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Sikorsky's Pino to receive leadership award presented by The Business Council of Fairfield County

Sikorsky's Pino to receive leadership award presented by The Business Council of Fairfield County

12-Nov-2009Source: Stamford Plus

The region’s most prestigious business community leadership award will be presented by The Business Council of Fairfield County to Jeffrey P. Pino, President, Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation on Tuesday, November 17, 2009... Read more

Eurocopter’s latest and most advanced products presented at the Dubai Airshow

Eurocopter’s latest and most advanced products presented at the Dubai Airshow

12-Nov-2009Source: Vertical

Eurocopter will participate at the 2009 Dubai Airshow with two of its state-of the-art helicopters – a Tiger will be performing daily flight presentations and a full scale mock-up of the EC175 in offshore configuration will be displayed on the EADS stand... Read more

Dutch Alouette IIIs fly back to their 'nest'

Dutch Alouette IIIs fly back to their 'nest'

12-Nov-2009Source: Dutch military

The first Alouette III helicopters built 45 years ago recently made a historic flight back to the French factory... Read more

UAW union negotiates $3500 bonus for Boeing Philadelphia workers

UAW union negotiates $3500 bonus for Boeing Philadelphia workers

6-Nov-2009Source: UAW Local 1069

Dear Brothers and Sisters, The Company has notified the Union that your newly negotiated bonus checks in the amount of $3500.00 will be included in your November 5th, 2009 paycheck.... Read more

RAF Merlin helicopter crews ready for Afghanistan

RAF Merlin helicopter crews ready for Afghanistan

6-Nov-2009Source: Rotorhub

The first Merlin helicopter crews are ready to deploy to Afghanistan following pre-deployment training in the United States.... Read more

RAF Valley to stop night time rescue flights in North Wales

RAF Valley to stop night time rescue flights in North Wales

5-Nov-2009Source: Daily Post

Life-saving search and rescue helicopter crews from RAF Valley will halt night time rescues while new crews are trained up.  The Ministry of Defence has announced a six week suspension to night shifts by 22 Squadron, with cover provided by neighbouring bases  RAF Valley will close overnight from 15 November until 31 December.... Read more

Goodbye old friend: Huey retires after 30 years of service

Goodbye old friend: Huey retires after 30 years of service

5-Nov-2009Source: US Marine Corps

After more than 30 years of faithful service, the old is replaced by the new, with the entrance of  the new Huey,  the UH-1Y ‘Venom’.... Read more

India's plans to replace Cheetah and Chetak helicopter to get delayed

India's plans to replace Cheetah and Chetak helicopter to get delayed

4-Nov-2009Source: Times Now

Plans to replace the ageing Cheetah and Chetak chopper fleet of the Army and Air Force are set to get delayed, thanks to indecision of the Defence Ministry over conducting of the field trials.... Read more

Kuwait: Interest in KA-28 anti-submarine helicopter

Kuwait: Interest in KA-28 anti-submarine helicopter

4-Nov-2009Source: Tactical Report

The Kuwaiti Defence Ministry is said to be showing interest in the Kamov KA-28 anti-submarine helicopter.... Read more

UK military turns down 25 aircraft contract with Sloane Helicopters

UK military turns down 25 aircraft contract with Sloane Helicopters

4-Nov-2009Source: Northampton Chronicle

A helicopter firm based in Northamptonshire has had a contract turned down to provide the Ministry of Defence with 25 crucial vehicles to send to Afghanistan.... Read more

Boeing to Upgrade CV-22 Trainer With Virtual Reality Enhancements

Boeing to Upgrade CV-22 Trainer With Virtual Reality Enhancements

2-Nov-2009Source: Boeing

Boeing and Bell have received a contract from the U.S. Navy to upgrade the CV-22 Cabin Part Task Trainer with modifications including an Aircrew Flight Simulation that deploys a fused reality system that fuses video images with virtual reality. The upgrade will be delivered to Air Force Special Operations Command, 58th Training Squadron at Kirtland... Read more

Sikorsky Delivers First Aircraft With Polish-Built Cabin to U.S. Army

Sikorsky Delivers First Aircraft With Polish-Built Cabin to U.S. Army

1-Nov-2009Source: Sikorsky

Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. today announced it has delivered the first aircraft with a cabin produced at PZL Mielec, a Sikorsky company in Poland. Sikorsky Aircraft is a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp.... Read more

