canadian military S92s – November deadline will not be met

23-Nov-2010

To allow the Canadian Forces to begin training its helicopter crews, the government agreed at the time to start taking the delivery of a few “interim” aircraft on Nov. 30 of this year.... Read more

Royal NZ Air Force helicopter Squadron Leader wins award

Royal NZ Air Force helicopter Squadron Leader wins award

22-Nov-2010Source: NZ Defence Force

The courage, commitment and leadership shown by Squadron Leader Mike Cannon, of Feilding, has earned him this year’s New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) Person of the Year award. SQNLDR Cannon, who is a Helicopter Crewman Officer (HCM) at the Royal New Zealand Air Force Base at Ohakea, was responsible for implementing the first Manawatu Leadership... Read more

Sikorsky forms team to develop X2 Raider armed scout helicopter

Sikorsky forms team to develop X2 Raider armed scout helicopter

22-Nov-2010Source: Defense Update

Sikorsky director for light tactical helicopters Douglas Shidler said the company was currently looking at potential suppliers and is expected to finalize the team in 2 to 3 months.... Read more

Third and final AW159 Lynx Wildcat test aircraft makes first filght

Third and final AW159 Lynx Wildcat test aircraft makes first filght

22-Nov-2010Source: AgustaWestland

AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, is pleased to announce that the third and final AW159 test aircraft successfully completed its maiden flight on November 19th at AgustaWestland’s Yeovil facility in the UK. During its maiden flight a range of general handling checks were completed and it performed as expected. The aircraft, designated TI3, is the third... Read more

US Army showcases new “security and support” Lakota variant

US Army showcases new “security and support” Lakota variant

22-Nov-2010Source: US Army

As part of upgrading the Army’s air fleet, 140 of 345 planned UH-72A Lakota Light Utility Helicopters have been delivered and are currently being broken-in throughout the force. Aiding homeland security, search and rescue missions, medical evacuations, and security and support, Lakotas are smaller, more affordable and more technologically advanced than older counterparts such as... Read more

ITT delivers first composite assembly for CH-53K

ITT delivers first composite assembly for CH-53K

22-Nov-2010Source: ITT

ITT Corporation has delivered its first major structural subassemblies for the CH-53K heavy lift helicopter to Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. This delivery culminates nearly three years of advanced design, development, testing and manufacturing to provide sponsons for the CH-53K helicopter. These assemblies represent a significant technology advancement by applying composite... Read more

US Fiscal Reform Commission wants halt to V-22 procurement

US Fiscal Reform Commission wants halt to V-22 procurement

22-Nov-2010Source: AIN

The U.S. National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform drafted a document which suggests ending procurement of the Bell-Boeing V-22 Osprey tiltrotor and slashing the planned buy of Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighters.... Read more

Bell-Boeing awarded $10M fuel jettison contract for CV-22

Bell-Boeing awarded $10M fuel jettison contract for CV-22

22-Nov-2010Source: US DoD

Bell-Boeing Joint Project Office, Amarillo, Texas, is being awarded a $10,085,840 firm-fixed-price delivery order against a previously issued basic ordering agreement (N00019-07-G-0008) for non-recurring efforts required to complete the fuel jettison mission management restriction removal engineering change proposal (ECP) for the Air Force CV-22. This ECP will remove the fuel jettison restriction allowing the aircrew... Read more

Lockheed Martin awarded $22M support contract for AH-64 fire control radar system

Lockheed Martin awarded $22M support contract for AH-64 fire control radar system

22-Nov-2010Source: US DoD

Lockheed Martin Electronics and Fire Control, Orlando, Fla., was awarded in Nov. 12 a $22,855,083 firm-fixed-price contract for life cycle contractor support, which includes management and logistics functions for the fire control radar system on all government Apache AH-64D helicopters. This requirement is comprised of depot repair, replenishment spares, spares and/or repair parts, sustainment /engineering... Read more

