3-Sep-2009Source: MDT Arnor
The armor ordered is AoA’s newest lightweight armor introduced earlier this year, which includes protection for the cockpit and the cabin, and can easily be removed for operations outside the danger zone.... Read more
3-Sep-2009Source: Korea Times
South Korea’s attack helicopter acquisition plan has had a fresh twist, as military authorities here appear to give second thoughts about the purchase of refurbished U.S. Apache helicopters and instead give an idea of building indigenous attack helicopters the benefit of the doubt.... Read more
3-Sep-2009Source: Reed Exhibitions
Helitech is fielding one of its largest ever displays of static helicopters this year. No less than 32 helicopters will be on show outside the exhibition to allow visitors a closer look at a wide variety of rotary wing types in a range of formats from VIP and utility to police and emergency services.... Read more
3-Sep-2009Source: GAR
Eurocopter’s Panther has been quietly serving the French Navy for well over a decade with 36 Flotille, Tony Osborne reports for GAR on what the squadron has been up to in recent years, and what the future holds for the aircraft in this changing Air Arm.... Read more
2-Sep-2009Source: News Leader
The Missouri National Guard wants to use the space to meet current mission demands of the 1107th Theater Aviation Sustainment Maintenance Group. That group operates a rotary wing aircraft repair and maintenance facility near the old terminal on West Kearney Street.... Read more
2-Sep-2009Source: BAE Systems
The Minister for Defence Personnel, Materiel and Science officially opened the company’s new, purpose built hangars at Townsville Airport. The facility, built at a cost of $10 million, is the home of BAE Systems’ support program for the Australian Army’s Black Hawk and Chinook helicopter fleets, and provides employment for 140 people.... Read more
2-Sep-2009Source: US Coast Guard
On August 13, 2009, the Coast Guard Acquisition Directorate’s HH-60 Conversion and Sustainment Project, in conjunction with the Coast Guard Aviation Logistics Center (ALC) at Elizabeth City, N.C., delivered the fourth converted MH-60T Medium Range Recovery helicopter (tail number CG 6032).... Read more
2-Sep-2009Source: US Marine Corps
Two Marine Corps aviation units combined forces at the Combat Center’s Prospect training area to prepare for their deployments later this year. Marine Wing Support Squadron 372 and Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 367, both from Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., tested their knowledge, skills, and a new aircraft during the training.... Read more
2-Sep-2009Source: Rotorhub
A British Chinook helicopter was deliberately destroyed by ISAF Forces at 1605 local time having sustained damage on landing approximately 10km East of Sangin at 0530 this morning, Sunday 30 August 2009.... Read more
2-Sep-2009Source: Rotorhub
Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron-371 have been working diligently on the expansion of Camp Bastion airfield. Once finished, it will be one of the largest airfields in the Marine Corps, with multiple interconnected taxiways and aircraft maintenance bays.... Read more
2-Sep-2009Source: Rotorhub
Kaman says it does not expect to see a sale of former Australian SH-2G(I) Super Sea Sprite helicopters for at least another 12 months but is confirming that it is now in talks with seven countries on possible deals.... Read more
2-Sep-2009Source: Rotorhub
The US Army’s aviation directorate says that it has now carried out initial software integration for the video from unmanned aircraft systems for interoperability teaming (VUIT-2) system aboard a Boeing OH-58D Kiowa Warrior helicopter as part of plans for a fleet role out aboard that aircraft type.... Read more
2-Sep-2009Source: Sikorsky
The 50th anniversary of the legendary S-61â„¢ helicopter will be celebrated during the 12th annual International SEA KINGâ„¢ Maintenance Symposium, kicking off today at the Omni Hotel in New Haven... Read more
2-Sep-2009Source: Rotorhub
The production marks the beginning of a new helicopter in the Sikorsky product line, an international variant of the Black Hawk helicopter.... Read more
1-Sep-2009Source: East Valley Tribune
A federal appeals court has given the go-ahead for two former employees of Boeing at its Mesa plant to sue the company for discrimination.... Read more
1-Sep-2009Source: Denel
The ground tests involved various assessments to ensure that all components required for the aircraft to lift off the ground were in perfect working order.... Read more
1-Sep-2009Source: Todays Zaman
Letter found in suspect’s home suggests that individuals accepted a bribe from helicopter manufacturer Sikorsky in a Gendarmerie General Command tender.... Read more
1-Sep-2009Source: Israel National News
Looking to bolster its air support capabilities for possible future operations in Lebanon and Gaza, the Israel Air Force (IAF) has begun testing Black Hawk utility helicopters upgraded with offensive air-to-surface missile launchers and a rapid-fire cannon.... Read more
28-Aug-2009Source: Lycoming
Lycoming Engines, a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, today announced Michael Kraft as its new senior vice president and general manager, replacing Ian Walsh who was promoted to Chief Innovation Officer at Textron Systems... Read more
28-Aug-2009Source: Sikorsky
