Helicopter News
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UncategorizedSikorsky S-97 Prototype Helicopter Makes Maiden Flight
Sikorsky’s [UTX] prototype S-97 Raider coaxial-rotor helicopter flew for the first time May 22 at the company’s West Palm Beach, Fla., facility. During the hour-long flight, Chief Pilot Bill Fell […]
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Saudi Arabia Requests $1.9 Billion In MH-60R Multi-Mission Helicopters And Equipment
The State Department approved a possible $1.9 billion Foreign Military Sale (FMS) request to Saudi Arabia for 10 MH-60R Multi-Mission Helicopters and associated equipment, parts, and logistical support. The Defense […]
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Marine Corps V-22s Operational in Wake of Fatal Crash
The Marine Corps fleet of MV-22 Osprey tiltrotors remains operational in the wake of a May 17 crash that killed one and injured more than a dozen other Marines. An […]
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HN for Wed., May 13, 2015
- Jordan Requests $21 Million For One UH-60M Blackhawk Helicopter
- Japan Requests $3 Billion In V-22s
- National Guard Chief: Delay Apache Transfer Until Release of Commission Report
- Jordan Requests $21 Million For One UH-60M Blackhawk Helicopter
- U.S. Must Lead on Unmanned Systems, Mabus Says
- DARPA’s ARES Unmanned VTOL Prototype Nears Flight Testing
- Lockheed Martin’s Indago UAS Maps Cyclone Damage
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Lockheed Martin’s Indago UAS Maps Cyclone Damage
Lockheed Martin’s [LMT] Indago small unmanned aerial system (UAS) recently deployed to Vanuatu to help the impoverished Pacific archipelago nation recover from a devastating natural disaster, the company announced May […]
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DARPA’s ARES Unmanned VTOL Prototype Nears Flight Testing
The Aerial Reconfigurable Embedded System (ARES), an unmanned, vertical-takeoff-and-landing (VTOL) prototype touted for its compact design and interchangeable payload, is on track to begin flight testing in the fourth quarter […]
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U.S. Must Lead on Unmanned Systems, Mabus Says
The U.S. military must continue to aggressively develop unmanned systems or risk losing its advantage to other countries that are pursuing the technology, Navy Secretary Ray Mabus warned April 30. […]
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Jordan Requests $21 Million For One UH-60M Blackhawk Helicopter
The State Department approved a possible $21 million Foreign Military Sale (FMS) request to Jordan for a UH-60M VIP Black Hawk helicopter and associated equipment, parts, and logistical support. The […]
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National Guard Chief: Delay Apache Transfer Until Release of Commission Report
The chief of the National Guard Bureau asked the Senate Appropriations committee this week to hold off on transferring the remainder of the Army National Guard’s AH-64 Apache helicopter fleet […]
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Japan Requests $3 Billion In V-22s
The State Department approved a possible $3 billion Foreign Military Sale (FMS) request to Japan for V-22B Block C Osprey aircraft and associated equipment, parts, training and logistical support. The […]