Bulgaria takes delivery of last Cougar in troubled Eurocopter deal

Bulgaria takes delivery of last Cougar in troubled Eurocopter deal

22-Nov-2010Source: Novinite

The 12th Cougar helicopter arrived from France on Friday, and was received at the Krumovo base of the Bulgarian Air Force. The Cougar was flown from France by a Bulgarian crew. [File photo. The last Cougar is serial 712]... Read more

Royal Navy takes delivery of first BAE Systems’ Q-Sight helmet-mounted display

Royal Navy takes delivery of first BAE Systems’ Q-Sight helmet-mounted display

22-Nov-2010Source: BAE Systems

BAE Systems has delivered the first order of a new helmet-mounted optical sighting system to the Royal Navy, addressing a mission-critical need for increased air door gunner situational awareness on helicopters. BAE Systems, prime contractor for the Lynx PT, earlier this month delivered 12 Q-Sightâ„¢ Gunner Remote Sighting Systems (GRSS) that are qualified for use... Read more

Army Air Corps acquires Australian aircrewman simulator

Army Air Corps acquires Australian aircrewman simulator

21-Nov-2010Source: Virtual Simulation Systems

The UK Ministry of Defence has signed a deal with Australian based company, Virtual Simulation Systems (VSS, established by the founder of the popular VBS series of software, David Lagettie) for the lease of a Complete Aircrew Training System (CATS) for up to 3 years. The system will be delivered to the Army Air Corps’... Read more

Local press questions Taiwan’s need of Apaches

Local press questions Taiwan’s need of Apaches

21-Nov-2010Source: Asia Times

Even to experts on Taiwan’s defense, it remains beyond imagination how the Apaches could fit into any of the threat scenarios Taiwan faces.... Read more

Royal Australian Navy receive first MRH90 at Nowra

Royal Australian Navy receive first MRH90 at Nowra

21-Nov-2010Source: ABC

The first of the Navy’s new MRH 90 helicopters have arrived at the naval air station HMAS Albatross at Nowra ready to begin replacing the ageing Sea King fleet... Read more

UH-1 to go on display at Ocean City airport

UH-1 to go on display at Ocean City airport

21-Nov-2010Source: Ocean City Today

Ocean City council have funded the transportation of the UH-1 from Pennsylvania on the basis that Ocean City Aviation Association reimburses them over time... Read more

Glebychevo helicopter commander suspected of murder

Glebychevo helicopter commander suspected of murder

21-Nov-2010Source: Interfax

The commander of the helicopter unit of the military unit in Glebychevo (Leningrad region) is suspected in the murder of a colleague... Read more

US Navy tests biofuel in MH-60S

US Navy tests biofuel in MH-60S

19-Nov-2010Source: US Navy

PATUXENT RIVER, Md. (NNS) — Moving closer to achieving the objective of decreasing its need for petroleum-based fuels, the Navy flew an MH60S Sea Hawk on a 50/50 biofuel blend Nov. 18 in Patuxent River, Md. The helicopter, from Air Test and Evaluation Squadron 21 at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md., tested a fuel... Read more

QuesTek win US Army grant to demonstrate Ferrium C61 in Chinook forward rotor shaft

QuesTek win US Army grant to demonstrate Ferrium C61 in Chinook forward rotor shaft

19-Nov-2010Source: QuesTek Innovations

QuesTek Innovations LLC has been awarded a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II project from the U.S. Army to demonstrate the application of QuesTek-designed Ferrium C61 steel to the forward rotor shaft of the CH-47 Chinook helicopter. The 2-year contract is valued at $729,958. Working in conjunction with the Army, Boeing and key industry... Read more

Israeli military develops aerodynamic helicopter cargo container

Israeli military develops aerodynamic helicopter cargo container

19-Nov-2010Source: Janes

The new container was developed by the IDF’s Technological and Logistics Directorate and the Israeli Ministry of Defence’s (MoD’s) Research and Development Directorate (MAFAT).... Read more

