Helicopter News
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Bell Boeing Successfully Tests V-22 Osprey Aerial Refueling Concept
Bell Boeing, a partnership between Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. [TXT] and Boeing [BA], successfully tested the potential use of the V-22 Osprey as an aerial refueling tanker, the company said on Sept. 5. The […]
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Safran Finalizes Acquisition Of Rolls Royce’s Share Of Joint Helo Engine Program
Safran [SAF] said it has finalized the acquisition from Rolls-Royce of its 50 percent share in their joint RTM322 helicopter engine program with a cash consideration of approximately $381.9 million. The engine powers […]
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[September 11, 2013]
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- Bell Boeing Successfully Tests V-22 Osprey Aerial Refueling Concept
- Safran Finalizes Acquisition Of Rolls Royce’s Share Of Joint Helo Engine Program
- AgustaWestland, Russian Helicopters Team For New Single Engine Helicopter
- Canadian CH-47F Chinook Capabilities Draw Interest
- Lockheed Martin Wins Contract For Upgraded Target System On AH-1Z Attack Helicopters
- Bell Helicopter Announces Changes To Executive Team
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AgustaWestland, Russian Helicopters Team For New Single Engine Helicopter
Finmeccanica’s AgustaWestland and Russian Helicopters, a subsidiary of Oboronprom, part of State Corporation Rostec said they recently signed a Heads of Agreement defining the joint design and development program for a new […]
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Canadian CH-47F Chinook Capabilities Draw Interest
MIDDLETOWN, Del.—Boeing’s [BA] most advanced international CH-47 F Chinook, the heavy-lift helicopter being built for Canada, is generating interest from U.S. and international customers for its newest capabilities–long-range fuel tanks, a […]
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Lockheed Martin Wins Contract For Upgraded Target System On AH-1Z Attack Helicopters
The Navy said on Aug. 27 that Lockheed Martin’s [LMT] Missiles and Fire Control division has been awarded a $33.9 million contract for the AN/AAQ-30 Target Sight Systems (TSS), which will […]
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Bell Helicopter Announces Changes To Executive Team
Bell Helicopter on Aug. 28 announced three new additions to its executive leadership team, promoting three executives from within the helicopter manufacturing division of Textron Inc. [TXT]. Gunnar Kleveland will become senior […]
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BAE Systems’ Electronic Systems Sees Growth In International And Commercial Markets
HUDSON, N.H. –International and commercial markets are expected to be the growth areas–to as much as 50 percent–as U.S. defense budgets tighten, officials at BAE Systems’ [BAE] Electronic Systems sectors […]
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Navy’s Triton Makes Fourth Flight
The Navy and Northrop Grumman [NOC] conducted the fourth flight test of the MQ-4C Triton unmanned aerial vehicle on Aug. 14, reaching half the number of tests planned for the early stages […]
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Turner Touts Drones In Ohio, Pentagon
An Ohio congressman who chairs a defense panel is keeping close tabs on Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) plans to allow civil unmanned aircraft in a select few areas of the […]