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Publications :: Helicopter News
Displaying 1 - 20 of 550 stories.
July 27, 2010
By Geoff Fein Raytheon [RTN] and Boeing [BA] have wrapped up the first of three planned government-sponsored Joint Air-to-Ground Missile (JAGM) firings at White Sands Missile Range, N.M., according to the companies. The first firing required...http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/hn/Boeing-Raytheon-Team-Complete-First-of-Three-Planned-JAGM-Shots_10852.html July 20, 2010
Boeing [BA] said it has signed a memorandum of understanding with Aeronautics Ltd. to market the DA42 Dominator unmanned aircraft system. at the Farnborough Airshow in the United Kingdom. "The Medium Altitude Long Endurance (MALE) portion of the unmanned...http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/hn/Boeing-Aeronautics-Ltd-Sign-MoU-To-Market-DA42-UAV_10779.html July 20, 2010
Boeing [BA] and its subsidiary Insitu Inc. recently said they successfully demonstrated a high-performance Narrowband Relay communications system aboard a ScanEagle unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) in June. The relay was designed to meet the needs of small...http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/hn/Scan-Eagle-Successfully-Demos-Comms-Relay_10780.html July 20, 2010
AAI Corp. [TXT] said this week that that Italy's Ministry of Defense (MoD)--Directorate of General Aeronautical Armament has selected AAI's Shadow 200 Tactical Unmanned Aircraft Systems (TUAS) for the Italian Army. Under the $64 million award, Italy will...http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/hn/Italy-To-Buy-AAI-Corps-Shadow-TUAV_10781.html July 20, 2010
The Pentagon's top arms buyer said at the Farnborough Air Show that the RQ-4 Global Hawk reconnaissance drone program is suffering from troubling cost growth, as prime contractor Northrop Grumman [NOC] defended the effort saying that such concerns have been...http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/hn/Pentagon-Questions-Global-Hawk-Cost-As-Contractor-Defends-Program_10782.html July 20, 2010
Sikorsky [UTX] said the The first flight of its Autonomous Formation Flying (AFF) system was carried out on June 4 by Sikorsky Innovations, the technology development organization of Sikorsky Aircraft. The demonstration used the Sikorsky AFF system...http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/hn/Successful-First-Flight-For-Sikorsky-AFF-System_10783.html July 20, 2010
Sikorsky [UTX] said at the Farnborough Airshow its German Multi-Role Helicopter Team (GMRHT), consisting of several partnership agreements will work together to introduce the Cyclone multi-role helicopter into Germany. The team collectively is offering a...http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/hn/Sikorsky-Reveals-German-Multi-Role-Helicopter-Team_10784.html July 20, 2010
Work is under way at Bell Helicopter [TXT] on an Army contract for the conversion of an OH-58A cabin into a D-model cabin. In April 2009, the Army exercised a contract option to have Bell Helicopter convert one OH-58A cabin into a new OH-58D cabin and also...http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/hn/Bell-Helicopter-Working-To-Convert-Oh-58A-Cabin-To-D-Model_10785.html July 20, 2010
Bell Helicopter [TXT] said it continues to ramp up its production of H-1 helicopters after receiving a $546 million contract in June for the manufacture and delivery of Lot 7 of the Marine Corps H-1 Upgrade program. The contract includes 18 UH-1Y utility...http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/hn/Bell-Continues-Ramp-Up-For-H-1-Production_10786.html July 6, 2010
Sikorsky [UTX] Aerospace Services (SAS), the aftermarket division of Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., recently said it has acquired LifePort Inc., an aircraft accessories manufacturer that specializes in air medical systems, lightweight armor, interior furnishings...http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/hn/Sikorsky-Aerospace-Services-Acquires-LifePort-Inc-_10651.html July 6, 2010
The first S-70iTM BLACK HAWK helicopter has successfully completed its first flight, officially launching an international variant and the newest Sikorsky Aircraft [UTX] product to follow in the legacy of the Black Hawk helicopter. Aircraft 0001, the first in...http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/hn/Successful-First-Flight-For-S-70i-Black-Hawk-Helicopter_10652.html July 6, 2010
The European Defence Agency (EDA) and the European Commission (EC) conference on unmanned aircraft systems plans to consider closer cooperation in a common European way forward. "The tasking given by the EDA's Steering Board in Ministers of Defence formation...http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/hn/European-Defence-Agency-EC-To-Consider-Joint-UAV-Funding_10653.html July 6, 2010
Australian Minister for Defence Materiel and Science Greg Combet recently said a squadron of Army helicopters will soon be dispatched to towns across the nation. Combet said a squadron of 11 Iroquois helicopters, better known in the United States as Hueys...http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/hn/Australian-Hueys-Become-Tourist-Attractions_10654.html July 6, 2010
The Navy and Air Force have agreed to greater cooperation on maintenance, training, logistics and operations on the MQ-4 Broad Area Maritime Surveillance Unmanned Aircraft Systems (BAMS UAS) and the RQ-4 Global Hawk UAS, representatives of the two services...http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/hn/Air-Force-Navy-Pledge-Greater-Global-Hawk-BAMS-Cooperation_10655.html July 6, 2010
Northrop Grumman [NOC] recently said it developed a unique capability to assess the performance and effectiveness of its offering for the Army's Common Infrared Countermeasures (CIRCM) program. The new tool is based on an Infrared Countermeasures (IRCM)...http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/hn/Northrop-Grumman-Develops-IRCM-System-Effectiveness-Tool_10656.html June 23, 2010
The Air Force this week released its basing decision for the MQ-1 and MQ-9 ground control stations. The final bases approved by the secretary and chief of staff of the Air Force are: Whiteman AFB, Mo., and Ellsworth AFB, S.D. "The Air Force uses a...http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/hn/Air-Force-Chooses-Bases-for-MQ-19-Ground-Control-Stations_10511.html June 23, 2010
A top Air Force official said he is not happy with the cost and speed of Northrop Grumman's [NOC] RQ4 Global Hawk unmanned-aerial-vehicle program. "We're not happy about the price learning curve that one would normally expect from the program, and the cost...http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/hn/Air-Force-Airs-Qualms-With-Global-Hawk-Cost-Pace_10512.html June 23, 2010
Boeing [BA] and the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) recently made aviation history when a Boeing AH-64D Apache became the first rotorcraft in the world to fly using a blend of sustainable bio-kerosene and standard aviation jet fuel. The 20-minute flight...http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/hn/Boeing-Netherlands-Air-Force-Make-History-AH-64D-Flies-On-Blended-Fuel_10513.html June 23, 2010
Army Chief of Staff Gen. George Casey said recently Brig. Gen. Anthony Crutchfield, Director, Joint Center for Operational Analysis-Lessons Learned...http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/hn/New-Commander-Named-For-Army-Aviation-Center-of-Excellence_10514.html June 23, 2010
The creation of an aviation biofuel production facility in Brazil will be evaluated by EADS, Eurocopter and BioCombustibles del Chubut under terms of a cooperative agreement signed at this month's ILA Berlin Air Show. he accord will benefit from the...http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/hn/EADS-To-Evaluate-Creation-of-Aviation-Biofuel-Production-In-Brazil_10515.html
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