Heli-Power 2010: UK procurement chiefs come to terms with SDSR

Heli-Power 2010: UK procurement chiefs come to terms with SDSR

19-Nov-2010Source: Shephard

The future make-up of the UK’s military helicopter fleet remains unclear following the release of the government’s Strategic Defence and Security Review (SDSR) as acquisition officials mull over its ramifications.... Read more

Heli-Power 2010: Delays in Dutch NH90 deliveries create SAR headache

Heli-Power 2010: Delays in Dutch NH90 deliveries create SAR headache

19-Nov-2010Source: Shephard

The Netherlands government is considering contracting in some level of night-time search and rescue (SAR) capability due to delays in the delivery of NH90 multirole helicopters.... Read more

China finds export market for Z-9W

China finds export market for Z-9W

19-Nov-2010Source: Flightglobal

China has delivered several Harbin Z-9W helicopters, the attack variant of its Z-9 utility rotorcraft, to overseas customers.... Read more

Picador unmanned rotorcraft makes first flight

Picador unmanned rotorcraft makes first flight

18-Nov-2010Source: Flightglobal

Israel’s Aeronautics Defense Systems has performed the first flight of its Picador unmanned rotorcraft.... Read more

Uniflight completes overhaul of Honduran 412s

Uniflight completes overhaul of Honduran 412s

18-Nov-2010Source: Uniflight

North Texas based, Uniflight has announced the recent overhaul and refurbishment of five Bell 412 helicopters for the Honduran Air Force. The extensive project included a complete overhaul and inspection of the airframe, engines and all dynamic components as well as an avionics upgrade and modernization. Much of the work was performed in Honduras with... Read more

Heli-Power 2010: RN evaluates Q-Sight for Lynx gunners

Heli-Power 2010: RN evaluates Q-Sight for Lynx gunners

18-Nov-2010Source: Shephard

The Royal Navy (RN) is carrying out an operational evaluation of a new helmet-mounted optical sighting system that will be issued to Lynx Mk8 helicopter door gunners.... Read more

Heli-Power 2010: UK’s Commando Helicopter Force reveals challenges ahead

Heli-Power 2010: UK’s Commando Helicopter Force reveals challenges ahead

18-Nov-2010Source: Shephard

The commander of the UK’s Commando Helicopter Force (CHF) says his organisation is facing a challenging time over the next decade.... Read more

Heli-Power 2010: USN strives to avoid ‘rotorcraft gap’

Heli-Power 2010: USN strives to avoid ‘rotorcraft gap’

18-Nov-2010Source: Shephard

The US military faces a significant drop in rotorcraft capability in the next 15 years unless a major effort is launched to develop new aircraft for the major services in the near term.... Read more

Infinite Power Solutions wins micro-sensor contract for wireless monitoring of rotorcraft components

Infinite Power Solutions wins micro-sensor contract for wireless monitoring of rotorcraft components

17-Nov-2010Source: Infinite Power Solutions

Infinite Power Solutions, Inc. (IPS) today announced that it has secured a design win for its award-winning THINERGY® solid-state, rechargeable, Micro-Energy Cell (MEC) product with MicroStrain, Inc., a leading supplier of micro-miniature, highly durable sensors and sensing systems for use in structural health monitoring. IPS’ THINERGY MECs have been incorporated into a comprehensive wireless sensor... Read more

SH-60B Seahawk retired to Pacific Aviation Museum at Pearl Harbor

SH-60B Seahawk retired to Pacific Aviation Museum at Pearl Harbor

17-Nov-2010Source: Pacific Aviation Museum

Marine Corps Base Hawaii pilots CDR Brian Gebo and Lt. Brian Roberts brought a Sikorsky SH-60B Seahawk helicopter in for its final landing at its new home at Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor, this morning, Tuesday, November 16, at 11am. “This fly-in was very exciting for us. It’s an acquisition for the Museum through a... Read more

