Helicopter News
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UncategorizedFAA Finally Finalizes Rule For Flying Small Unmanned Aircraft In National Airspace
Nearly two years past its original congressionally mandate deadline, the Federal Aviation Administration has issued first operational rules for routine commercial use of small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), an initial […]
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U.S. Navy Delivers First Three MH-60R Seahawks To Danish Defense
The U.S. Navy delivered the first three of nine Lockheed Martin [LMT] MH-60R Seahawk helicopters to Denmark’s unified armed forces at a ceremony on June 6 in Copenhagen Harbor, the […]
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UAE Awards CAE Contract To Provide Helicopter Simulators And Training Devices
CAE [CAE] was awarded a contract from the General Headquarters (GHQ) of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Armed Forces to provide the UAE Joint Aviation Command (JAC) with a set […]
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Apache Helicopters Draw First Blood Against Islamic State In Iraq
BRUSSELS –One of the dozen AH-64 Apache helicopters that have been available to Iraqi combat units for months in their fight against Islamic State militants has destroyed an ISIS vehicle […]
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Airbus Helicopters Finishes First Round Of Firing Tests With HForce System
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 June 13. The HForce […]
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Experts Believe Air Force Will Field Combat Rescue Helicopter
The Air Force has a messy history with fielding new rotary wing aircraft, but a pair of experts believes the service will get it right this time with its Combat […]
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HN for Wed., June 8, 2016
- McCain’s $17 Billion Amendment to NDAA Adds Billions For Aircraft, Ship Procurement
- Army Achieves Number Of Firsts In JAGM Program
- Korean Aerospace Industries Selects Safran As Engine Supplier For Light Helicopters
- Turkey And Sikorsky Sign $3.5 Billion Agreements For Utility Helicopter Program
- Boeing Wins $668 Million Contract To Provide Apaches To Qatar
- Senate Panel Wants Coast Guard To Take Hard Look At Ultra Long Endurance UAS
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Senate Panel Wants Coast Guard To Take Hard Look At Ultra Long Endurance UAS
To better put the Coast Guard in a position to counter drug smuggling far from American shores, Senate Appropriators are recommending a significant boost in the service’s research and development […]
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Boeing Wins $668 Million Contract To Provide Apaches To Qatar
The U.S. Army awarded Boeing [BA] an undefinitized fixed-price-incentive, foreign military sales (FMS) contract worth nearly $668 million to provide 24 AH-64E Apache helicopters to Qatar, the Army said June […]
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Turkey And Sikorsky Sign $3.5 Billion Agreements For Utility Helicopter Program
Sikorsky [LMT] and Turkey signed multiple agreements under the TUHP-Turkish Utility Helicopter Program worth a total of $3.5 billion, prime contractor Turkish Aerospace Industries Inc. (TAI) said June 7. Under […]