India-Russia Enter Final Negotiations For Purchase of 48 Mi-17-V5 Helicopters
India and Russia have entered final negotiations for the purchase of 48 Mi-17 helicopters following the conclusion of pre-contractual work earlier this year. The contract is estimated to be worth between US$700 million to $800 million, though officially there is no word on the pricing
Sikorsky Takes a Crack At Indian VVIP Chopper Requirement
Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, is ready to build a fleet of Head of State helicopters for the Indian Government based on the S-92 model. “Sikorsky will be and is ready to respond to a request for proposals whenever the Indian Government issues an RFI/RFP,” said Air Vice Marshall Arvind Walia...
Russian Helicopters To Supply Parts For Peruvian Air Force's Mi-8 Helicopters
Russian Helicopters has won a tender for supplying parts for Peruvian Air Forces Mi-8 helicopters and will begin deliveries in 2017. The new contracts will help obstruct the spread of counterfeit parts that put crew and aircraft safety at risk, the company's deputy CEO, Grigory Kozlov was quoted as saying by
Indonesian Firm To Maintain Saudi Military Aircraft
Indonesias state-owned aircraft manufacture PT Dirgantara Indonesia (DI) will provide maintenance services Saudi Arabian military helicopters and aircraft, starting in 2017. “We are still processing the contract,” Brig
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 African Republic on Wednesday
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
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NATO’s Intensified Exercises a Prep to Attack Russia?
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Is the Patriot Air Defense System Outdated?
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