Honeywell to provide APU for Canadian Chinooks

Honeywell to provide APU for Canadian Chinooks

17-Nov-2010Source: Honeywell

Honeywell (NYSE: HON) announced today that Boeing has selected the 36-150 Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) for CH-147 helicopters that will be delivered to Canada. “Honeywell engines and auxiliary power units are powering helicopters around the world, but the Canadian Forces program marks the first selection of Honeywell’s APU for a Chinook helicopter,” said Vicki Panhuise,... Read more

Coast Guard won’t replace cables that brought down copter

Coast Guard won’t replace cables that brought down copter

16-Nov-2010Source: Seattle Times

Accident report on HeliHub.com of this 7th July 2010 accident is here... Read more

AAI-led team selected for ground-breaking DARPA Transformer program

AAI-led team selected for ground-breaking DARPA Transformer program

16-Nov-2010Source: AAI

Nov 15, 2010 — AAI, an operating unit of Textron Systems, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, announced today that its team has been selected to participate in Phase I of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Transformer program. The winning team also includes fellow Textron businesses Bell Helicopter and Textron Marine & Land... Read more

New UK government expected to confirm Soteria consortium for 25-year SAR contract

New UK government expected to confirm Soteria consortium for 25-year SAR contract

16-Nov-2010Source: Financial Times

A recommendation to the Treasury proposes pressing ahead with the Soteria consortium, comprising Thales UK, Royal Bank of Scotland and CHC, a helicopter operator, which was chosen as preferred bidder in February. A decision is expected in the next fortnight.... Read more

Eurocopter’s displays AS350B3 and EC225 at Airshow China 2010

Eurocopter’s displays AS350B3 and EC225 at Airshow China 2010

16-Nov-2010Source: Eurocopter

Zhuhai, China, 16 November 2010 Eurocopter is proud to present its AS350 B3 Ecureuil helicopter – the latest newcomer in China – and the EC225, the Chinese market’s leading heavy twin-engine helicopter, at the Airshow China 2010 in Zhuhai. The company’s presence at this week’s biennial event includes the static display of an AS350 B3... Read more

Shareholders of COHC General Aviation Maintenance & Engineering Co sign expansion agreement

Shareholders of COHC General Aviation Maintenance & Engineering Co sign expansion agreement

16-Nov-2010Source: Eurocopter

Zhuhai, China, 16 November 2010 A five-year development plan for the expansion of capabilities at COHC General Aviation Maintenance & Engineering Co., Ltd. (CGAMEC) in China has been signed by Eurocopter and the two other shareholders of this jointly-owned operation, Citic Offshore Helicopter Co. Ltd. (COHC) and Samwell Aviation. The Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) is... Read more

Turbomeca to delivery 90 Arriel 2Cs to CATIC and AVIC International

Turbomeca to delivery 90 Arriel 2Cs to CATIC and AVIC International

16-Nov-2010Source: Turbomeca

During Airshow China in Zhuhai, Turbomeca (Safran group), leading manufacturer of gas turbines for helicopters, announces the signature of a contract for 90 Arriel 2C engines with CATIC (China Aviation Technology Import-Export Corporation) and AVIC International (AVIC International Holding Corporation) for their respective export markets. The first engines will be delivered this year. “This new... Read more

Turbomeca to supply 80 more Arriel 2C engine kits to SAIC/Avic International

Turbomeca to supply 80 more Arriel 2C engine kits to SAIC/Avic International

16-Nov-2010Source: Turbomeca

During Airshow China in Zuhai, Turbomeca (Safran group), leading manufacturer of gas turbines for helicopters, announces the signature of a contract for 80 Arriel 2C engines kits with AVIC International (AVIC International Holding Corporation) under the witness of SAIC (South Aero-engine Industry Corporation). First deliveries are scheduled for 2011. “In the frame of our cooperation... Read more