As part of an effort to improve helicopter performance, Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. has begun whirl testing a demonstration rotor system with active flaps. The effort is jointly funded by Sikorsky and the Aviation Applied Technology Directorate (AATD). Sikorsky Aircraft is a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp.... Read more
28-Aug-2009Source: CAE
CAE has been awarded a contract by Eurocopter to perform major upgrades on two CAE-built CH-53 full-mission simulators operated at the German Army Aviation School at Buckeburg.... Read more
28-Aug-2009Source: Defense News
Russian government daily Rossiiskaya Gazeta reported this month that the ship, which can carry 16 heavy helicopters, 470 airborne troops and other gear, costs 700 million euros ($995 million).... Read more
28-Aug-2009Source: DefPro
Russian Helicopters, JSC, and Turbomeca have signed a memorandum on engine deliveries for the first Russian light turbine helicopter Sapsan (Mi-34S2) at MAKS airshow.... Read more
28-Aug-2009Source: Sikorsky
Sikorsky Aerospace Services today announced it has delivered enhancements to the HELOTRAC RL((R)) maintenance management system for the U.S. Army’s UH-72A Lakota Light Utility Helicopter (LUH) program. Sikorsky Aerospace Services provides Contractor Logistics Support (CLS) to the LUH program and is the aftermarket business of Sikorsky Aircraft Corp... Read more
28-Aug-2009Source: Ulan-Ude
On the 24th of August 2009 the President of the Russian Federation Dmitriy Medvedev visited Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant in the context of the official visit to the Republic of Buryatia.... Read more
28-Aug-2009Source: Thales
Thales has secured an order from prime contractor Australian Aerospace to upgrade the TopOwl Helmet-Mounted Sight Display Modules fitted to Australia’s Tiger helicopters. TopOwl HMSD links the pilot directly to the armaments, night-vision and navigation systems of the army’s armed reconnaissance helicopters.... Read more
28-Aug-2009Source: Redwood Times
Coast Guard helicopters flying around Humboldt County will now be able to provide a more integrated response to search and rescue missions due to the arrival of the latest version of the Dolphin helicopter.... Read more
27-Aug-2009Source: Washington Post
He later served a tour in Korea and did three tours in Vietnam, the final one as commander of the 1st Air Cavalry Division during the Tet Offensive in 1968. In his career, he also oversaw the Army aviation school in Fort Rucker, Ala., and helped develop plans for using helicopters to go behind enemy... Read more
27-Aug-2009Source: Vector Aerospace
Vector Aerospace now offers Bell Helicopter-certified airframe repair capability for the OH-58 (Kiowa) A and C models, via its new maintenance fixture located at the company’s Andalusia, Alabama helicopter repair and overhaul operation.... Read more
27-Aug-2009Source: Kansas.com
Boeing Wichita’s Leanne Caret has a big change ahead of her. Caret is leaving Wichita, where she’s served as general manager of the global transport and executive systems operations.... Read more
27-Aug-2009Source: Novosti
Russia is concluding talks with Saudi Arabia on selling 30 Mi-171B helicopters, a source close to the negotiations said on Tuesday. “We are in a final stage of talks on the purchase of 30 helicopters and hope to sign the deal in September,” the source told RIA Novosti.... Read more
24-Aug-2009Source: Pocono Record
Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association has elected Bill “Moon” Mullen of Pocono Pines to its Executive Council, a five member group that oversees the entire activities of the more than 8,000 active dues-paying pilots.... Read more
21-Aug-2009Source: Canadian Press
he Canadian officer who will oversee the first flights of Canada’s new fleet of navy helicopters next year says the choppers currently can’t pass an endurance test that requires them to fly for nearly three hours in extreme conditions.... Read more
21-Aug-2009Source: Alibaba
Eurocopter, a unit of aerospace giant European Aeronautic, Defense & Space Co is likely to sell two EC225 helicopters to China’s Ministry of Transport, the LA Tribune reported on Monday.... Read more
21-Aug-2009Source: US Army
Redstone Arsenal, Ala. Yesterday with a handshake and the passing of a log book and keys, representatives from the Utility Helicopter Project Office to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency marked the delivery of the first of four UH-60M aircraft that will enter CBP service by July 2010.... Read more
20-Aug-2009Source: Aviaport
In Russia in 2009 will be built about 220 helicopters of various purposes against 169 units last year, said on Wednesday at the air show MAKS-2009 CEO of “Helicopters of Russia” Andrei Shibitov.... Read more
20-Aug-2009Source: Wired
A five-year investigation into the mission led to the conviction of the Army official in charge and the contractor who bought the helicopters on charges of corruption.... Read more
20-Aug-2009Source: Reuters
A new high-tech helicopter that was designed to whisk U.S. President Barack Obama to safety in the event of a nuclear attack had a secret capability — cooking.... Read more
20-Aug-2009Source: Free Internet Press
Article covers both A400MÂ and NH90 programs... Read more
20-Aug-2009Source: RAF
An RAF Boulmer Search and Rescue Radar/Winch Operator has reached a momentous milestone in his career, recording 10,000 flying hours in a Sea King helicopter.... Read more
20-Aug-2009Source: Vector Aerospace
Vector Aerospace announced that it has awarded a contract by the Brazilian Air Force in support of its fleet of Bell H-1H helicopters valued at approximately $15M USD over a five year period.... Read more
