Pakistan receives four Mi-17 helicopters from US for anti-Taliban ops
US Embassy officials, in Islamabad, announced today that The United States delivered four Mi-17 cargo helicopters to the Pakistani army yesterday to support Pakistan’s counterinsurgency as well as humanitarian efforts. The United States is in the process of identifying additional Mi-17s that may be made available to Pakistan in...
$4.4 billion US VH-71 presidential helicopter program cancelled
Project On Government Oversight (POGO) has obtained a copy of the recent Congressional Research Service (CRS) report on the VH-71 presidential helicopter. According to media reports, CRS explores the costs of alternatives to canceling the program
Eurocopter to display its brand new EC175 helicopter at Paris Air Show
Eurocopter is presenting the EC175 for the first time in Europe at the 48th Paris Air Show. A full-scale mock-up of the 16-seat civil helicopter in its corporate version is on display
FLIR Systems wins orders on Black Hawk helicopters
FLIR Systems, Inc. announced today that a number of recent orders are expanding the company's presence on Sikorsky Black Hawk helicopters
US Air Force terminats Boeing CSAR-X contract
The US Air Force is terminating for convenience the system development and demonstration contract for the HH-47 Combat Search and Rescue Recovery Vehicle Program with the Boeing Co., of Ridley Park, Pennsylvania for $712,156,535
US approves sale of $820 million 12 Apache helicopters to Egypt
The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress of a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Egypt of 12 AH-64D Block II APACHE Longbow Helicopters and associated equipment, parts, training and support for an estimated cost of $820 million. The Government of Egypt has requested a possible sale of 12 AH-64D Block II APACHE Longbow Helicopters, 27 T700-GE-701D Engines, 36 Modernized Targeting Acquisition and Designation Systems/Pilot Night Vision Sensors, 28 M299 Hellfire Longbow Missile Launchers, 14 AN/ALQ-144(V)3 Infrared jammers, and 14 AN/APR-39B(V)2 Radar Signal Detecting Sets
Italian Army to receive sixteen ICH-47F Chinook helicopters from AgustaWestland
AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a contract for sixteen ICH-47F Chinook helicopters plus four options for the Italian Army by the General Directorate of Air Armaments (ARMAEREO). The contract value is approximately EUR 900 million and includes a five year logistic support service
Sikorsky has awarded development contract to Curtiss-Wright for CH-53K Helicopter
Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation has awarded Curtiss-Wright Corporation a contract to develop and supply data concentrator units for the CH-53K heavy-lift helicopter that is being developed for use by the U.S
Bell Helicopter to produce 24 Bell 407 helicopters for Iraq
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AgustaWestland offers TUHP 149 helicopter to Turkey
AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, unveiled a full scale mock-up of the TUHP 149 helicopter at IDEF 2009 in Istanbul today. The TUHP 149 is the AgustaWestland candidate for the Turkish Utility Helicopter Programme (TUHP)
Curtiss-Wright has been awarded $20 million contract by Claverham Limited for UH-60M...
Curtiss-Wright Corporation today announced that it has received a contract from Claverham Limited to provide transducers for use in the fly-by-wire systems that control the main rotor and tail rotor on the Sikorsky UH-60M Upgrade and CH-53K helicopters. he contract has a potential value in excess of $20 million over a 15-year period with shipments expected to begin in 2009
Eurocopter and Helibras announce the first flight simulator for helicopters in Latin...
Eurocopter and its Brazilian subsidiary Helibras are pleased to announce the introduction of the first flight simulator for helicopters in Latin America at LAAD show in Rio de Janeiro. The flight simulator which will be operational in two years time in the state of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, will be designed to recreate the cockpit environment and missions of a EC725 helicopter
Qatar Abandons Gaza Mediation Over Israeli Bombing
New Combat Rations for U.S. Forces- Lighter, Comact and Packing More Energy...
Polish F-16 Fires Missile at House While Aiming for Russian Drone
U.S. Approves 12 F-16 Jets Sale to Peru worth $3.42B
China's Mass-produced J-35A Aircraft Set to Disrupt Global Stealth Fighter Market
China is aiming to disrupt the global stealth fighter market by mass-producing its fifth-generation J-35A at a pace comparable to...
The Future of Combat: Miniaturized Laser Weapons Set to Replace Bullets and Missiles
Lasers may soon replace bullets, and drones could disable enemy UAVs with beams of light instead of missiles
Four-legged Robots Vs. Military Dogs
Four legged robots that resemble dogs are increasingly being seen in war zones and exercises for functions such as reconnaissance...
Lockheed Martin Faces Billions in F-35 Cuts Under U.S. Policy Shift
Americas policy of controlling F-35 usage, spares, and maintenance—combined with President Donald Trumps threats of trade wars with Europe, halted...
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...