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Airbus Helicopters Finishes First Round Of Firing Tests With HForce System

Monday, June 13th, 2016

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Airbus Helicopters Finishes First Round Of Firing Tests With HForce System

HForce-equipped H225M. Photo: Airbus Helicopters.

Airbus Helicopters recently completed the first round of firing test with HForce, a generic weapon system being developed for the company’s commercial helicopter range, Airbus said Monday.The HForce system includes a central core unit, Thales’ Scorpion monocular helmet mounted sight display (HMSD), an electro-optical system (EOS) from Wescam, and gunner armament weapon grips and weapon pods. The system has been undergoing testing for the previous five months.The HForce system begun development in 2014. The company describes it as “an incremental,…

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