Helicopter News
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ArmyBoeing Expecting First PBL Contract For Chinook Rotor Blades
MILLVILLE, N.J.–In a tight budget environment, keeping the Army’s Ch-47F Chinook heavy lift helicopter ready and flying leads to new types of contracts and innovative thinking, according to an executive […]
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Navy/USMCDirect Hits For Viper Strike Munition Over Two Day Test, MBDA Says
MBDA Inc. said its GBU-44/E Viper Strike munition launched from a Cessna Caravan test aircraft scored direct hits against high speed vehicles in a recent two-day test. During a U.S. […]
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Schwartz: It’s ‘Conceivable’ There Could Be More Air Force UAV Pilots Than Manned Pilots
It is “conceivable” the Air Force could eventually have more unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), or remotely piloted aircraft, pilots than manned aircraft pilots, the service’s outgoing chief of staff said […]
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Marines Blame Pilots For Fatal V-22 Crash
The pilots flying a V-22 Osprey failed to recognize the effect of a strong tailwind on the tiltrotor aircraft and were unable to recover in time to prevent it from […]
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Chinook Helicopters Marks 50 Years, Pulls Pitch Into The Future
It was 50 years ago recently that Boeing [BA] delivered the first H-47 Chinook helicopter to the Army, and officials expect the heavy lift helicopter to continue providing its capabilities […]
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Eaton Corp.’s Arc-Alert Technology Tapped For DLA Helicopter Retrofit Program
Eaton Corp. [ETN] recently said it has been selected by the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) to provide Arc-Alert™ aircraft fault-protection technology as part of a military retrofit program. The value […]
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General Atomics Eyes International Market With Predator XP
POWAY, Calif.–General Atomics hopes to leverage its class of Predators on the international market by offering a version of the unmanned aerial vehicles without the wing hard points required for […]