Helicopter News
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UncategorizedNavy Ices Fire Scout Buys Pending Future Of LCS
Even though the Navy has deleted plans to purchase 17 of Northrop Grumman’s [NOC] MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned helicopters from its five-year acquisition plan, the ultimate fate of the program will largely […]
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Lockheed Martin DAGR Missile Scores In Recent Live Fire Tests
Lockheed Martin [LMT] March 19 said it demonstrated the ability of its DAGR® missile to launch from an Apache AH-64D helicopter and repeatedly hit a target during a recent series of […]
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Dyncorp International To Provide Aviation Maintenance Services
The Army Aviation and Missile Life Cycle Management Command (AMCOM) awarded DynCorp International (DI) a potential total estimated $307.1 million contract with one base year and four one-year options to […]
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Australia Plans To Buy U.S. Navy’s Triton UAV
The Australian government announced plans on March 13 to buy an unspecified number of Northrop Grumman’s [NOC] Triton long-range unmanned aerial vehicles for maritime patrol, the same aircraft the company is […]
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Wednesday, March 5, 2014
- Army’s FY ’15 $120.5 Billion Budget Request Moves Apaches, Divests Kiowa
- Air Force Keeps Combat Rescue Helicopter, While Navy Delays CH-53K
- DHS Budget Request Includes Funding For Coast Guard, Border Patrol Rotary Aircraft
- Sikorsky Matrix Program Moves To Real-Time Perception Flight Phase
- Color Comes To Apache Cockpit As Modernized Day Sensor Takes Flight
- Lockheed Martin Receives $92 Million Sustainment Contract For Apache M-TADS/PNVS
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Army’s FY ’15 $120.5 Billion Budget Request Moves Apaches, Divests Kiowa
As telegraphed by Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel Feb. 25, the Army’s $120.5 billion portion of the president’s budget request for fiscal year 2015 divests OH-58 Kiowa Warrior helicopters and moves […]
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Air Force Keeps Combat Rescue Helicopter, While Navy Delays CH-53K
The Air Force will continue its competition for a new Combat Rescue Helicopter (CRH), while the Navy delays the CH-53K Super Stallion, according to the FY ’15 budget requests released […]
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DHS Budget Request Includes Funding For Coast Guard, Border Patrol Rotary Aircraft
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on March 4 said it is seeking $38.2 billion in net discretionary funding in FY ’15 from Congress, including rotary aircraft for the Coast […]
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Sikorsky Matrix Program Moves To Real-Time Perception Flight Phase
Sikorsky Aircraft‘s [UTX] Matrix™ Technology autonomy research program has progressed to the second phase of flight test activities with the installation of advanced sensors that will allow the Sikorsky Autonomy […]
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Color Comes To Apache Cockpit As Modernized Day Sensor Takes Flight
REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala.–The Army Apache Project Office, Army testers and Lockheed Martin [LMT] brought the future to life in a test flight of the AH-64E Modernized Day Sensor Assembly (M-DSA) last month. […]