Helicopter News
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ArmyPentagon To Decide Fate of Army Recon Helicopter In Wake of Massive Cost Growth
By Marina Malenic The Army said yesterday that its Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter (ARH) program has exceeded its $6.2 billion budget estimate by over 40 percent, triggering a mandatory Defense Department […]
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Air ForceAeroVironment Awarded $200 Million USSOCOM Contract For Puma AE
AeroVironment Inc. [AVAV] recently said the U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) has selected Puma AE as its All Environment Capable Variant (AECV) for its Small Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) requirement […]
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GD Demonstrates C-MANPADS System Against UAVs
General Dynamics [GD] has successfully demonstrated a ground-based defense system against unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) that was originally developed to defeat Man-Portable Air Defense Systems (MANPADS) that could threat military […]
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Boeing Teams With Canada’s Skyhook For Heavy Lift Airship
MESA, Ariz.—Boeing [BA] and Canada’s Skyhook International this week announced a teaming agreement to develop the Jess Heavy Lifter (JHL)-40, a new commercial heavy lift airship aimed at transporting equipment […]
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Air Force, Army Brass Discuss New UAS Concept of Operations
Army and Air Force brass met this week to start developing a common concept of operations (CONOPS) for unmanned aircraft used in joint operations across the full spectrum of conflict. […]
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FCS Needs No New Funds To Accelerate, Officials Say
No new funds will be requested to accelerate the Army’s approximately $160 billion Future Combat System (FCS), service leaders said yesterday while detailing plans to accelerate the first mature technologies […]
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ScanEagle Achieves Real-Time Processing of SAR
Boeing [BA], in partnership with ImSAR and Insitu Inc., achieved a major milestone in May with the real-time processing of Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) data aboard a ScanEagle unmanned aircraft […]
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Rockwell Collins Awarded Sixth U.K. Mission Command Trainer Upgrade
Rockwell Collins [COL] announced June 24 it has been awarded the sixth phase of the Mission Command Trainer (MCT) upgrade of the United Kingdom Army’s Aviation Command and Tactics Trainer […]