AgustaWestland helps support schools

AgustaWestland helps support schools

29-Oct-2009Source: This is the West Country

YEOVIL company AgustaWestland has announced that seven local schools have now received around 200 computer desks from the firm.... Read more

Soldier deploys to Iraq to help field laser defense system for Chinook helicopters

Soldier deploys to Iraq to help field laser defense system for Chinook helicopters

29-Oct-2009Source: US Army

Laser technology is taking Chief Warrant Officer Cary Nadeau to Iraq for his fourth deployment in support of overseas contingency operations.  It’s a deployment that will give Nadeau the opportunity to show the Army’s Chinook pilots the benefits of new technology tested by the Redstone Test Center.... Read more

Italy's Funding Of Helicopter Research Projects Adhere To EC Treaty Says Commission

Italy's Funding Of Helicopter Research Projects Adhere To EC Treaty Says Commission

29-Oct-2009Source: eGov Monitor

The European Commission has concluded that Italian measures in favour of two R&D projects concerning helicopters are of a military nature and therefore fall within the scope of Article 296 of the EC Treaty (that allows Member States to take measures necessary for the protection of their essential security interests).... Read more

Near-Term Growth in Store for Light Military Rotorcraft Market

Near-Term Growth in Store for Light Military Rotorcraft Market

29-Oct-2009Source: Defense Aerospace

Forecast International’s new “The Market for Light Military Rotorcraft” study projects a total of 2,026 rotorcraft in this market segment will be produced during the 2009-2018 time period. The value of this production is estimated at $20.8 billion in constant 2009 U.S. dollars.... Read more

L-3 Wescam to Supply Boeing with Imaging Sensors for Canadian Forces Helicopter Program

L-3 Wescam to Supply Boeing with Imaging Sensors for Canadian Forces Helicopter Program

28-Oct-2009Source: RotorNews

The MX-15 EO/IR imaging turrets will be delivered to Boeing between the years 2011-2014, and will be installed on the Canadian Forces’ newly acquired Chinook Helicopters.... Read more

Hungary to send two helicopters to Afghanistan

Hungary to send two helicopters to Afghanistan

28-Oct-2009Source: Budapest Business Journal

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Korea Coast Guard Takes Delivery Of Two AW139 Helicopters

Korea Coast Guard Takes Delivery Of Two AW139 Helicopters

27-Oct-2009Source: AgustaWestland

AgustaWestland announces that the Korea Coast Guard has taken delivery of two AW139 helicopters during an official ceremony held at Vergiate plant (Italy). The AW139s will be used for maritime patrol, search and rescue and emergency medical service purposes... Read more

Eurocopter opts out of Indian Air Force $2 billion helicopter tender

Eurocopter opts out of Indian Air Force $2 billion helicopter tender

27-Oct-2009Source: Domain-B

Sources indicate that the Eurocopter’s product, the Tigre ARH, may not be ready in time to participate in field trials next year as it is undergoing an upgrade... Read more

Libya considers purchase of Ka-52A Alligator combat helicopters

Libya considers purchase of Ka-52A Alligator combat helicopters

27-Oct-2009Source: Tripoli Post

Libya plans to purchase over 20 warplanes from Russia. Moscow and Tripoli are currently in talks about the package of contracts, Interfax reports.... Read more

Nine NATO countries sign declaration of intent for Mi-17 helicopter initiative

Nine NATO countries sign declaration of intent for Mi-17 helicopter initiative

27-Oct-2009Source: ISRIA

The Declaration of Intent was signed by the Czech Republic, Albania, Hungary, Norway, Poland, Slovakia, Spain, Turkey and the UK. This will provide the necessary political mandate to start mitigating critical utility helicopter shortfalls, particularly in the conduct of ISAF operations in Afghanistan.... Read more

Triumph Group Selected to Develop Key Hardware on New Sikorsky CH-53K Aircraft

Triumph Group Selected to Develop Key Hardware on New Sikorsky CH-53K Aircraft

27-Oct-2009Source: Triumph Group

The scope of the agreements includes the development of the Blade Fold System, the Blade Damper and the Rotor Brake Module. The development contract is expected to be completed in 2012 and will initially involve several Triumph Group companies... Read more

