Rotorcraft (All Services)
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Unmanned SystemsMissing Radiation Source Found in New Jersey; State, Federal Agencies Say They Did Not Use Drones To Look For It
Federal and state agencies on Tuesday said they did not look for a radiation source, since recovered, that went missing in New Jersey earlier this month. Spokespersons for the Nuclear […]
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InternationalHindustan Aeronautics Conducts First Successful Helicopter Air-to-Air Missile Test in India
The Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) recently “achieved a unique milestone” in the successful firing of an air-to-air missile on a moving aerial target, HAL said on […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyBell Unveils Ducted-Fan, Hybrid Electric Vertical Flight Vehicle
Bell [TXT] plans to have a fully-autonomous capable, ducted-fan driven, hybrid-electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) vehicle flying the mid-2020s. It’s name is Nexus and it could be the air […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Drops Draft RFP For Helicopter Trainer Replacement
The U.S. Navy released a draft request for proposals (RFP) for its new training helicopter and gave industry hopefuls about two weeks to provide comments on how the final document, […]
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Press ReleasesMDHI Delivers Initial Five Enhanced 530F Cayuse Warrior Helicopters To Afghan Air Force
MD Helicopters (MDHI) on Monday announced the delivery of five MD530F Cayuse Warrior helicopters to the Afghan Air Force (AAF). The aircraft are the first to be delivered under a $1.4 […]
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Navy/USMCIndustry Spooled Up For Navy Helicopter Trainer Competition
Hard at work on a formal set of requirements, the U.S. Navy is not saying much about its effort to replace its aging TH-57 training helicopter, but the competition is […]
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Navy/USMCMarines Field New Open Architecture Helicopter Mission Computer
The Marine Corps has fielded the first open-architecture mission-systems computer aboard the UH-1Y utility helicopter and AH-1Z gunship. Northrop Grumman [NOC] manufactured and delivered its Tech Refresh Mission Computer (TRMC) […]
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UncategorizedLight-Helicopter Market Could Reach $22 Billion Through 2031
The market for light military rotorcraft could be worth $22 billion over the next 15 years, according to industry analysis firm Forecast International. The market research and consulting firm projects […]
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ArmyL3 Protests Loss Of Army Aviation Services And Support Contract
L3 Technologies [LLL] will protest its loss of a major aviation support contract and its ouster as the primary provider of training and support services to the Army Aviation Center […]
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Business/FinancialRotor Air Producers Seek Faster Acquisition Cycle, See Increasing Automation
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. – Officials from three top rotary aircraft producers said that the acquisition cycle can and should be made shorter to keep up with technological needs, adding that […]