Sikorsky Wins Two SAR Helicopter Contracts At China Helicopter Expo
Sikorsky Aircraft yesterday signed two contracts for a total of eight Sikorsky S-76Dsearch and rescue (SAR) helicopters at the China Helicopter Exposition. The latest SAR contract is the fifth that China's MOT has awarded to Sikorsky for the S-76 series of helicopters since 2000
China Displays New Unmanned Helicopter At China Helicopter Expo
China unveiled its new unmanned helicopter even as the country is developing choppers with the ability to fly at speeds twice the current average. The JY-8, which does not feature a tail rotor, can reach a maximum speed of 400 km per hour
AgustaWestland Wins Helicopter Contract Worth 170 Million Euros
AgustaWestland has won a contract worth about EUR 170 million from Sino-US Helicopter investment Co., China
Eurocopter Touts Caracal helicopter For Poland's New Helicopter Acquisition
As part of the presence at Polands MSPO defense industry exhibition being held September 2-5 in Kielce, Eurocopter has brought for a second time the EC725 Caracal helicopter. The Caracal is proposed for Polands acquisition of 70 multi-role helicopters, with Eurocopter and Turbomeca (Safran) signing industrial cooperation agreements that include the...
Middle Eastern Countries Plan CH-47 Chinook Purchase
Libya, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar plans to purchase CH-47 Chinook helicopter in coming years, Boeing officials were quoted by Defense News. If deals being negotiated between Boeing and these three countries would eventually be finalized, projections are that at least 54 Chinooks would be shipped overseas, making up a good portion...
Sagem, Kamov To Jointly Develop Kamov-52 Attack Helicopters
Sagem and Kamov have agreed to jointly develop an enhanced version of the Kamov-52 Alligator attack helicopter, which will address a requirement expressed by several countries. Sagem and Kamov started working together in 2011, with the aim of offering upgrade solutions, including integration, for Kamov helicopters, in particular Sagem optronic equipment and LINS 100 inertial navigation systems
Russia To Unveil New Ka-62 Helicopter At MAKS 2013
Russian Helicopters will present the first prototype of the new medium multirole Ka-62 at the MAKS 2013 show. The Ka-62 is the first helicopter that Russian Helicopters has created in international co-operation with European partners who worked on individual components
One Year Of Operational Deployment For NH-90 Helicopter
The two NH-90 helicopters of the Italian Army Aviation command (AVES), assigned to Task Force ‘Fenice (Phoenix) of Regional Command West (RC-W), has arrived at the headquarters of the ISAF Joint Command (IJC). Italian armys NH-90s helicopter, which recently passed the 1,000 flight hour milestone, arrived in the Afghan theater of operations in August of last year and, for the first time ever among the programs partner nations, have been engaged in combat and combat support missions
Russia To Introduce New Mi-171A2 Helicopter At MAKS 2013
Russian Helicopters will present the new medium multirole Mi-171A2 at the MAKS 2013 show, which starts on August 27 in the Moscow Region town of Zhukovsky. The Mi-171A2 is one of the most eagerly anticipated new models of the Russian aviation industry
Russia Cancels ‘Expensive’ AW139 Helicopter Contract
Russias Deputy Defense Minister Yury Borisov announced this week that the plan to procure 35 AW139 helicopters from AgustaWestland has been cancelled only a week before the MAKS Air Show is to begin. The defense ministry considers the helicopters too expensive at $700 million, Itar-Tass reported
Apache Sale to Indonesia Despite Human Rights Groups Objections
Keen to procure Apache helicopters for its air force, a 14-person delegation from Indonesia , which included Army Chief Gen. Moeldoko and Defense Ministry Secretary General Lt
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Russian Su-57 and Chinese J-20 as Alternatives to the American F-35 Stealth Fighter
As the Russian Su-57 stealth fighter jet enters serial production, the debate over how it stacks up against the American...
NATO’s Intensified Exercises a Prep to Attack Russia?
Recent NATO exercises such as the BALTOPS-24, Steadfast Defender 2024 and its first-ever Basic Fighter Maneuvers exercise have been its...
Precision in the Skies: The Evolution of Loitering Munitions
Loitering munitions - drones that hover over a target and blow up near it - have become the weapon of...
Is the Patriot Air Defense System Outdated?
After Israel revealed its decision to decommission its U