Boeing Submits Proposals to India for Apache and Chinook Helicopters

Boeing Submits Proposals to India for Apache and Chinook Helicopters

26-Oct-2009Source: Boeing

“Boeing believes the Apache and Chinook helicopters are the most capable and cost-effective rotorcraft to meet India’s defense and transport requirements,” said Vivek Lall, vice president and India country head for Boeing Integrated Defense Systems.... Read more

Boeing Delivers Two Apache Longbow Crew Trainers to US Army

Boeing Delivers Two Apache Longbow Crew Trainers to US Army

26-Oct-2009Source: Boeing

Boeing delivered two new Apache Longbow Crew Trainers (LCT) to the U.S. Army at Fort Hood, Texas, and the Army declared the helicopter simulators “ready for training” on Sept. 4. These LCTs reflect the Apache Extended Block II configuration, ensuring concurrency with the latest AH-64D Apache Longbow helicopter capabilities.... Read more

Morocco requests three CH-47D Chinooks

Morocco requests three CH-47D Chinooks

26-Oct-2009Source: DSCA

The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress today of a possible Foreign Military Sale to Morocco of three CH-47D CHINOOK Helicopters and associated parts, equipment and logistical support for an estimated cost of $134 million... Read more

Boeing Completes Dutch Apache Industrial Cooperation Program

Boeing Completes Dutch Apache Industrial Cooperation Program

26-Oct-2009Source: Boeing

Boeing has successfully completed its industrial cooperation program for the AH-64D Apache Armed Helicopter Program for the Netherlands Ministry of Economic Affairs. This achievement, reached one year ahead of schedule and exceeding the reinvestment obligation, demonstrates the company’s continued success in meeting its industrial cooperation commitments.... Read more

French Defence Minister announces the implementation of Public-Private Partnership training school

French Defence Minister announces the implementation of Public-Private Partnership training school

26-Oct-2009Source: Airlinair

Hervé Morin, Minister of Defense announces the implementation, October 16, 2009, the first batch of 3 NHE EC120 helicopters in favor of the School of Application of light aviation of the army’s Land Dax (EAALAT).The instructors have made their first flights on the same day.... Read more

US to sell Cobra helicopters to Turkey

US to sell Cobra helicopters to Turkey

26-Oct-2009Source: Zaman

Until the attack helicopters that Turkey will produce in cooperation with Italian Agusta Westland over the next five years begin to enter service, the Cobras are planned to be used as an interim measure.... Read more

Australian military chiefs prefer MH-60R over the NH90

Australian military chiefs prefer MH-60R over the NH90

25-Oct-2009Source: UPI

Australian military chiefs are pressing for the Sikorsky MH-60R Seahawk helicopter over its European rival, the NH90 built by EADS, according to a classified document.  Their decisions are outlined in a classified submission to Defense Minister John Faulkner and Minister for Defense Personnel, Materiel and Science Minister Greg Combet... Read more

Navy Lynx Squadron Recognised For Efficiency in Afghanistan

Navy Lynx Squadron Recognised For Efficiency in Afghanistan

22-Oct-2009Source: Royal Navy

Royal Navy and Royal Marine Lynx helicopter crews from 847 Naval Air Squadron were recently honoured for maintaining the highest level of operational efficiency in Afghanistan.  During a parade at Royal Naval Air Station Yeovilton, friends and family of personnel from 847 Naval Air Squadron watched as they received their standard Afghanistan operational medals.... Read more

Cannon AFB hangar contract awarded for CV-22 training facility

Cannon AFB hangar contract awarded for CV-22 training facility

16-Oct-2009Source: Cannon Connections

Big D Construction of Salt Lake City was awarded in late September a contract for the building of a 38,300 square foot, single story, single bay maintenance hangar at Cannon Air Force Base. Bids from 15 companies were received for the project but Big D’s winning proposal was at $10.8 million.... Read more

MI-26 Recovers Dutch Chinook Helicopter in Afghanistan

MI-26 Recovers Dutch Chinook Helicopter in Afghanistan

16-Oct-2009Source: Defense Aerospace

The Netherlands hired an MI-26 Halo helicopter in Afghanistan today to recover a CH-47 Chinook transport helicopter.... Read more

