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March 5, 2011
Larry Roberts is senior vice president of Bell Helicopter’s Commercial Business. He spoke with Rotor & Wing just prior to Heli-Expo about what to expect in the coming months from the longtime helicopter manufacturer. Rotor & Wing: Our March cover story features the headline, “Battling Back,” and talks about how Bell is striving to regain ground in the commercial market. What does...March 4, 2011
The Bell/Boeing V-22 Osprey tiltrotor has come a long way since the early days when cost overruns, design problems and two back-to-back fatal accidents in 2000 nearly cancelled the program on...March 3, 2011
The key themes outlined in the Financial Year 2011 U.S. Defense Budget hold no major surprises in their focus: • Taking Care of People • Rebalancing Military • Current Wars • Current/Future Conflicts • Reforming What and How We Buy • Supporting Our Troops in the Field The presumed spend of U.S. GDP in 2011 is expected to be 4.7 percent (assuming the GDP projections reflected...March 3, 2011
When will the outdated critics of the V-22 Osprey realize that the world has moved on and their protestation are out of touch with the real world. ‘Wake up and smell the coffee!’ Just look at the current crisis in Libya. The constant running of video clips on news broadcaster CNN clearly show a deck full of MV-22s on the USS Kearsage—a ship whose primary mission as described by the U.S...March 3, 2011
Afghanistan AAR Deploys S-92s to Afghanistan Sikorsky Aircraft has handed over two S-92s to AAR Corp. for passenger and cargo missions in Afghanistan. AAR is conducting operations for the U.S. Transportation Command, which supplies services for the Department of Defense. Both helicopters are designed with flexible interior space in order to accommodate passengers or cargo. India Russian Helicopters Opens...March 1, 2011
The short video clip from Bell Helicopter’s website is impressive. “Welcome to the evolution of Bell Helicopter,” says the announcer dramatically, as Bell 4 Series rotorcraft skim effortlessly over the ground. The message is brief, but the intent is clear: This is the new Bell Helicopter, revitalized with new products and decisive leadership. It will take more than slick advertising for...March 1, 2011
The Bell/Boeing V-22 Osprey tiltrotor has come a long way since the early days when cost overruns, design problems and two back-to-back fatal accidents in 2000 nearly cancelled the program on several occasions. The bugs were worked out long ago and the vertical short/takeoff and landing (V/STOL)-capable V-22 is seeing a lot of action these days. Over the last two years, the V-22 has accumulated nearly...February 24, 2011
Under a Global Supply Chain (GSC) Deed, Lockheed Martin is planning to offer subcontracts to companies in Australia related to...February 17, 2011
During a ceremony Wednesday in Florida, Lockheed Martin officials marked the handover of the...February 9, 2011
A new active and passive self-protection suite for helicopters is available from Elisra. The system includes a RF-laser-EO...February 1, 2011
Eurocopter completed the initial runs of four airframes in late 2010—the second prototype EC175, the Tiger HAD and NH Industries NH-90 tactical transport helicopter (TTH) for both France and Spain. The EC175 (shown at right) took off December 17 from the manufacturer’s plant in Marignane, France for a series of basic handling and system...February 1, 2011
Helibras will modernize the Brazilian Army Aviation Command’s fleet of 36 Eurocopter AS350s. Eurocopter’s Helibras subsidiary has won a contract to modernize a fleet of 36 AS350 Ecureuils in operation with the Brazilian Army Aviation Command. The agreement includes a complete rebuilding of three of the helicopters. Terms of the deal call for work to start during 2011 and run through...January 27, 2011
Late last year, on Dec. 10, 2010, a vertical unmanned air system (VUAS) called Fire-X, jointly developed by Northrop Grumman and Bell Helicopter, completed its first fully autonomous flight at the Yuma Proving Ground in Arizona. The first flight, which was achieved only 11 months after development began, involved a short-duration hover to validate safe and reliable autonomous flight. This was achieved by...January 27, 2011
For a defense journalist, there is always something unique about attending the Association of the United States Army’s (AUSA) Institute of Land Warfare (ILW) Aviation Symposium and Exposition, regularly held in Washington, D.C., and its bigger brother, the Army Aviation Association of America (Quad-A), held all over the country but often in Nashville, Tenn. The spread and depth of senior Army...January 18, 2011
Sikorsky has opened a new “virtual reality” center for the CH-53K at engineering labs within its primary facility in Stratford, Conn. The center will...January 7, 2011
Lockheed Martin has secured a $15-million U.S. Army contract to supply its VNsight low-light-level TV capability for the Boeing Apache's Arrowhead...January 4, 2011
Eurocopter subsidiary Helibras has handed over the first three Brazilian Armed Forces EC725s under a 50-helicopter...January 1, 2011
ITT Corp. has handed over the first major structural subassembly for the U.S. Marine Corps CH-53K heavy lift helicopter to Sikorsky’s development flight center in West Palm Beach, Fla. The delivery of the initial sponson—a 25 x 4 x 5-foot structure that attaches to each side of the...January 1, 2011
The European Aeronautic Defense and Space (EADS) company flew its first fully mission-equipped AAS-72X last month, moving it one step closer to an anticipated U.S. Army bid for an armed aerial scout helicopter. Two years ago the Army terminated an earlier program to replace the OH-58D Kiowa Warrior attack scout helicopter, and is now formulating an Analysis of Alternatives for a replacement aircraft...January 1, 2011
The United Kingdom is moving towards smaller, more specialized operations, backed by a better organized defense-wide logistics process. That is the perspective recently presented by Lt. Gen. Gary Coward, Chief of Materiel (Land) at the Defense Equipment and Support (DES), part of the UK’s Ministry of Defence. As a direct result of the Strategic Defense and Security Review (SDSR), the UK’s...
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