18-Aug-2009Source: Nodiac
The field of active rotor control through the use of trailing edge flaps has been widely covered in the literature. Although the benefit of reducing the vibration levels by up to 80% is widely recognised, no application has reached commercial success up to now.... Read more
18-Aug-2009Source: Engineering News
DSA has been one of the local companies which received offset, or industrial participation, work, and technology and skills transfer, in return for orders placed with overseas companies to re-equip the South African Air Force (SAAF). “We’ve certainly benefited from the offsets programmes,†she says.... Read more
17-Aug-2009Source: Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant
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15-Aug-2009Source: Starlite Aviation Group
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15-Aug-2009Source: DefPro
Three new Bell UH-1Y “Yankee†helicopters, attached to Marine Medium Helicopter (HMM) Squadron 163 (Reinforced) returned from a six-month deployment aboard USS Boxer (LHD-4) to Camp Pendleton, Aug. 1,... Read more
15-Aug-2009Source: ISI Emerging Markets
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14-Aug-2009Source: DefPro
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14-Aug-2009Source: Berwickshire News
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14-Aug-2009Source: Guardian
One problem, say military sources, is the difficulty of getting cement, which the aircaft can rest on, to stick to sand.... Read more
14-Aug-2009Source: Honeywell
Beginning next year, Honeywell will begin fitting U.K. Chinooks with its upgraded 55-L-714A engine that increases power by 17%, increases maintenance intervals and reduces fuel consumption by nearly 5 percent... Read more
13-Aug-2009Source: Lockheed Martin
Kaman Aerospace Corporation has received a contract from the U.S. Marine Corps on behalf of Team K-MAX to demonstrate the ability of the Unmanned K-MAX® helicopter to deliver cargo to troops in extreme environments and at high altitudes. Kaman will award a subcontract to Lockheed Martin to integrate a beyond line of sight data link... Read more
13-Aug-2009Source: EADS
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12-Aug-2009Source: http://boeing.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=43&item=786
The Boeing Company and Schiebel Industries AG of Austria today announced they have signed a teaming agreement to pursue marketing and support opportunities for Schiebel’s S-100 CAMCOPTER... Read more
12-Aug-2009Source: FB Heliservices
M onths of hard work and preparation are finally coming to fruition with the arrival of the AW139s and the first students at Valley.... Read more
12-Aug-2009Source: Boeing
The Boeing Company received a $500,000 contract from the U.S. Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory on Aug. 5 to demonstrate the company’s A160T (YMQ-18A) Hummingbird for the Marines’ Immediate Cargo Unmanned Aerial System Demonstration Program.... Read more
11-Aug-2009Source: http://www.dsca.mil/pressreleases/36-b/2009/Thailand_09-49.pdf
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11-Aug-2009Source: Northrop Grumman
The Northrop Grumman Corporation-developedMQ-8B Fire Scout VTUAV recently completed flight tests aboard the USS McInerney. This is part of a series of shipboard evaluations leading to Operational Evaluation (OpEval) scheduled for this fall.... Read more
11-Aug-2009Source: Jakarta Post
The Indonesian Military has ordered 6 Bell 412 helicopters while the National Search and Rescue Agency [Basarnas] ordered four... Read more
11-Aug-2009Source: DefPro
The Austrian Ministry of Defence announced that a “Jet Ranger†helicopter has made the last flight of this helicopter type with the Austrian Army (Bundesheer) at the Hinterstoisser military airfield near Zeltweg, Austria. This marks the conclusion of 40 years of service and some 100,000 flight hours with the Austrian Army.... Read more
10-Aug-2009Source: Daily Mail
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10-Aug-2009Source: AgustaWestland
This Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW)/Anti-Surface Warfare (ASuW) configured aircraft is the first unit of the last AW101 batch for the service which has committed to a total of 24 AW101s.... Read more
10-Aug-2009Source: Frost & Sullivan
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10-Aug-2009Source: Sikorsky
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7-Aug-2009Source: http://www.pnj.com/article/20090731/NEWS01/907310335
A Navy helicopter thumped low over Pensacola on Wednesday, making its final flight before landing in the National Naval Aviation Museum’s parking lot to take its place in history. At a ceremony Thursday morning, the museum officially unveiled “Venom 500” an SH-60B Seahawk helicopter that has been in continuous duty with the Navy since 1986.... Read more
6-Aug-2009Source: Bury Free Press
The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall were at the airfield to present operational service medals to more than 100 soldiers from 4 Regiment Army Air Corps (AAC).... Read more
5-Aug-2009Source: Rotorhub
The MTR390-E (Enhanced) engine will equip the French-Spanish HAD variant, as well as the German UHT variant (for the last 16 UHTs).... Read more
4-Aug-2009Source: Flightglobal
A re-engineered version of HAL’s Cheetah, the Turbomeca TM333-2M2-powered aircraft delivers increased range, endurance and payload... Read more