Helicopter News
-
Business/FinancialNavy Grounds Six UH-1Ys, One AH-1Z For Faulty Components
The Navy yesterday issued a temporary grounding bulletin on six Marine Corps UH-1Y and one AH-1Z helicopters until the aircraft have been inspected for potential faulty components in each aircraft’s […]
-
ArmyAustralia Requests $560 Million FMS Sale of Boeing Chinook Helicopters
Australia could spend as much as $560 million to buy seven Chinook helicopters, produced by Boeing [BA], and related equipment, if Congress approves the Foreign Military Sale. The Defense Security […]
-
U.K. MoD Extends Thales’ AV Contract
The U.K. Ministry of Defence (MoD) has extended Thales UK’s H-450 unmanned air system (UAS) contract. It provides vital intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition and reconnaissance (ISTAR) support to UK forces […]
-
[April 28, 2009]
// PDF View- Australia Requests $560 Million FMS Sale of Boeing Chinook Helicopters
- U.K. MoD Extends Thales’ AV Contract
- Agusta Westland Unveils Mockup Of TUHP 149 Helicopter For Turkey
- Australia Requests $560 Million FMS Sale of Boeing Chinook Helicopters
- Pentagon Raps Air Force For Omitting Auto-Landing Feature On Predator Drones
- Canada Taps Insitu For Small Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Services
- Northrop Grumman Announces New, Small, BAT UAVs
-
Agusta Westland Unveils Mockup Of TUHP 149 Helicopter For Turkey
Finmeccanica’s AgustaWestland unveiled a full scale mock-up of the TUHP 149 helicopter at IDEF 2009 in Istanbul this week. The TUHP 149 is the AgustaWestland candidate for the Turkish Utility […]
-
Australia Requests $560 Million FMS Sale of Boeing Chinook Helicopters
Australia could spend as much as $560 million to buy seven Chinook helicopters, produced by Boeing [BA], and related equipment, if Congress approves the Foreign Military Sale. The Defense Security […]
-
Pentagon Raps Air Force For Omitting Auto-Landing Feature On Predator Drones
The Air Force has not heeded Defense Department instructions to retrofit its MQ-1 Predator unmanned aerial vehicles with an automatic landing feature, the absence of which has contributed to the […]
-
Canada Taps Insitu For Small Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Services
Boeing‘s [BA] Insitu recently said it has received a $30 million contract from the Canadian government to provide small unmanned aerial vehicle (SUAV) services to support the Canadian Forces’ intelligence, […]
-
Northrop Grumman Announces New, Small, BAT UAVs
Northrop Grumman [NOC] April 27 announced its Bat(tm) line of small unmanned air systems (UAS). The Bat(tm) systems will have wingspans ranging from 6.5 to 33.2 feet. The Bat(tm) UAS […]
-
InternationalEurocopter and Helibras Unveil New Helo Simulator Plans
European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co.‘s (EADS) Eurocopter and its Brazilian subsidiary Helibras this week introduced plans for the first flight simulator for helicopters in Latin America. "Eurocopter’s strategy is […]