India-Russia Helicopter JV To Manufacture 190 Helicopters in 9 years
The Russian-Indian enterprise created by Russian Helicopters, JSC Rosoboronexport and India's HAL Corporation must arrange the localization of production and supply of 200 light multirole Ka-226T for 9 years. The first 60 helicopters will be produced in Russia, and the production of the remaining 140 helicopters is being planned in India
Airbus Refutes Polish Media's Allegations On Caracal Helicopter Tender
The CEO of Airbus Helicopters has released a statement Tuesday refuting “misleading allegations” in the Polish media about the tender which was scrapped by the Polish government. According to the
Taiwan, Tunisia To Receive ‘Uniquely Configured’ UH-60M Black Hawk Choppers
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., has won a US$187 million US DoD contract for 10 UH-60M ‘Uniquely Configured Black Hawk choppers, six to Taiwan and four to Tunisia
Bell Helicopter To Supply Huey II helicopters To Kenya, Uganda Under FMS
Bell Helicopter was awarded an $86.9 million foreign military sales (FMS) contract to produce and deliver five Huey II helicopters, spare parts and special tools each to Kenya and Uganda
Angola, Mali, Nigeria, Sudan To Get Russian Mil Helicopters By 2017
Angola, Mali, Nigeria and Sudan will be acquiring Russian Mil Mi-8/17 medium multirole and Mi-24/35 attack helicopters by 2017. Helicopters are the most sought military hardware in South Africa, said Yury Demchenko, the head of the delegation for Rosoboronexport, to the Africa Aerospace & Defense Expo, which opened in the South...
HAL Conducts Technical Flight Of Light Utility Helicopter
Indias Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) conducted a technical flight of indigenous Light Utility Helicopter (LUH). The helicopter lifted at 1210 hours and was in the air for 15 minutes at HAL facilities
Russian Helicopters Approves Mi-Series Service Center In Iran
Russian Helicopters has conducted a technical examination of the Iranian Helicopter Support and Renewal Company (IHSRC) to authorize it as the only Mi-series aircraft and components repair enterprise in Iran Russian experts carried out technical examination of the Iranian company during July 2016, the company announced Thursday. During the talks between Russian Helicopters representatives and their Iranian colleagues, an action plan was developed for reequipping the aircraft repair enterprise - IHSRC and its subsequent authorization as the only comprehensive center for maintenance and overhaul of the Mi-17/171 civilian helicopters in Iran
Boeing To Shift AH-64 Apache Helicopter Fuselage Manufacturing To India
Boeing and Tata Advanced Systems today established a new facility in Hyderabad, India named TATA Boeing Aerospace Limited (TBAL) to co-produce Boeing AH-64 Apache helicopter fuselages, aero structures as well as to pursue integrated systems in aerospace. The Hyderabad production facility will eventually be the sole producer of AH-64 fuselages globally
Qatar To Buy 24 Boeing Apache Choppers For $667 Million
Qatar will buy 24 Boeing AH-64E Apache Helicopters for $667 million in a Foreign Military Sales deal. The deal includes a Longbow crew trainer, support equipment and Thales radios
HAL-Russian Helicopters Working on Improving KA-226T “Technical Concept”
Indian and Russian experts are currently working on improving the technical concept of the KA-226T helicopters, which could mean customizing the choppers to Indian requirements. Sergei Goreslavsky, Deputy Director General of Rosoboronexport said in an interview to Interfax-AVN earlier this week that parallel to this activity, documentation for the creation of a joint venture in India and the setting up of an assembly plant was in “full swing
Pakistan Military Orders undisclosed number of AgustaWestland AW139 Choppers
Pakistan has signed a contract for an undisclosed number of AgustaWestland AW139 intermediate twin engine helicopters with Leonardo-Finmeccanica. The signing was held in Islamabad yesterday in the presence of the H
Russian Ka-52 Choppers Make Combat Debut In Syria
Russian Kamov Ka-52 attack helicopter has made its combat debut in Syria. "Both Mi-28N and Ka-52 combat helicopters have started to make combat sorties in Syria
Italy Orders 14 Additional M142 HIMARS Rocket Systems
German Chancellor Blocks €3B Ukraine Aid with IRIS-T Systems Ahead of Elections
Ukraine to Get Thousands of Drones Worth Over $125M
Serbia Cancelling Arms Contracts with Russia, Preferring Chinese Weapons Instead
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