Canadian Helicopters announces renewal of United States Transportation Command contracts

Canadian Helicopters announces renewal of United States Transportation Command contracts

16-Oct-2009Source: Canadian Helicopters

Canadian Helicopters has been selected as the “successful offeror” with regard to the Rotary Wing Bulk Fuel and Supplemental Rotary Wing contracts, subject to customary U.S. government approval of operational funding for each fiscal year and conclusion of definitive contracts.... Read more

LHTEC Expands Global CTS800 Reach Through Exclusive Distributor Agreement with API

LHTEC Expands Global CTS800 Reach Through Exclusive Distributor Agreement with API

15-Oct-2009Source: Reuters

The Light Helicopter Turbine Engine Company (LHTEC), a 50:50 joint venture between Honeywell and Rolls-Royce, has signed a ten-year agreement with Aerospace Products International, Inc. (API), naming API as the exclusive distributor of CTS800 spare parts globally. The Light Helicopter Turbine Engine Company (LHTEC), a 50:50 joint venture between Honeywell and Rolls-Royce, has signed a... Read more

Boeing A160T Unmanned Helicopter Flies With Foliage-Penetrating Radar in DARPA Tests

Boeing A160T Unmanned Helicopter Flies With Foliage-Penetrating Radar in DARPA Tests

15-Oct-2009Source: Boeing

The Boeing A160T Hummingbird unmanned helicopter successfully completed 20 test flights from Aug. 31 to Oct. 8 with the Foliage Penetration Reconnaissance, Surveillance, Tracking and Engagement Radar (FORESTER). The tests, conducted at Fort Stewart, Ga., validated the radar-carrying A160T’s flight characteristics with more than 50 hours of flying time.... Read more

Eurocopter Malaysia Plans Aggressive Expansion

Eurocopter Malaysia Plans Aggressive Expansion

15-Oct-2009Source: Bernama

Eurocopter Malaysia will aggressively expand its operations and inject additional investments into its aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul facilities, president Pierre Nardelli said Wednesday. He said that so far, the company had invested more than RM40 million for its facilities in Malaysia.... Read more

Bell celebrates groundbreaking of new H-1 Flight Hanger

Bell celebrates groundbreaking of new H-1 Flight Hanger

14-Oct-2009Source: Connect Amarillo

Bell Helicopter is celebrating the groundbreaking for their new H-1 Flight Hanger right now. The ceremony is taking place at the company’s Amarillo plant near Rick Husband International Airport.... Read more

Boeing acquries second Unison bending machine for Chinook and Osprey production

Boeing acquries second Unison bending machine for Chinook and Osprey production

14-Oct-2009Source: Unison

It was installed at Boeing Integrated Defense Systems’ rotorcraft manufacturing facility in Ridley Park on the outskirts of Philadelphia, to be used to fabricate hydraulic and fuel line components for CH/MH-47 Chinook helicopters, as well as for the V-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft.... Read more

US Navy and Marine Helicopters Begin Relief Flights in Indonesia

US Navy and Marine Helicopters Begin Relief Flights in Indonesia

13-Oct-2009Source: US Navy

Just hours after USS Denver (LPD9) and USS McCampbell (DDG 85) arrived offshore here, helicopters from both ships started flying urgently needed emergency supplies to remote areas of Western Sumatra Oct. 9.... Read more

Fleet Air Arm Museum's reserve collection to go on display

Fleet Air Arm Museum's reserve collection to go on display

13-Oct-2009Source: Yeovil Express

The museum preserves its reserve collection at Cobham Hall – which is situated across the road from the museum at RNAS Yeovilton.  The reserve collection includes over thirty historic aircraft, including one of the largest collections of Westland Helicopters, the first swept wing aircraft to land on a carrier, the Gazelle helicopter on which HRH... Read more

Eurocopter to announce cost-cut plan

Eurocopter to announce cost-cut plan

13-Oct-2009Source: Reuters

Eurocopter will present a cost-cutting plan in coming days and may scale back production in 2010 and 2011... Read more

Boeing Wideband Networking Waveform, Apache Demonstrate Future Force Interoperability

Boeing Wideband Networking Waveform, Apache Demonstrate Future Force Interoperability