S-70iâ„¢ Black Hawk makes historic first flight in Poland

S-70iâ„¢ Black Hawk makes historic first flight in Poland

16-Nov-2010Source: Sikorsky

MIELEC, Poland – An S-70iâ„¢ BLACK HAWK helicopter has flown in Poland for the first time, marking an historic milestone for the helicopter line being produced by Sikorsky Aircraft’s company in Poland, PZL Mielec. Sikorsky Aircraft is a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE:UTX). PZL Mielec is the final assembly center for the S-70i helicopter,... Read more

Mi-171 from Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant is one of “top 100 goods” of Russia

Mi-171 from Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant is one of “top 100 goods” of Russia

16-Nov-2010Source: Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant

Following the results of Federal stage of the 13th all-Russia contest Program “100 the best goods of Russia”, Mi-171 Helicopter produced by JSC “Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant” (UUAP) was among awardees of nomination “the goods of production-technical purpose”. Besides, management of the contest’s Program awarded to UUAP the distinctive decorations “For achievements in quality” and “The... Read more

Kaman announces pricing of $100M of convertible senior notes

Kaman announces pricing of $100M of convertible senior notes

16-Nov-2010Source: Kaman

Kaman Corporation (“Kaman”) announced today pricing of $100,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 3.25% convertible senior notes due 2017 (the “Convertible Notes”). The Convertible Notes were offered in a private placement solely to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). The $100,000,000 aggregate principal amount... Read more

USAREUR releases report on deadly February Black Hawk crash

USAREUR releases report on deadly February Black Hawk crash

16-Nov-2010Source: US Army Europe

WIESBADEN, Germany — Investigators were unable to determine the cause of the Feb. 3 Army helicopter crash that killed three U.S. soldiers near Mannheim, Germany, but revealed several miscues made by the unit and the flight crew before takeoff. The purpose of the ill-fated UH-60 flight, dubbed Duke 27, was to conduct pilot proficiency training,... Read more

Brazilian built AS350s now have locally-sourced avionics options

Brazilian built AS350s now have locally-sourced avionics options

15-Nov-2010

This new system will serve the entire fleet of AS350 Squirrel in operation in Brazil of about 300 aircraft, with Helibras already negotiating its use in modernizing the fleet of 36 such models belonging to the Brazilian army.... Read more

Netherlands successfully tests torpedo launch from NH90

Netherlands successfully tests torpedo launch from NH90

13-Nov-2010Source: Dutch Ministry of Defence

[electronic translation from Dutch press release] The latest Defence Helicopter, the NH-90, has 13 Mk46 torpedoes successfully dropped over the Marsdiep in Den Helder. This was the first time and represents a major milestone towards full deployment. The torpedoes were dropped under various operating conditions such as high and low speeds at various heights and... Read more

Italian army reveals AW129 upgrade plan

Italian army reveals AW129 upgrade plan

13-Nov-2010Source: Flightglobal

Italy’s army aviation command plans to upgrade its AgustaWestland AW129C attack helicopters to a new configuration referred to as “G19”... Read more

New Zealand orders three more AW109LUHs

New Zealand orders three more AW109LUHs

13-Nov-2010Source: New Zealand Government

The New Zealand Government has recently issued its Defence White Paper 2010, and the following paragraphs are relevant to their military helicopter operations:- 5.31 Over the next two years, the programme to bring the new helicopter fleet into service will continue. These new helicopters will represent a step-change in the support given to land forces.... Read more

Kaman inaurugates manufacturing facility in Mexico

Kaman inaurugates manufacturing facility in Mexico

12-Nov-2010Source: Kaman

Kaman Aerostructures, a division of Kaman Aerospace Corporation, today formally inaugurated its new state of the art manufacturing facility in the city of Chihuahua. On hand for the ceremony were Alberto Chretin Castillo, Secretary of the Economy representing César Horacio Duarte Jáquez, Governor of the State of Chihuahua; Marco Adán Quezada Martinez, Mayor of Chihuahua;... Read more

