June 18, 2013
Kamov Ka-52 Hunts for International Orders
By Andrew Drwiega, International Bureau Chief
The team from Russian Helicopters came to the Paris Air Show to talk about the Ka-52, but more particularly to open dialogue with potential customers who may wish to “use their own systems and tailor the aircraft to their own national needs,” according to Sergey Mikeev, Kamov’s chief design engineer. There was a time, he said, “when the Black Shark (Ka-50) was the most advanced helicopter and now the Ka-52 in its present configuration is the best to...
TacView Display Selected by National Guard
June 17, 2013 | Esterline CMC Electronics has been awarded a contract by Borsigh to supply its TacView Portable Mission Display for the U.S. Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve Command Real Time Information in the Cockpit (RTIC) Full Rate Production (FRP) program. The...
Paris: Lockheed, CAE form F-35 Lightning II Training Alliance
June 17, 2013 | Lockheed Martin on the first day of the 2013 Paris Air Show signed an agreement with Quebec-based CAE, designating the flight training company as a preferred in-country provider of F-35 training support. (Steve O’Bryan, of...
Beechcraft Loses GAO Protest for LAS Contract
June 14, 2013 | Beechcraft Corp.'s protest on the U.S. Air Force light air support contract (LAS) has been rejected by the Government Accountability Office (GAO), as the agency supports the decision to award the contract to Brazilian manufacturer Embraer. The...
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