Helicopter News
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Global Hawk Completes First Full System Flight With MP-RTIP Sensor
Northrop Grumman [NOC] said that its RQ-4B Block 40 Global Hawk unmanned aircraft system (UAS) recently completed its first full system flight with the AN/ZPY-2, also known as the Multi-Platform […]
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Raytheon Develops Fratricide-Preventing Mini-Antenna For Soldiers, UAVs
It’s the size of an ice cube and weighs just a fraction of an ounce, and Raytheon [RTN] says its miniaturized interrogation antenna will extend the use of its Cooperative […]
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U.K. Plans Major Budget Increase For Vital Equipment
The U.K. government recently committed to spending approximately $4.5 billion to fund vital future military equipment over the current planned budget, Ministry of Defence officials said. The funding increase of […]
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Strong Operating Performance Lifts Boeing In Second Quarter
Boeing [BA] recently reported strong second quarter financial results driven by sales growth at its Commercial Airplanes segment and margin improvements at the commercial and defense segments. “Strong operational performance […]
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Lockheed Martin Delivers First VNsight Unit For Apache Helicopter
Lockheed Martin [LMT] said it recently delivered the first VNsight production unit for the Army’s AH-64 Apache Attack Helicopter, which adds a low-light-level display capability to the Apache’s combat-proven Modernized […]
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Bell Delivers Kiowa Warrior Replacement Cabins Ahead of Schedule
Program officials at Bell Helicopter [TXT] have delivered a number of new cabins for the Army’s OH-58 Kiowa Warrior attack helicopter a month ahead of schedule to replace combat losses […]
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UK To Run Interim SAR Helicopter Competition
The U.K. Secretary of State for Transport (DfT) Philip Hammond recently told Parliament that to ensure continuity of service his ministry will run an interim search and rescue (SAR) helicopter […]
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EADS’ Cassidian To Protect Korean Army Helicopter
Cassidian, the defence and security division of the European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co. (EADS), recently said it will protect the Surion utility helicopter of the South Korean Army against […]