Indonesia earmarks funds for six medium utility helicopters

Indonesia earmarks funds for six medium utility helicopters

12-Nov-2010Source: Flightglobal

Jakarta has earmarked $65 million for new medium utility helicopters, but the Indonesian defence ministry has yet to receive the funds... Read more

US GAO denies Sikorsky protest over Afghan Mi-17s

US GAO denies Sikorsky protest over Afghan Mi-17s

11-Nov-2010

The US Government Accountability Office has denied a protest by Sikorsky that the US Navy unfairly excluded it from competing for a multi-billion dollar helicopter contract... Read more

UK Government funds for AgustaWestland causes concern

UK Government funds for AgustaWestland causes concern

11-Nov-2010Source: Financial Times

Labour MPs have asked the coalition why millions in state funding has been promised to a helicopter factory in a Liberal Democrat constituency in spite of claims there was “no money” for such grants.... Read more

EMTEQ wins US DoD grant to develop of rotor blade tip lighting system

EMTEQ wins US DoD grant to develop of rotor blade tip lighting system

11-Nov-2010Source: EMTEQ

EMTEQ has been selected by the US Department of Defense (DoD) and the Office of Naval Research for Phase I of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program to develop a rotor blade tip lighting system. Firms with the capability to conduct research and development (R&D) and to commercialize the results of that R&D are... Read more

Sikorsky signs 12-year lease for Wings of Eagles facility

Sikorsky signs 12-year lease for Wings of Eagles facility

11-Nov-2010Source: Star Gazette

Sikorsky’s future in the Southern Tier was extended by at least 12 years Wednesday when they signed a lease and committed $10 million to occupy and renovate the Wings of Eagles Discovery Center in Big Flats... Read more

Boeing awarded $75M contract for AH-64D components

Boeing awarded $75M contract for AH-64D components

9-Nov-2010Source: US DoD

Boeing Co., Mesa, Ariz., was awarded on Oct. 29 a $75,233,988 firm-fixed-price performance based logistics for the Apache (AH-64D) D unique components. Work is to be performed in Mesa Ariz., with an estimated completion date of Oct. 31, 2014. One bid was solicited with one bid received. Aviation & Missile Command Contracting Center, CCAMAL-O, Redstone... Read more

HeliHub.com gallery passes 4,000 images milestone

HeliHub.com gallery passes 4,000 images milestone

9-Nov-2010Source: HeliHub.com

HeliHub.com is having great success with its “Gallery” feature, recording over 4,000 images and increasing at a rate of approximately 350 per month The Flickr gallery provides users of HeliHub.com the opportunity to upload their own photos, and the early success is demonstrating just how valuable this will become over time. HeliHub.com plans to utilise... Read more

Bell improves collaboration and time-to-market with Dassault Systemes V6 PLM Platform

Bell improves collaboration and time-to-market with Dassault Systemes V6 PLM Platform

9-Nov-2010Source: Dassault Systemes

Dassault Systemes (DS), a world leader in 3D and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions, announced today that Bell Helicopter, a Textron company, is using its V6 PLM platform to improve collaboration and decrease the amount of time it takes to bring a new helicopter to market. As part of an effort to improve business processes... Read more

Boeing awarded $141M contract for advanced parts for Taiwan Apaches

Boeing awarded $141M contract for advanced parts for Taiwan Apaches

9-Nov-2010Source: US DoD

Boeing Co., Mesa, Ariz., was awarded on Oct. 29 a $141,701,518 firm-fixed-price contract for the advanced procurement for the manufacture of 31 AH-64D model aircraft and two fixed-site Longbow crew trainers matching the Taiwan AH-640 aircraft configuration. Work is to be performed in Mesa, Ariz., with an estimated completion date of July 30, 2015. One... Read more