11-Oct-2009Source: Rotorhub

Two Boeing programs, the Wideband Networking Waveform (WNW) and the AH-64 Apache, participated in a successful integrated capabilities event this summer at the U.S. Army’s C4ISR On-The-Move (OTM) Event 09 at Fort Dix, N.J.... Read more

Portuguese Air Force Pumas mark 40 years of service

Portuguese Air Force Pumas mark 40 years of service

11-Oct-2009Source: Rotorhub

The Pumas of 752 Squadron, Portuguese Air Force have celebrated 40 years of service and 70,000 flight hours.... Read more

New Automatic Test Equipment for Marine Corps maintainers

New Automatic Test Equipment for Marine Corps maintainers

11-Oct-2009Source: Rotorhub

The new Reconfigurable Transportable Consolidated Automated Support System (RTCASS) is arriving at Marine Corps air stations around the world.... Read more

EADS CEO Seeks French Government Funding For Helicopter R&D

EADS CEO Seeks French Government Funding For Helicopter R&D

11-Oct-2009Source: Wall St Journal

European Aeronautic Defence & Space Co NV’s (EAD.FR) chief executive has appealed to French parliamentarians for funding from a planned state loan to finance research and development into future generations of helicopters, it was revealed Friday.... Read more

Black Eagle 50 unmanned helicopter to be displayed in Army & Police Exhibition in Tel Aviv

Black Eagle 50 unmanned helicopter to be displayed in Army & Police Exhibition in Tel Aviv

11-Oct-2009Source: Jerusalem Post

Developed by Steadicopter, the Black Eagle 50 mini rotary UAV is just over two meters long and can carry a minimal payload of 3 kg. The unmanned helicopter can stay in the air for up to three hours and reach altitudes of 9,000 feet. It can transmit footage back to a command center from distances... Read more

Brazil donates four helicopters to Bolivia for anti-drug operations

Brazil donates four helicopters to Bolivia for anti-drug operations

11-Oct-2009Source: Bolivian News Agency

President Evo Morales on Saturday welcomed the decision by his Brazilian counterpart, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who asked the U.S. Congress to approve a donation of four helicopters to the fight against drugs in Bolivia.... Read more

Russia Starts Ka-28 ASW Helicopter Deliveries to Chinese Navy

Russia Starts Ka-28 ASW Helicopter Deliveries to Chinese Navy

11-Oct-2009Source: Russian Helicopters

Kumertau Aviation Production Enterprise, JSC, part of the industrial holding managed by Russian Helicopters, has produced the first shipment of the anti-submarine Ka-28 for The Republic of China Navy. The helicopters were ordered by Rosoboronexport. The first three of nine helicopters are completing tests.... Read more

LaBarge Awarded $1.8M electronic assembly contract for Black Hawk program

LaBarge Awarded $1.8M electronic assembly contract for Black Hawk program

9-Oct-2009Source: LaBarge

LaBarge, Inc. has been awarded a $1.8 million contract from Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. to continue to produce electronic assemblies for various models of UH-60 BLACK HAWK helicopters. LaBarge has supported the BLACK HAWK helicopter program since 2005.... Read more

MH-60T Medium Range Recovery Helicopter Project Achieves Initial Operational Capability

MH-60T Medium Range Recovery Helicopter Project Achieves Initial Operational Capability

9-Oct-2009Source: USCG

On October 1, 2009, the U.S. Coast Guard Acquisition Directorate’s HH-60 Conversion Project held a ribbon cutting ceremony at Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City, N.C., in honor of the Medium Range Recovery Helicopter achieving Initial Operational Capability (IOC).... Read more

French Army opens Tiger simulation centre and EA-ALAT army aviation simulation centre

French Army opens Tiger simulation centre and EA-ALAT army aviation simulation centre

9-Oct-2009Source: Thales

Coinciding with the ceremony to mark the beginning of the 2009-2010 training year, the French Army Light Aviation training application school (EA-ALAT) today inaugurated two helicopter simulator training centres: the Tiger simulation centre at the Franco-German Tiger training school, and the EA-ALAT simulation centre.... Read more

