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Airbus To Collaborate With Indian Companies To Make Helicopters

February 20, 2015 @ 02:41 PM

Airbus Helicopters has planned to jointly make military helicopters with India's Mahindra & Mahindra, Reliance Industries and Tata Group to comply with rules aimed at helping the nascent local defence industry. The company is offering to build its light utility AS550 Fennec and the medium lift EC725 for India's armed forces,...

Dynamatic Manufactures First Chinook Aerostructures For Boeing

February 18, 2015 @ 01:11 PM

Indias Dynamatic Technologies Limited has manufactured the first set of aft pylon and cargo ramp assemblies for Boeings CH-47F Chinook helicopter. “The production of major aerostructures for Boeings CH-47F helicopter is a major accomplishment, and is a significant milestone for the Indian aerospace industry,” said Udayant Malhoutra, CEO and managing director,...

Iran Conducting Final Tests Of Homa Helicopter

February 17, 2015 @ 10:54 AM

Irans latest helicopter 'Homa is now at the final stage of testing, Managing-Director of Iran's Helicopter Renovation and Logistics Company (PANHA) General Mohammad Ali Ahmadabadi said. "The helicopter has been built as a result of the efforts of PANHA company and is a 14-seater chopper," Ahmadabadi was quoted as saying by...

Airbus Wins $220.5 Million Contract For UH-72A Lakota Helicopters

February 16, 2015 @ 08:59 AM

Airbus has won a $220.5 million contract from the US army for procurement of more 41 UH-72A Lakota helicopters equipped with Airborne Radio Communications 231 radios

Chinese Z-20 Medium Lift Helos To Enter Production In 2018

February 16, 2015 @ 07:20 AM

Chinas Harbin Aircraft Manufacturing Corporation is likely to start production of Z-20 medium lift helicopter in 2018. Z-20 was designed based on the stealth version of US Black Hawk that was abandoned by US Navy SEALs in Pakistan where it crashed during an operation to kill Osama Bin Laden on 1,...

Finmeccanica Signs €110 Million Contract For 11 Agustawestland Helicopters

February 13, 2015 @ 10:53 AM

The Finmeccanica Company has signed a contract valued at approximately €110 million for eleven helicopters with Lease Corporation International (LCI). The agreement concerns a mix of AW169, AW139 and AW189 helicopters

Argentina Likely To Buy More Russian Mi-171E Helos

February 12, 2015 @ 12:35 PM

Argentina is likely to buy more Russian Mi-171E helicopters, Russias Ambassador to Argentina Viktor Coronelli said Wednesday. “In 2011, two Mi-171E helicopters, modified for civilian use, were delivered here, which were bought by Argentinas Defense Ministry in order to participate in and support the Antarctic campaigns

Tiger Helicopter Crews To Be Trained With Rheinmetall Simulation Technology

February 12, 2015 @ 11:04 AM

The Düsseldorf-based Group recently signed a contract to continue training the crews of the Franco-German Tiger multi-purpose attack helicopter with Rheinmetall simulation technology. In December 2014, the Organisation for Joint Armament Cooperation OCCAR (Organisation Conjointe de Coopération en matière dArmement) signed a modernization program contract with ARGE TATM (ARGE Tiger Aircrew Training Means) - a cooperation between Thales and Rheinmetall

Indian Army's Dhruv Helicopter Crashes, Two Officers Killed

February 12, 2015 @ 10:19 AM

The Indian Armys Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) Dhruv yesterday crashed in Bandipore district of Jammu and Kashmir, reportedly killing two officers. The Army Aviations chopper was on a night flying training mission, took off from Manasbal base at about 7 pm and crashed within about an hour after taking off

AgustaWestland To Skip Aero India 2015, Finmeccanica Group To Attend

February 11, 2015 @ 04:10 PM

Italys Finmeccanica will be present at the Aero India show in Bengaluru, a year after being asked to leave the military exhibition Defexpo, whereas AgustaWestland will be skipping the show. Secretary for defence production G

CybAero Starts Factory Testing Of Unmanned Helicopter Systems For China Customs

February 3, 2015 @ 02:12 PM

CybAero announced today that it has commenced factory testing for its three Unmanned Helicopter systems to be delivered to China Customs in January 2014. The systems are to be stationed on three new vessels China Customs will be commissioning in 2015

Airbus Delivered 471 Helicopters, Booked 402 New Orders in 2014

January 28, 2015 @ 01:38 PM

Airbus Helicopters has delivered 471 helicopters from the companys civil, parapublic and military product lines and booked 402 net orders last year. In addition, the backlog was adjusted to include a reduction of 33 NH90s

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