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Publications :: Helicopter News
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August 31, 2010
Northrop Grumman [NOC] plans to offer its BAT tactical unmanned aircraft system (UAS) for upcoming Navy and U.S. Special Operations Command competitions, a company official said. "We're working on a version called SeaBAT," Mark Gamache, director, Advanced...http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/hn/Northrop-Grumman-Eyes-BAT-UAS-For-Navy-SOCOM-Work_11163.html August 31, 2010
The Navy effort to develop a system of unmanned surveillance aircraft has passed several subsystem reviews and is poised to undergo a major design assessment early next year. The Broad Area Maritime Surveillance (BAMS) unmanned aerial system (UAS), developed...http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/hn/Navys-BAMS-Passing-Subsystem-Test-In-Prep-for-Major-Design-Review_11164.html August 31, 2010
Northrop Grumman [NOC] and Bell Helicopter Textron [TXT] are on track for the first flight of their new unmanned helicopter effort based on the Fire Scout vertical takeoff unmanned air vehicle (VTUAV) and Bell's 407 airframe, according to a Northrop Grumman...http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/hn/Northrop-Grumman-Bell-Helicopters-New-Cargo-VTUAV-To-Fly_11165.html August 31, 2010
Northrop Grumman [NOC], the prime contractor for the Air Force's RQ-4 Global Hawk reconnaissance drone program, is studying ways to lower the price of the aircraft in the wake of Pentagon efforts to reduce overhead costs. "We have kicked off a series of...http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/hn/Contractor-Starts-Global-Hawk-Affordability-Initiatives_11166.html August 31, 2010
Lockheed Martin [LMT] said it already has delivered some of the total number of Desert Hawk III unmanned aircraft vehicles (UAV), under a $5.1 million contract from the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence. Desert Hawk III's improved payloads maximize target...http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/hn/Lockheed-Martin-Produces-Additional-Desert-Hawk-III-UAVs-For-U-K-_11167.html August 31, 2010
The Air Force is studying options for integrating certain combat search-and-rescue (CSAR) equipment in the new Sikorsky [UTX] HH-60M replacement helicopters it is buying, according to sources and documents. The study looks at potential solutions for putting...http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/hn/Air-Force-Examines-CSAR-Equipment-Options-For-Pave-Hawk-Replacements_11168.html August 17, 2010
FLIR Corp. [FLIR], a leader in imaging systems for surveillance and targeting for government and commercial customers, this week said it has agreed to acquire ICx Technologies [ICXT] for $274 million in cash in a deal that will bolster its surveillance...http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/hn/FLIR-To-Buy-ICx-Technologies-Bolstering-Surveillance-And-Detection_11038.html August 17, 2010
Joint Forces Command (JFCOM) is addressing warfighter requirements from Afghanistan for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) as it hosts Empire Challenge 10 (EC10) so they don't have to be solved in theater, officials said. "One of the things...http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/hn/Bringing-ISR-To-The-Tip-of-The-Spear-JFCOM-Hosts-EC10_11039.html August 17, 2010
The CEO of the North American division of Airbus parent company EADS survived a late-night Aug. 9 plane crash in southwestern Alaska that claimed five lives, among them former U.S. Senator Ted Stevens. Sean O'Keefe and his son survived the Monday night crash...http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/hn/EADS-NA-Chief-Survives-Deadly-Plane-Crash_11040.html August 17, 2010
Colombia would spend $162 million in a Foreign Military Sale to buy UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters and associated support, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified Congress Aug. 5. The prime contractor would be Sikorsky [UTX]. Colombia has...http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/hn/Colombia-Requests-$162-Million-For-Black-Hawk-Helicopters-Support_11041.html August 17, 2010
Iraq has requested a potential $152 million Foreign Military Sale of contractor logistics support for various helicopters, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress Aug. 5. Iraq...http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/hn/Iraq-Requests-$152-Million-In-FMS-Helicopter-Logistics-Support_11042.html August 17, 2010
Boeing's [BA] CH-47F Chinook heavy-lift helicopter was fielded July 30 by the Army's B Co., 3rd General Support Aviation Battalion, 10th Combat Aviation Brigade, 10th Mountain Div., Ft. Drum, N.Y. The 10th Mountain Div.'s 12 new helicopters become the sixth...http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/hn/Sixth-Army-Unit-Fielding-Boeing-CH-47F-Chinook-Helicopter_11043.html August 17, 2010
Sikorsky, a division of United Technologies Corp. [UTX], has formally protested the Navy's plan to buy a small fleet of Russian-made helicopters on the grounds that U.S. manufacturers were excluded from bidding on the contract. Sikorsky has filed a protest...http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/hn/Sikorsky-Cries-Foul-On-Sole-Source-Russian-Helo-Buy-For-Afghan-Air-Corps_11044.html August 17, 2010
The Marine Corps is conducting a force structure review examining what the service will look like in a post-Afghanistan environment, including the future size of the Corps, according to a top Navy official. The study is going to be conducted by the Force...http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/hn/Study-Will-Examine-Future-Make-Up-of-Marine-Corps-Post-Afghanistan_11045.html August 3, 2010
Sikorsky [UTX] Aircraft Corporation said the successful completion of the CH-53K Heavy Lift Helicopter Program Critical Design Review (CDR) event, signals the program is ready to proceed to assembly, test and evaluation. The joint Sikorsky/Naval Air Systems...http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/hn/CH-53K-Successfully-Completes-Critical-Design-Review_10911.html August 3, 2010
Sikorsky [UTX] Innovations, the technology development organization of Sikorsky Aircraft, today officially introduced "Project Firefly," an all-electric helicopter technology demonstrator, at the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) AirVenture exhibition...http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/hn/Sikorsky-Innovations-Introduces-Project-Firefly_10912.html August 3, 2010
Last month's award of the Navy's Small Tactical Unmanned Aerial System (STUAS) Tier II contract to Insitu took the company from being a provider of service contracts and commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) technology supplier into the realm of prime contractor...http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/hn/STUAS-Award-Makes-A-Prime-Out-of-Insitu_10913.html August 3, 2010
Two more companies have announced their intent to seek a potential contract to build a replacement Air Force combat, search and rescue (CSAR) helicopter fleet. Boeing [BA] and the European Aeronautic Defense and Space Company (EADS) said last week that they...http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/hn/Potential-Competitors-Line-Up-For-Air-Force-Rescue-Helo-Program_10914.html August 3, 2010
Sikorsky's [UTX] X2 Technology(tm) demonstrator recently unofficially broke the speed record for rotorcraft, achieving a maximum speed of 225 knots in a one-hour test flight at the Development Flight Center. X2 Technology demonstrator Chief Pilot Kevin...http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/hn/Sikorsky-X2-Technology-Demonstrator-Breaks-Rotorcraft-Speed-Record_10915.html August 3, 2010
The fleet of three EADS EC665 Tiger HAPs (combat support), operated by the French Army's 5th Combat Helicopter Regiment, has now logged more than 1,000 flight hours in Afghanistan in less than a year. The helicopter received its operational certification from...http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/hn/Tiger-Helo-Clocks-More-Than-1000-Flight-Hours-In-Afghanistan_10916.html
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