AgustaWestland To Supply 160 AW189 Helicopters To Rosneft
Finmeccanica-AgustaWestland will provide 160 AW189 civil helicopters to the oil company Rosneft by 2025, under an agreement signed on December 29. HeliVert, a joint venture of Russian Helicopters and AgustaWestland, will be responsible for the final assembly of the helicopters at its Tomilino plant near Moscow, AgustaWestland announced today
US Blocks Warship Transfer To Turkey Citing Tensions With Israel, Greece
The US has blocked the handover of two decommissioned frigates to Turkey, as Congress excluded Turkey from a bill seeking permission to transfer vessels to foreign countries, mentioning Mediterranean tensions. The US approved the “Naval Transfer Act” bill in late December and had authorized the transfer of six naval frigates to...
Airbus, Swidnik, Sikorsky Bid For Polish Multirole Helicopter Tender
Airbus Helicopters, PZL Swidnik – the Polish subsidiary of AgustaWestland and Sikorsky will compete in a contest to supply 70 multirole helicopters to Polands armed forces. The ministry on 30 December confirmed that all the same three had submitted bids to the nations defence ministry
Rosneft, Rostec And Finmeccanica To Co-Develop AW189 Helicopters In Russia
Rosneft, Rostec Corporation and Finmeccanica have signed an agreement for the joint production of the medium helicopter AW189 in Russia. The JV will be based on the HeliVert plant situated in the Moscow Region and Rosneft will become a new partner of the Russian-Italian JV
Russia, S. Korea Required To Partner With Indian Firms In Helo Contest
India's Defense Ministry has asked South Korea and Russia to partner with its domestic firms in order to take part in its helicopter competition, despite offers of complete technology transfer. South Korea is offering its Surion light utility helicopter (LUH) and Russia its Ka-226 machine, which was offered by the...
Russia May Have To Compete With Airbus And Bell For Indian Helicopter...
Russian Helicopters has been asked by the Indian MoD to respond to a request for information (RFI) to procure light utility helicopters for the Indian Army and Navy along with Airbus and Bell. This is contrary to what is being reported primarily in the Russian media that the Russian side is close to a go ahead to set up a manufacturing base in India along with state owned HAL to sell in the Indian and export markets
Russia, India To Finalize Helicopter Deal
Russia is currently in talks with India for the production of Russian helicopters in India with the possibility of exporting them to third party countries, according to The Hindu. "Initially the helicopters will be used to cater to the requirements of the Indian armed forces and only after that they will be exported", Russian diplomats were quoted as saying
AgustaWestland Signs Offset MoUs With Polish Armaments Industries
AgustaWestland signed offset MoU worth about Euro 800 million on 18th December as part of its bid to sell the AW149 helicopters to the Polish armed forces. The MoU are a part and parcel of PZL-Świdniks (its subsidiary) offer within the tender for the supply of 70 multirole helicopters for the Polish Armed Forces, for which the company offers the AW149 helicopter
Spain Receives First NH90 And New HAD-E Tiger Helicopters
Airbus Helicopters has completed official delivery of the first two Tiger helicopters in the new HAD-E version and the first NH90 GSPA tactical transport helicopter to the Spanish Army Airmobile Force (FAMET). These three helicopters successfully carried out the industrial phase, airworthiness certification and technical acceptance
Netherlands Resumes Delivery of NH90 Helicopter
Netherlands Defense Minister Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert announced that the delivery of the remaining seven NH Industries (NHI) NH90 helicopters has resumed, which were suspended in June due to major problems with wear and corrosion in the delivered aircraft. New agreements with the manufacturer give the Minister enough confidence to allow deliveries to resume
Airbus Helicopters To Continue Support For Bundeswehr’s EC135 Training Helicopters
Airbus Helicopters has won a contract to maintain, overhaul and ensure the availability of the German Army Aviation Schools fleet of EC135 training helicopters. This extends the existing contract, signed in 2005, by a further seven years
Airbus Delivers Second Super Puma Helicopter To Bolivian Air Force
Airbus Helicopters announced today that it has delivered the 2nd Super Puma AS332 C1e helicopter to the Bolivian Air Force (FAB). At the end of 2013, the FAB purchased six of these light-medium helicopters to fight drug trafficking and perform civil security and public service missions throughout the country
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India’s DRDO Tests Indigenous Oxygen System for LCA Tejas at 50,000 Feet
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