Helicopter News
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Faster CV-22 Delivery, Aircraft Recap On AFSOC Wish List
Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) would benefit from more CV-22 Osprey deliveries sooner and faster recapitalization of its overall fleet, the command’s top officer said last week. “We have […]
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Business/FinancialRaytheon Delivers First LRIP Airborne Mine Hunting Systems To Navy
By Geoff Fein The Navy last month took delivery of its first of five low-rate initial production (LRIP) airborne mine neutralization systems (AMNS) and Raytheon [RTN] will have the remaining […]
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Deptula: Big Ticket ISR Programs Not Necessarily Budget Cut Targets
The Air Force deputy chief of staff for Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) yesterday dispelled the idea that major ISR programs would languish under tighter budgets given recent hard looks […]
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Sikorsky Aircraft Begins Construction On New Co-Generation Plant
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. [UTX] this week began construction of a new co-generation plant at its Stratford facility to become more energy independent. Sikorsky chose Carrier Corp. [UTX], for a turnkey […]
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Lockheed Martin And Terma Sign MoU For MH-60R Sales To Denmark
Lockheed Martin [LMT] and Danish aerospace and defense company Terma A/S recently announced that they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to explore opportunities associated with the potential sale of […]
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Air ForceMarines To Bell-Boeing: Fix V-22 Readiness Problems By 2011
By Marina Malenic RIDLEY PARK, Pa.–With criticism of V-22 Osprey operational costs and readiness rates mounting in Washington, the Marine Corps has asked contractors Bell Helicopter Textron [TXT] and Boeing […]