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Publications :: Helicopter News
Displaying 1 - 20 of 105 stories.
May 7, 2008
By Geoff Fein The Navy is in the process of preparing to release a request for proposal (RFP) in June for Increment II of its presidential helicopter, as the service looks to put the troubled program back on track The RFP is required because of the changes...http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/hn/2589.html April 29, 2008
General Dynamics [GD] Armament and Technical Products and Israel's Elbit Systems' [ESLT] wholly-owned subsidiary Elbit Systems of America LLC, recently conducted the first U.S. demonstration of the Skylarkr II Small Tactical /Tier II-class Unmanned Aerial...http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/hn/2530.html April 29, 2008
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency April 21 notified Congress of a possible Foreign Military Sale to Canada of CH-47D Chinook helicopters as well as associated equipment and services. The total value, if all options are exercised, could be as high as...http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/hn/2531.html April 29, 2008
Boeing's [BA] ScanEagle unmanned aircraft (UA) logged a pair of service milestones as it surpassed 50,000 combat flight hours with Marine Expeditionary Forces (MEF) in Iraq and 1,000 shipboard recoveries with the Navy, the company reported. ScanEagle is a...http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/hn/2532.html April 29, 2008
Reliability issues with the AQS-20 sonar's cable winch system aboard the MH-60S Seahawk, have led the Navy to suspend the system's operational evaluation (OPEVAL) while an independent team reviews the effort. Recently the Navy told lawmakers that it was...http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/hn/2533.html April 25, 2008
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency April 21 notified Congress of a possible Foreign Military Sale to Canada of CH-47D Chinook helicopters as well as associated equipment and services. The total value, if all options are exercised, could be as high as...http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/hn/2464.html April 24, 2008
By Ann Roosevelt The Pentagon's top acquisition official wants to find out when the Army and Air Force can merge their unmanned aerial vehicle programs and then accelerate the process. "It looks to my team like there are benefits," to merging the...http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/hn/2445.html April 16, 2008
By Ann Roosevelt The first prototype flight of the Block III version of the AH-64 Apache helicopter is scheduled for July 9, according to Army and Boeing [BA] officials. The Block III Apache was not designed for Apache battalion commanders, Mark Hayes, Army...http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/hn/2389.html April 15, 2008
By Ann Roosevelt NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.--Intelligent Automation Corporation (IAC) said its advanced Health and Usage Monitoring Systems (HUMS) installed on Army AH-64 Apache helicopters is credited with accurately detecting and diagnosing impending tail rotor...http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/hn/2347.html April 15, 2008
By Ann Roosevelt Modifications and procurement changes account for a program cost increase of more than 11 percent for the Army's new Light Utility Helicopter (LUH), produced by the European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co. (EADS), officials said. The most...http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/hn/2351.html April 15, 2008
The first prototype flight of the Block III version of the AH-64 Apache helicopter is scheduled for July 9, according to Army and Boeing [BA] officials. The Block III Apache was not designed for Apache battalion commanders, Mark Hayes, Army Training and...http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/hn/2352.html April 15, 2008
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.--The Army's Extended Range Multi-Purpose Unmanned Aircraft Weapon System made its debut here April 8 at the Army Aviation Association of America's annual convention. "What a great opportunity to preview our first representative production...http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/hn/2353.html April 15, 2008
Modifications and procurement changes account for a program cost increase of more than 11 percent for the Army's new Light Utility Helicopter (LUH), produced by the European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co. (EADS), officials said. The most recent Defense...http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/hn/2354.html April 15, 2008
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.--Intelligent Automation Corporation (IAC) said its advanced Health and Usage Monitoring Systems (HUMS) installed on Army AH-64 Apache helicopters is credited with accurately detecting and diagnosing impending tail rotor swashplate bearing...http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/hn/2355.html April 15, 2008
The Air Force does not yet know if a MQ-1 Predator unmanned aerial vehicle that ran off a runway in Iraq recently week can be repaired, or what caused the accident, the service said. "Our skilled maintenance craftsmen will evaluate the wreckage to...http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/hn/2356.html April 15, 2008
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.--BAE Systems recently unveiled its Q-Sight family of helmet displays and tracking products that can bring improved situational awareness to Army pilots, according to officials. "It's a revolutionary means of moving light using holographic...http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/hn/2357.html April 15, 2008
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.--Lockheed Martin [LMT] April 7 announced the Army awarded it a $172 million follow-on contract for Arrowhead electro- optical systems for AH-64 Apache helicopter crews. The Arrowhead kit upgrades the infrared sensors and associated...http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/hn/2358.html April 15, 2008
Blackhawk Modifications and Atlantic Turbines International have entered a teaming agreement to expand turbine engine capabilities, forming a new company, Vector-Hawk Aerospace, headquartered in Daleville, Ala. The new company will operate separately from the...http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/hn/2359.html April 15, 2008
Bell Helicopter Textron [TXT] and the Army Aviation Applied Technology Directorate (AATD) are teaming to advance the state-of-the-art for Condition Based Maintenance (CBM) Technologies. Bell will begin testing various elements of this system later this year...http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/hn/2360.html April 15, 2008
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.--Army aviation must not defer hard decisions to remain agile, lethal and successful, according to the Army Vice Chief of Staff. "The branch since its inception has made the hard choices," Gen. Richard Cody told the Army Aviation...http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/hn/2361.html
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