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September 1, 2010
Stratford, Conn.-based Sikorsky Aircraft has completed the critical design review (CDR) for the heavy lift CH-53K. The manufacturer...September 1, 2010
Boeing’s newest Chinook program hit the century mark in July with rollout of the 100th CH-47F. The “F” model Chinook first flew in April 2005, became operational in mid-2007, and has proven to have exceptional reliability and combat sustainability in Iraq and Afghanistan, according to LTG William Phillips, principal military deputy to the Assistant Secretary of the Army for acquisition...September 1, 2010
"Back to the Future" would have been an apt theme when Pentagon and U.S. rotorcraft industry and academic representatives convened in Huntsville, Ala., May 5-6 for a workshop on a nascent organization called the Vertical Lift Consortium. The meeting at the Army’s Redstone Arsenal was part of a Defense Department quest to ensure the future of the U.S. vertical lift industry by trying to get...September 1, 2010
In 2003 the Australian Government published its Defense Aerospace Sector Strategic Plan. Its aim was to build a defense industrial base that could sustain and support a technologically advanced Australian Defense Force (ADF). In terms of military rotorcraft, the commanders of 16 Army Aviation Brigade (AAAv) are working to a timetable that should deliver that capability ready across the board for frontline...August 30, 2010
Hold the Front Page Welcome to the first monthly Military Newsletter published by Rotor & Wing. The aim of the newsletter is to present a round-up of comment and interviews that are original and that you will not have seen elsewhere, supported by general information about military industrial complex and the military worldwide that you might have missed. This first issue features an interview with...August 30, 2010
Australia Supports ISAF in Afghanistan Colonel Andrew MacNab, deputy commander, 16 Army Aviation Brigade, Australian Army talks exclusively to R&W about his country’s rotary wing commitment to the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan. The interview took place at Enoggera Barricks, Brisbane on 31 May 2010. Andrew Drwiega: Colonel MacNab, could you outline your current...August 30, 2010
European Air Group’s Annual Personnel CJPRS Course Heads For Germany The next European Air Group Combined Joint Personnel Recovery Standardization (CJPRS) course will be conducted at Lechfeld airbase, southern Germany, from 15-30 September 2010. The German Air Force’s LTC Uwe Schleimer (JPR-1) is the man responsible for putting the two-week course and exercise together at the EAG’s...August 26, 2010
United Rotorcraft Solutions (URS) delivered two Bell 430’s to the Ecuadorian Navy on August 1, 2010. The first 430 received a Garmin GNS400 GPS coupled to...August 11, 2010
AgustaWestland has inked a deal to supply six AW139s to the Government of Panama. Four of the helicopters will...August 10, 2010
A program featuring Rotor & Wing contributor Richard Whittle appeared on C-SPAN’s “After Words” yesterday and over the weekend. John...August 6, 2010
Sikorsky Aircraft has wrapped up the critical design review (CDR) for the CH-53K heavy lift helicopter. Teams from the manufacturer...August 1, 2010
Sikorsky Aircraft has conducted the inaugural flight of the S-70i. The international Black Hawk...August 1, 2010
Russian Helicopters holding company Ulan-Ude aviation plant recently handed over two Mi-171s to UTair. The...August 1, 2010
John Garrison says he is “thrilled, honored and humbled” to be the chief executive officer at Bell Helicopter, a post he was assigned in August 2009 by parent company Textron Inc. “It is a thrilling industry. There’s amazing things going on in this industry,” Garrison said in his first extended interview. “I’m honored, leading a company like Bell Helicopter going...August 1, 2010
CAMP BASTION, Helmand Province, Afghanistan During early summer the British Joint Helicopter Force—Afghanistan [JHF (A)] began its operational integration into the U.S. 3rd Marine Aviation Wing, part of the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force, based alongside British forces at Camp Bastion, Helmand Province. The decision is one that represents a logical and tactical step forward in the practical pooling...August 1, 2010
I was standing right by the exit of the arrivals channel at Kabul airport. I was there because flying in with an obscure offshoot of Air India was the only way that I was going to be able to report on the helicopter war in Afghanistan for a third time. So now, through necessity, I was talking on my mobile phone (which I had previously always been told not to use in-country in case the bad guys monitored it...August 1, 2010
Since my last column, I have had the privilege of attending three very unique conferences. The first was the Army Aviation Association of America’s annual showcase in Fort Worth, Texas. Seeing and listening to the professional flight and support crews that make up Army Aviation today made me come home and polish my Army Flight Wings. God bless every one of you and your families. The next conference...July 1, 2010
The last time that I flew into Camp Bastion in the back of a CH-47 Chinook helicopter in 2008, it was a typical British forward operating base. Tightly packed and ordered. You could walk across it in perhaps 15 minutes at ordinary pace. You got the feeling that everything that was there was needed. The runway was graded (i.e. was not hard concrete but gravel). After a day of C-130 Hercules streaming in to...July 1, 2010
Newer airframe designs incorporating vulnerability reduction concepts and crashworthiness reduced combat losses to commonly used weapons six-fold since Vietnam. DoD Graphic The U.S. Deputy Undersecretary for Acquisition and Technology recently published its Study on Rotorcraft Survivability. This document addresses many of the shortfalls that military helicopter crews have cited for years and formalizes...July 1, 2010
There just has to be a better way! This statement can probably be attributed to nearly every defense acquisition official who has ever endured the lengthy procurement process for military systems. In contrast, the U.S. Army and Navy light utility helicopter (LUH) program has proven itself to be a successful commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) solution for the U.S. military. With its combination of high product...
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