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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...December 21, 2010
Northrop Grumman and Bell Helicopter have completed the first test flight...December 17, 2010
U.S. Army officials joined Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman reps yesterday to mark handover of the 400th Longbow fire control radar (FCR) at a ceremony in Orlando, Fla...December 16, 2010
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 helicopter and houses landing gear, fuel and other components—comes after three years of design and...December 7, 2010
Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman joint venture Longbow, LLC has won a $26.8-million U.S...December 3, 2010
If the industrial base in the United States can learn anything from the fall-out from the post-Strategic Defense and Security Review (SDSR) recently carried out in the United Kingdom (UK), it would be that the recent cuts in the defence budget of around eight percent is going to hit small and medium enterprises (SMEs) the hardest. At a recent industry gathering in London, (‘Chatham house’ rules...December 3, 2010
Systecon Receives DALO Order The employee owned consultancy and software company Systecon AB has received an order from DALO (Danish Defense Acquisition and Logistics Organization) worth 3.5MSEK (approximately $500,000). The order is for consultancy services and Systecon´s ILS analysis tools OPUS10 and SIMLOX. Systecon’s services and tools will be used in DALO’s current acquisition of a...December 1, 2010
It is customary at every AUSA, the U.S. Army’s annual convention staged in Washington, DC during October, for the leaders of Army Aviation (dubbed ‘The Four Horsemen’) to openly discuss ‘on the record’ a wide range of subjects of current interest. Those present this year were: BG Anthony G. Crutchfield, U.S. Army Aviation Center of Excellence and Fort Rucker commanding...December 1, 2010
Sikorsky President Jeff Pino unveils the S-97 Raider in late October. Joy Finnegan Photo Sikorsky Aircraft has uncovered plans to build two prototype light tactical helicopters (LTHs) based on the X2 Technology demonstrator that unofficially claimed the helicopter world speed record in September, reaching 250 knots (288 mph) at the company’s Development Flight Center in West Palm Beach, Fla...December 1, 2010
Elbit Systems of America has secured a $45.5-million IDIQ contract from the Naval Surface...
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