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Dan Parsons
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ArmyFORSCOM: “Major delays” In AH-64E Re-Manufacturing, Parts Problems Must Stop
NASHVILLE — Two “major delays” in the deliveries of Boeing [BA] AH-64E re-manufactured helicopters to soldiers and other parts problems with Army helicopters, such as the Lockheed Martin [LMT] Sikorsky […]
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ArmySB-1 Defiant Readies for Third Flight, V-280 Continues Expanding Flight Envelope
NASHVILLE — The Boeing [BA]-Sikorsky built SB-1 Defiant technology demonstrator is set to undertake its third flight in the next 10 days to accomplish frequency sweeps and to check several […]
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ArmyAVX, L3 Reveal Design Of US Army Future Attack Helicopter Hopeful
AVX Aircraft Company and L3 Technologies [LLL] on April 15 unveiled a compound coaxial helicopter design with forward facing ducted fans and a side-by-side cockpit as the team’s pitch for […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyNew Collins Electric Aircraft Lab Has High-Voltage Engine Goals
ROCKFORD, Ill.–A new $50 million high-voltage lab, “The Grid,” being built by Collins Aerospace here, will serve as the design and testing center for developing a 1-megawatt (MW) motor, motor […]
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ArmyArmy Reveals Official Requirements For Future Black Hawk Replacement
The Army could have a speedy, long-range Black Hawk replacement within 10 years, provided the service sticks to its own schedule, as long as the Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) […]
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InternationalIndia Approved to Buy Two Dozen MH-60R Seahawks for $2.6B
A potential $2.6 billion foreign military sale of two dozen UH-60R Seahawks to India was approved April 2 by the U.S. State Department. Seahawk naval multi-mission helicopters, made by Sikorsky, […]
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Air ForceRaytheon, Lockheed Look to Get Ahead of Huge NAS Radar Contract
Raytheon [RTN] and Lockheed Martin [LMT] are teaming up to chase a contract to update U.S. National Airspace infrastructure with new, multipurpose radars. In an attempt to both modernize the […]
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InternationalIcelandic Coast Guard Upgrades Rescue Fleet with Airbus H225s
Two Airbus H225 heavy search and rescue helicopters are entering service with the Icelandic Coast Guard (ICG) in April. The agency said this is the first step in a renewal […]
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Unmanned SystemsArmy Budget Kickstarts Future Drone Development to Replace RQ-7 Shadow
The U.S. Army has dedicated $12 million in its fiscal 2020 budget request to kickstart development of a Future Unmanned Aircraft System (FUAS) that eventually will replace the RQ-7B Shadow […]
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Air ForceTwo Sikorsky HH-60W Combat Rescue Helicopters Complete, Nearing First Flight
Sikorsky [LMT] has fully assembled two HH-60W Combat Rescue Helicopters (CRH) and is preparing them for maiden flights before mid-year at the company’s site in West Palm Beach, Florida. The HH-60W […]