International
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Army
Australia Temporarily Suspends Flight For Its CH-47D Chinook Helicopters
The Australian Army yesterday said it has temporarily suspended flying operations for the CH-47D Chinook helicopter after identifying possible issues relating to the operation of the aircraft’s Advanced Flight Control […]
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Army
Retrain On Fundamentals, Including Discipline, Army General Says
As the Army leaves Iraq and eventually Afghanistan, the force must retrain on the fundamentals that had to be put aside due to the urgencies of current conflict–and this means […]
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International
Mexico Takes Delivery of S-70i Black Hawk Helicopter
Sikorsky recently delivered an S-70i Black Hawk helicopter to Jalisco, the first state government in Mexico to acquire the newest variant of the military utility aircraft, according to a company […]
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Army
BAE Systems To Upgrade Howitzers For Chile
BAE Systems yesterday said it received a $15.8 million contract to refurbish and upgrade 12 M109A5 howitzers for the Chilean Government through a foreign military sales contract. “The howitzers will […]
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Army
Army To Acquire More Sentinel Air Defense Radars
ThalesRaytheonSystems yesterday said the Army will procure 56 Improved Sentinel Battlefield Air Defense AN/MPQ-64 Radars. "The Sentinel battlefield radar not only meets the needs of today’s soldier, but will grow […]
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Army
BAE System M777 Howitzers On Order For Army Brigades
BAE Systems yesterday said the Defense Department ordered 70 BAE lightweight M777 howitzers to begin equipping the Army’s Infantry Brigade Combat Teams (IBCT). Valued at $134 million, the order takes […]
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International
CHC Helicopter Orders 20 Additional Super Puma Helicopters
CHC Helicopter has ordered and will incorporate 20 more Eurocopter EC225s Super Puma twin-engine helicopters into its operations over the next several years, CHC and European Aeronautic Defence and Space‘s […]
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Air Force
New Defense Leadership Takes Shape As Dempsey Becomes Joint Chiefs Chairman
Army Gen. Martin Dempsey was sworn in as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Sept. 30, setting the stage for a nearly entirely new team leading the Department of […]
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International
MD Helicopters Receives Logistics Support Contract For Afghan Air Force Training Helicopters
MD Helicopters Inc. (MDHI) said it has been awarded a $14.2 million fixed-firm contract from the U.S. Army to provide logistics support operations of rotary wing primary training aircraft and […]
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International
ScanEagle Provides Support To Operation Unified Protector
The ScanEagle unmanned aircraft system supported U.S. and NATO forces in their mission to protect civilians and reduce the flow of arms to Libya, prime contractor Insitu, a wholly owned […]