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December 11, 2007
Boeing's turbine-powered A160T Hummingbird drone crashed Dec. 10 during a flight test at Boeing Advanced Systems' test facility in Victorville, Calif...December 5, 2007
An international coalition is urging helicopter operators to adopt safety management systems as a means of improving rotorcraft safety. The International Helicopter Safety Team, launched in 2005 to cut helicopter...November 28, 2007
Three key trade unions are opposing plans by the United Kingdom to sell its military helicopter maintenance work. The work now is done by the Defense Aviation Repair Agency. U.K. officials in July...November 13, 2007
Sikorsky Aircraft has completed delivery of eight UH-60L Black Hawks to Jordan. The Middle East kingdom's Special Operations Aviation Brigade has been using the...November 9, 2007
The U.S. Army will replace FLIR Systems' targeting and acquisition sensor for the ARH-70A Arapaho with a new, Raytheon-developed unit on most of the full-rate production aircraft. That from the Army's Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter program office by way of explaining an $800 million Army...November 8, 2007
Has the configuration of the U.S. Army's ARH-70A Arapaho been changed to replace the FLIR Systems targeting sensor with one from Raytheon? The FLIR targeting and acquisition sensor system has been a key element in delays that have slipped deliveries...November 5, 2007
The U.S. Army's aviation chief tells Reuters he is satisfied with Bell Helicopter's efforts to get the delayed-riddled ARH-70A Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter program back on track. The news...November 1, 2007
Respect for the Pilot I have the utmost respect for the Vietnam War-era pilot. His ability to get the job done in the face of the worst conditions imaginable is legendary. But is this "mission at any cost" attitude compatible with the needs of emergency medical services (EMS)? Looking at reports from the accidents in the past few decades would seem to indicate that it is not. In my few years of...November 1, 2007
The majority of LEE BENSON’S SAR search and rescue operations occurred during his 26 -year career with the Los Angeles County Fire Dept. Additionally, in 1981 he flew for the Life Flight program in Indianapolis. But Lee observes that all helicopter pilots, regardless of their main mission, have done and continue to do lifesaving work as it is encountered in their day-to-day operations. STEVE...November 1, 2007
MILITARY/ATTACK The U.S. Army is in talks with Boeing about upgrading 95 older Apache AH-64s at a cost of around $14 million each, the service’s aviation chief, Brig. Gen. Stephen Mundt, said. Mundt said the Army initially planned to simply buy new Apache Block 3s at a cost of about $32 million each. However, upgrades of older Apaches to the Block 2 configuration would be needed in given combat...November 1, 2007
MILITARY The U.K. Defence Ministry has commissioned a study of how the workload on helicopter pilots may be reduced. CORDA, a consulting firm wholly owned by BAE Systems, is working in partnership with AgustaWestland and Qinetiq. The study is one of eight covered by a three-year Maritime Surface Effects...November 1, 2007
MILITARY/OBSERVATION Bell Helicopter parent Textron Inc. has agreed to acquire the unmanned aerial vehicle maker United Industrial Corp. for about $1.1 billion in cash by the end of the year. United Industrial’s wholly owned subsidiary, AAI Corp. is a leading provider of...November 1, 2007
Attack — Boeing has delivered to the U.S. Army the first AH-64D Apache Longbow under the extended Block 2 contract. Heavy-Lift — Bell Helicopter delivered H-1s to the U.S. Navy despite concerns about production deliveries. The Navy took delivery of six Lot 1 helicopters. All six helicopters were delivered as of the first week of October and are in test in the Southwest United States...November 1, 2007
The U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command awarded Boeing in Ridley Park, Pa., a $25.5 million modification to a firm, fixed-price contract for procurement of a CH-47F. Work is expected to be completed by December, 2012. The U.S. Naval Air Systems Command has awarded Raytheon Technical Services Co., Indianapolis, Ind., a $25 million contract for the development and procurement of additional V-22 training...November 1, 2007
You may not have seen much in the news about manpads and Iraq, but U.S. military officials and defense analysts are increasingly concerned about that threat to helicopters operating there. The concern is that Iraqi insurgents...November 1, 2007
ALL NEW U.S. ARMY AVIATORS NOW GRADUATE from the Flight School XXI (FSXXI) curriculum at Fort Rucker, Ala. The modernized schoolhouse has nearly all its required simulators, TH-67 primary training helicopters, and go-to-war aircraft. Compared to past training schemes, FSXXI gives each student pilot 50-80 additional hours in operational utility, cargo, attack, and scout helicopters. Hard comparisons with...November 1, 2007
The Netherlands is a key player in amphibious combat capabilities. Its navy’s helicopter fleet plays a major role in supporting that capability. This is the second part of report on operations of the air arm of the Royal Netherlands Navy. The first part appeared in our September 2007 issue. — The Editor DURING THE 24 HR WE WERE THE GUESTS OF THE ROYAL NETHERLANDS Navy on the HMS Rotterdam, the...November 1, 2007
THE AUSTRALIAN DEFENCE FORCE is pressing on with its efforts to "rationalise" its helicopter fleets, with just a few hurdles along the way. The requirement for new helicopters (and a simplified fleet mix) was made apparent again with the Oct. 2 grounding of the Royal Australian Navy’s fleet of six Westland-built Sea Kings. Those aircraft are to be replaced by some of the 46 MRH90s Australia...October 8, 2007
Bell Helicopter is expanding its facility in Amarillo, Texas. The $22 million expansion is scheduled to begin in July 2008 and will allow for increased production of the Bel/Boeingl V-22...October 1, 2007
UTILITY The U.S. Coast Guard plans to field its first unit of armed American Eurocopter HH-65C Dolphins in February and is making all its helicopters capable of carrying machine guns and rifles. As a part of its mission for the U.S. Homeland Security Dept. to intercept illegal drug runners, will make the 95 Dolphins it flies capable of being armed. The Coast Guard hopes to purchase seven more by the middle...
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