Turkey orders nine more T129s

Turkey orders nine more T129s

9-Nov-2010Source: AgustaWestland

AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a contract for nine T129 combat helicopters. The contract is valued at €150 million also including a spare parts package. The nine T129 helicopters will be assembled by Turkish Aerospace Industries, Inc. (TAI) and delivered by mid 2012 in a basic configuration,... Read more

UAE seeks to double Apache fleet in $5 billion request

UAE seeks to double Apache fleet in $5 billion request

9-Nov-2010Source: DSCA

The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress November 3 of a possible Foreign Military Sale to the United Arab Emirates of 30 AH-64D Block II lot 10 APACHE helicopters, remanufactured to AH-64D Block III configuration and 30 AH-64D Block III APACHE helicopters, as well as associated parts, equipment, training and logistical support for a complete... Read more

PWC and R-R Canada open cold weather engine test facility

PWC and R-R Canada open cold weather engine test facility

9-Nov-2010Source: Pratt & Whitney Canada

The Global Aerospace Centre for Icing and Environmental Research (GLACIER) Inc., a limited joint venture company comprising Rolls-Royce Canada and Pratt & Whitney Canada, has officially opened its new, state-of-the-art cold weather testing and research facility for aircraft engines, in northern Canada. The new facility specializes in ice tests for civil aerospace engine certification programs,... Read more

Bell Helicopter and US Army to cooperate on drive system technologies

Bell Helicopter and US Army to cooperate on drive system technologies

9-Nov-2010Source: Bell

Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. company (NYSE: TXT) and the U.S. Army Aviation Applied Technology Directorate have signed a $30 million Technology Investment Agreement to develop state-of-the-art drive system technology under the Future Advanced Rotorcraft Drive System (FARDS) program. The FARDS program is focused on critical performance and affordability enhancing drive system technologies for the... Read more

Tata unveils first S92 cabin

Tata unveils first S92 cabin

8-Nov-2010Source: Tata Advanced Systems

Tata Advanced Systems Ltd. (TASL) Sunday unveiled the first Sikorsky-92 helicopter cabin manufactured at its facility at the aerospace and precision engineering Special Economic Zone (SEZ) on the outskirts of Hyderabad. TASL is scheduled to deliver the first cabin later this month to US-based Sikorsky Aircraft Corp, one of the world’s largest helicopter manufacturers and... Read more

New Zealand – Ohakea AFB staff began moving into the new 3 Sqn HQ

New Zealand – Ohakea AFB staff began moving into the new 3 Sqn HQ

5-Nov-2010

The 8,000 sq.m building, which cost about NZ$26M, will be home to the Defence Force’s 13 new helicopters – eight NH90s and five A109LUHs... Read more

Boeing signs MRO agreement with Netherlands

Boeing signs MRO agreement with Netherlands

5-Nov-2010Source: Boeing

The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] and the Netherlands Ministry of Defence Logistic Center Woensdrecht today entered a Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) framework agreement to expand the center’s capabilities and develop opportunities for Dutch industry. The alliance is aimed at ensuring the readiness of CH-47 Chinook and AH-64D Apache helicopters operated by the Royal Netherlands... Read more

National Museum of the US Air Force to add Vietnam era HH-3

National Museum of the US Air Force to add Vietnam era HH-3

5-Nov-2010Source: National Museum of the USAF

The National Museum of the United States Air Force is currently performing a detailed restoration of a historic Sikorsky HH-3 “Jolly Green Giant” rescue helicopter. The HH-3 has been in museum storage with the Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group located at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., and was recently transported to the museum’s restoration facility... Read more

Turkmenistan to buy AW101 and AW139

Turkmenistan to buy AW101 and AW139

5-Nov-2010

Italian defense group Finmeccanica has sold helicopters, including the AgustaWestland AW101 and the AW139, to the government of Turkmenistan, the firm said Nov. 4... Read more

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