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November 1, 2010
As I write this column before the outcome of the UK’s Strategic Defence and Security Review (SDSR) is known (expected towards the end of October), it is already clear that the process has been rushed through. Where the previous SDR in 1998 took a year-plus to complete, this time and despite the desperate need for a strategic re-evaluation which is long overdue, the process hasn’t taken more...October 29, 2010
Boeing’s industry/government team that supports the AH-64D Apache performance-based logistics (PBL) program has...October 28, 2010
While military rotorcraft news will always be the main theme running through this newsletter, our military and defense industry readers are also hungry for information, comment and news of events that help to shape the structure and influence the deployment of rotorcraft forces worldwide, now and in the future. To this end, I make no apologies about occasionally broadening this column out to cover wider...October 28, 2010
Second AW159 Lynx Wildcat Makes Its First Flight AgustaWestland announced that the second AW159 multi-role military helicopter successfully completed its maiden flight at AgustaWestland’s Yeovil facility yesterday. During its maiden flight a range of general handling checks were completed and it performed as expected. The aircraft, designated TI2, is the second of three test aircraft that will...October 28, 2010
Frost & Sullivan: The Global War against Terrorism Drives the U.S. Military Helicopter Market http://www.prlog.org/10992315-frost-sullivan-the-global-war-against-terrorism-drives-the-us-military-helicopter-market.html Prince William Completes His First SAR Shift...October 26, 2010
Northrop Grumman has finished a three-month Operational Evaluation (OPEVAL) of its Integrated Avionics System (IAS) on the U.S...October 26, 2010
Boeing has secured a $247-million U.S. Army contract to begin low rate initial production (LRIP) for eight Block III AH-64D Apaches in...October 25, 2010
EADS North America is nearing first flight of one of three Armed Aerial Scout 72X...October 21, 2010
Sikorsky Aircraft President Jeffrey Pino on Wednesday unveiled the S-97 “X2 Raider,” a light tactical helicopter based on the coaxial X2 design. The X2...October 18, 2010
The second prototype AgustaWestland AW159 Lynx Wildcat took to the skies for the first time Oct. 14 at...October 5, 2010
After determining the Bell AH-1Z Cobra is operationally effective, the U.S. Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) program office has recommended...October 1, 2010
Interview with Col. Eric K. Fippinger Deputy Commander, 3rd U.S. Marine Corps Air Wing (Forward) Marines from 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Battalion, prepare to board a CH-53 Super Stallion on September 2. Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 361 is one of the major personnel and cargo transport units for 3rd MAW (Forward). USMC Sgt. Deanne Hurla Andrew Drwiega, Rotor & Wing...October 1, 2010
The Horizontal Situation Display-Hover (HSDH) displays hover reference symbology and steering cues, allowing the user to maintain precise orientation to the surface during challenging, complex and dynamic hovering and external load missions in adverse or nighttime conditions, such as brownout. The operator can analyze a hover reference point (small home plate symbol), velocity and acceleration cues, hover...October 1, 2010
On Sept.15, 2010, Sikorsky Aircraft’s X2 Technology demonstrator flew at a speed of 250 knots true airspeed in level flight at the Sikorsky Development Flight Center in West Palm Beach, Fla. Reaching 250 knots accomplished the program’s ultimate speed target. The milestone, reached during a 1.1-hour flight, is an unofficial speed record for a helicopter. The demonstrator also reached 260 knots...September 29, 2010
Engineers from Northrop Grumman and Bell Helicopter powered up the Fire-X unmanned aerial system (UAS) for the first time Sept. 17 at...September 24, 2010
Under a U.S. Army contract worth more than $5 million, Boulder, Colo.-based Air Comm will supply cockpit...September 23, 2010
The U.S. Navy’s MH-60R and MH-60S helicopters are set to receive a software upgrade under a new Lockheed Martin contract. The...September 23, 2010
The U.S. military has made public the names of the nine U.S. soldiers who died in Tuesday’s NATO helicopter crash in Afghanistan. Five of the troops came...September 21, 2010
Nine soldiers were killed early Tuesday morning when a NATO helicopter crashed in the Zabul province of...September 20, 2010
On the day that the Sikorsky X2 topped 250 knots true airspeed, Sikorsky President Jeffrey Pino, Innovations...
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- Northrop Grumman Touts MQ-8C as 'Rotary UAV of the Future'
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