US Army Awards Raytheon $13M to Improve Situational Awareness for Pilots

US Army Awards Raytheon $13M to Improve Situational Awareness for Pilots

9-Oct-2009Source: Raytheon

The U.S. Army has awarded Raytheon Company a $13 million contract to develop additional sensor prototypes for the Advanced Distributed Aperture System, which gives helicopter pilots 360-degree situational awareness.... Read more

Boeing AH-6i Light Attack/Reconnaissance Helicopter Makes 1st Flight

Boeing AH-6i Light Attack/Reconnaissance Helicopter Makes 1st Flight

9-Oct-2009Source: Boeing

Boeing recently announced that the AH-6i light attack/reconnaissance helicopter successfully completed its first flight on Sept. 16, seven months after the company started work on the prototype aircraft. During the 36-minute flight at the Boeing Rotorcraft Systems facility in Mesa, Ariz., the helicopter demonstrated its flight characteristics and several handling maneuvers.... Read more

WestWind Technologies Celebrates Grand Opening of New Hangar Facility

WestWind Technologies Celebrates Grand Opening of New Hangar Facility

7-Oct-2009Source: AMT

In an unprecedented public/private partnership, WestWind Technologies, Inc. celebrated the grand opening of its new Huntsville Aircraft Modification & Integration Center on September 29, 2009.... Read more

EADS’s Armed Scout 645 highlighted at Association of the US Army’s annual meeting

EADS’s Armed Scout 645 highlighted at Association of the US Army’s annual meeting

7-Oct-2009Source: EADS

EADS North America’s Armed Scout 645 will be the centerpiece of the company’s presence Oct. 5-7 at the Association of the U.S. Army’s annual convention – underscoring the helicopter’s readiness as a low-risk, highly capable and best-value solution to fulfill the Army’s current and long-term Armed Aerial Scout mission requirements.... Read more

Longbow Fire Control Radar Block III Passes Testing Milestone

Longbow Fire Control Radar Block III Passes Testing Milestone

6-Oct-2009Source: Northrop Grumman

The new LONGBOW Fire Control Radar Block III system hardware and operational software successfully completed the first half of initial flight tests on an AH-64D Apache attack helicopter. The U.S. Army conducted the tests at the Yuma Proving Grounds in southern Arizona.... Read more

AgustaWestland Awarded Apache Integrated Operational Support Contract

AgustaWestland Awarded Apache Integrated Operational Support Contract

6-Oct-2009Source: AgustaWestland

AgustaWestland is pleased to announce the award of the Apache Integrated Operational Support contract by the UK Ministry of Defence to meet the Apache Attack Helicopter Future Support Arrangements requirement. The contract valued at £439 million (€480 million), for the initial period to March 2014... Read more

EADS North America and US Army Validates Global Mobility of the UH-72A Lakota

EADS North America and US Army Validates Global Mobility of the UH-72A Lakota

6-Oct-2009Source: EADS

EADS North America and the U.S. Army successfully loaded four U.S. Army UH-72A Lakota Light Utility Helicopters (LUH) and one additional company-owned EC145 helicopter onto a U.S. Air Force C-17, validating the transportability of the LUH.... Read more

Helicopter clause in Pennsylvania tax bill tied to promise of jobs

Helicopter clause in Pennsylvania tax bill tied to promise of jobs

6-Oct-2009Source: Philly.com

Even as state officials scramble for new sources of revenue to help balance the beleaguered budget, they are coalescing behind a plan to add this item to the long list of Pennsylvania products exempted from the state sales tax: Helicopters.... Read more

ATK Awarded $25 Million Contract Option For AH-64D Ammunition

ATK Awarded $25 Million Contract Option For AH-64D Ammunition

6-Oct-2009Source: ATK

Alliant Techsystems has been awarded a $25 million contract option to provide lightweight (LW) 30mm M789 High Explosive Dual Purpose (HEDP) tactical ammunition for the AH-64D Apache attack helicopter. The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Rock Island Contracting Center, Rock Island, Ill., awarded the contract.... Read more

Aviation Specialties Unlimited Launches New Website

Aviation Specialties Unlimited Launches New Website

6-Oct-2009Source: ASU

ASU, a company that prides itself in being the largest turn-key provider for night vision solutions worldwide, today announced that it has launched its new and improved website.... Read more

