Helicopter News
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HN for Wed. Feb. 4, 2014
- Army Pursuing Multi-Year Deal For Boeing Apache Helicopters
- Japan Selects E-2D, Global Hawk, Makes V-22 Official
- Army Taking Longer-Term Risk in Modernization Accounts to Preserve Short-Term Readiness
- New Australia Training Helicopter Completed First Test Flight
- Raytheon Acquires Developer Of Small UAS Systems
- Sikorsky Begins Testing of S-97 Raider program
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UncategorizedSikorsky Begins Testing of S-97 Raider program
Sikorsky [UTX] is starting bladed ground testing for the S-97 Raider program, the company said on Feb. 4. The Raider is an armed reconnaissance rotorcraft designed to outmatch conventional military […]
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Raytheon Acquires Developer Of Small UAS Systems
Raytheon [RTN] on Jan. 26 said it has acquired Sensintel, a small Arizona-based firm that develops and produces small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) for the intelligence and special operations markets. […]
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New Australia Training Helicopter Completed First Test Flight
The first of 15 EC135 T2+ training helicopters being produced by Airbus Helicopters for Australia completed its first test flight on Jan. 16, two months after signing the contract for […]
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Army Taking Longer-Term Risk in Modernization Accounts to Preserve Short-Term Readiness
The Army’s fiscal year 2016 budget request acknowledges that it can’t have a ready force now and invest in future warfighting systems given the tight budget environment, so the service […]
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Japan Selects E-2D, Global Hawk, Makes V-22 Official
Japan has announced that it plans to buy E-2D early warning and command and control aircraft and the Global Hawk for intelligence, reconnaissance and surveillance missions as part of an […]
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Army Pursuing Multi-Year Deal For Boeing Apache Helicopters
The Army is pursuing a multi-year deal with Boeing [BA] to procure between 240 and 450 AH-64E Echo variant Apache helicopters that could be worth between $5 billion and $10 […]
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HN for Wed., Jan. 21, 2015
- V-22 Can Do More Than Carrier Deliveries, Navy Acquisition Chief Says
- Navy, Industry Partners Nearing Support Contract For MH-60s
- Navy Awards 4th APKWS Full-Rate Production Contract; Apache Qualification Likely This Year
- AAR Wins $275 Million UK Contract For SAR and Support Helicopter Services In Falkland Island
- Insitu Could Release ScanEagle 2 In 2016
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Insitu Could Release ScanEagle 2 In 2016
Boeing [BA] subsidiary Insitu could release its ScanEagle 2 unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) in 2016, according to a senior company official. Insitu ScanEagle Product Line Director Don Williamson told sister […]
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AAR Wins $275 Million UK Contract For SAR and Support Helicopter Services In Falkland Island
AAR’s Airlift division was awarded a $275 million 10-year contract by the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence (MOD) for Search & Rescue (SAR) and Support Helicopter services in the Falkland […]