Helicopters (All Services)
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Air ForceBoeing And Leonardo Show Off MH-139 UH-1N Replacement Offering
PHILADELPHIA–Boeing [BA] and Italy’s Leonardo said Monday they are confident their MH-139 is the best value to the taxpayer for the UH-1N Huey helicopter replacement program. Boeing revealed in March it […]
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InternationalElbit Wins $110 Million Contract To Upgrade Asia-Pacific Mi-17 Helicopters
Elbit Systems Ltd. [ESLT] won a five-year $110 million contract from an unspecific Asia-Pacific country for the upgrade and maintenance of Mi-17 helicopters, the company said Wednesday. The contract will […]
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InternationalAirbus Delivers First Three Of 11 AS565 MBe Panther Helicopters To Indonesia
Airbus Helicopters delivered the first three of 11 AS565 MBe Panther helicopters to Indonesia at a ceremony held at the company’s headquarters in Marignane, France, the company said Tuesday. The […]
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InternationalAirbus And Helibras Introduce First Brazilian Naval Combat Version of H225M Super Puma
Airbus Helicopters and Brazilian subsidiary Helibras introduced the first naval combat configuration of the H225M Super Puma helicopter for the Brazilian Navy this week, the company said Thursday. This H225M […]
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InternationalAirbus Presents H225M Caracal Helicopter At Polish Defense Exhibition
Airbus Helicopters is set to showcase the H225M Caracal helicopter at the MSPO International Defence Industry Exhibition next week in Kielce, Poland after it landed Thursday following a ferry flight […]
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InternationalTurkish Bell 429 Helicopters Reach 95 Percent Operational Availability Rate
The Bell 429 helicopter fleet of the Turkish National Police and General Directorate of Forestry have reached a 95 percent operational Availability Rate, Bell Helicopter Textron [TXT] said Monday. There […]
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InternationalGD Wins Contract To Provide Mission System Equipment For Brazil Helicopters
Leonardo Helicopters (formerly AugustaWestland/Finmeccanica) awarded General Dynamics [GD] a contract to provide mission system equipment for Brazil’s Super Lynx helicopter upgrade program, GD said Wednesday. The helicopter’s cockpit will be […]
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ArmyU.S. Army Awards LONGBOW LLC $90 Million Contract To Upgrade Helicopter Fire Control Radar
LONGBOW LLC won a $90 million U.S. Army contract to upgrade the AH-64 Apache attack helicopter’s LONGBOW Fire Control Radar (FCR), Lockheed Martin said Wednesday. LONGBOW is a joint venture […]
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Business/FinancialGD Wins Contract To Update Stores Management System For UK Helicopters
Leonardo Helicopters (formerly AugustaWestland/Finmeccanica) awarded General Dynamics [GD] a contract to update the Stores management Systems (SMS) on the United Kingdom Royal Navy Wildcat helicopters, GD said Tuesday. The SMS […]
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InternationalIsrael Requests $300 Million In Excess SH-60F Sea Hawk Helicopter Equipment And Support
The State Department approved a possible $300 million Foreign Military Sales (FMS) request to Israel for Excess SH-60F Sea-Hawk Helicopter equipment and support. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified […]