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ArmyV-280 Marks First Year of Flight
FORT WORTH, Texas – The V-280 Valor on Dec. 18 celebrated a full year of flight during which it has flown more than 80 hours and reached speeds of more […]
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UncategorizedDefiant First Flight Delayed Until Early 2019
First flight of the SB-1 Defiant compound helicopter prototype has been pushed to 2019, officials from program partners Boeing [BA] and Lockheed Martin [LMT] announced Dec. 12. Sikorsky, which developed […]
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InternationalAirbus Inks New Three-Year Dauphin Deal With Lithuania
The Lithuanian Air Force has renewed the HCare Infinite material management contract for its fleet of three Dauphin AS365 N3+ search-and-rescue helicopters, a deal under which the aircraft averaged 97 […]
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InternationalWith New High-Speed Prototype, Russian Helicopters Gunning For Sikorsky’s Raider
The Russian Ministry of Defense has officially approved development of a new high-speed combat helicopter prototype that will be considered a direct rival to the Lockheed Martin Sikorsky [LMT] S-97 […]
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InternationalRussia Showcasing Mi-38, KA-52K helos at Egypt Defense Show
Russia is showcasing the Mi-38 and KA-52K helicopters at the first annual Egypt Defense Expo this week in Cairo. Rostec, the state corporation that owns Russian Helicopters, said that the […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyLockheed Martin’s Skunks Work Plans to Hire 500 Engineers if it Can Find Them
Lockheed Martin‘s [LMT] Skunk Works advanced development division will be looking to hire 500 engineers over the next few years, and the supply simply isn’t there, according to Skunk Works […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyLockheed Lowering F-35 Simulator Costs Through 3-D Printing
Lockheed Martin [LMT] is using 3-D printing, or additive manufacturing, technology to lower the cost of manufacturing F-35 flight simulators by an estimated $11 million over the next five years. […]
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Air ForceNewly Minted Collins Aerospace to Upgrade B-1 Trainers
Collins Aerospace [UTX], formerly Rockwell Collins, will update B-1 Lancer training systems for Aero Simulation Inc. (ASI), which last month received a contract for B-1 training system sustainment from the […]
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InternationalEgypt Given Green Light To Buy $1 Billion Worth of Apaches, Weapons
The U.S. State Department has given the go ahead for Egypt to buy 10 AH-64 Apache attack helicopters through a foreign military sales deal worth up to $1 billion. Egypt […]
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InternationalSerbian Air Force Takes Delivery of First Airbus H145
Airbus Helicopters has delivered the first of nine planned H145Ms to the Serbian Air Force and the Serbian Ministry of Interior, the company said Nov. 26. Serbian Minister of Defence […]