Goodrich to Provide Low Cost Enhanced Digital Electronic Engine Control Unit for Black Hawk and Apache

Goodrich to Provide Low Cost Enhanced Digital Electronic Engine Control Unit for Black Hawk and Apache

6-Oct-2009Source: Goodrich

Goodrich Corporation will equip GE T700 engines powering Sikorsky H-60 Black Hawk, Jayhawk and Seahawk model helicopters for the U.S. Army, Coast Guard and Navy, as well as Boeing AH-64 Apache helicopters for the U.S. Army, with a new low cost enhanced digital electronic control unit (EDECU).... Read more

Investigation launched after Canadian military helicopter touches down for burgers

Investigation launched after Canadian military helicopter touches down for burgers

5-Oct-2009Source: Canada.com

A spokesman for Defence Minister Peter MacKay said Saturday an investigation has been launched after a Canadian Forces helicopter pilot landed in Kenora recently – apparently to pick up some cheeseburgers.... Read more

Elbit Systems unit, US Army complete helicopter tests

Elbit Systems unit, US Army complete helicopter tests

5-Oct-2009Source: Globes

US subsidiary Elbit Systems of America, LLC, announced that it completed flight tests of its SWORD obstacle warning system for helicopters.... Read more

Boeing offer is "completely unacceptable", says union

Boeing offer is "completely unacceptable", says union

3-Oct-2009Source: UAW Local 1069

“The company has finally given your bargaining team their proposal.  Your Union Leadership is reviewing this offer in its entirety.  The offer is completely unacceptable.  There are no other words or descriptions necessary.  It is evident that your employer is unwilling to recognize your hard work and dedication with equity.”... Read more

EADS to hold Press Briefing to Discuss Developments on Its Armed Scout EC645 Program

EADS to hold Press Briefing to Discuss Developments on Its Armed Scout EC645 Program

3-Oct-2009Source: EADS

Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2009 at Washington Convention Center... Read more

UK Army Apache Helicopters Conduct Maritime Aviation Training

UK Army Apache Helicopters Conduct Maritime Aviation Training

3-Oct-2009Source: Royal Navy

2 Apache helicopters from 4 Regiment Army Air Corps, based at Wattisham, have been conducting maritime aviation training in the North Sea.  The aircrew, recently returned from operations in Afghanistan, were onboard HMS Ocean learning to operate their aircraft from the busy flight deck of the Royal Navy’s largest warship.... Read more

AgustaWestland Congratulates the 2009 Cormorant Trophy Winners

AgustaWestland Congratulates the 2009 Cormorant Trophy Winners

2-Oct-2009Source: AgustaWestland

AgustaWestland congratulates the crew of the Canadian Forces 442 Search and Rescue Squadron, based at CFB Comox, on winning the 2009 Cormorant Trophy for the skilful night rescue of a skier who had fallen 30 m down a crevasse on Hamathko Glacier, 8700 ft above sea level.... Read more

South African Air Force Oryx comms upgrade underway

South African Air Force Oryx comms upgrade underway

2-Oct-2009Source: DefenceWeb

The upgrade of the on-board communication and navigation systems of the Denel M1 Oryx medium helicopter is underway at Denel Aviation’s Kempton Park facility as part of the South African Air Force’s Project Drummer.... Read more

British AW101 Merlins prepare to get hot and high in Afghanistan

British AW101 Merlins prepare to get hot and high in Afghanistan

2-Oct-2009Source: UK Ministry of Defence

With all RAF aircraft out of Iraq, the priority is now to get all available helicopters to troops in Afghanistan.... Read more

Tiger achieves major milestone for Australian Army

Tiger achieves major milestone for Australian Army

2-Oct-2009Source: Australian Dept of Defence

Greg Combet, Minister for Defence Personnel, Materiel and Science today announced the achievement of a major milestone in project AIR 87, the Tiger Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter project.... Read more

UH-72A Lakota arrives at Fort Polk, Louisiana

UH-72A Lakota arrives at Fort Polk, Louisiana

1-Oct-2009Source: The Town Talk

Fort Polk’s U.S. Army Air Ambulance Detachment, 5th Aviation Battalion, now has three brand new, fresh-from-the-factory, medevac-configured Lakota UH72A Light Utility Helicopters in its fleet... Read more

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