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Russia Threatens To Sue France Over Mistral-Class Helicopter Carrier Contract

October 24, 2014 @ 02:33 PM

Russia will sue France if Paris refuses to honor a contract on construction of two Mistral-class helicopter carriers for the Russian Navy, Kremlin chief of staff Sergei Ivanov said Thursday. "We will file a lawsuit and demand compensation [if the contract is not fulfilled], as it's commonly done in a...

France To Help Ukraine Upgrade Mi-24 Helicopters

October 24, 2014 @ 02:30 PM

Ukroboronprom is implementing a joint project with French company SAGEM for capital modernization of Mi-24 helicopters. According to Censor

Australian Defense Air Crew To Get New Training System

October 23, 2014 @ 09:51 PM

Australian Navy and Army will recieve modern helicopter training systems that would better prepare Navy and Army aircrew to transition to the ADFs current combat helicopter fleet, as well as the advanced helicopters entering service this decade, Defence Minister David Johnston announced today. The Helicopter Aircrew Training System (HATS) will be...

Airbus To Supply Two Rotorcrafts To Thai Navy And Air Force

October 23, 2014 @ 07:45 AM

The Thailand navy and air force have signed an agreement for two Airbus light-utility EC645 T2 and the 11-ton-class EC725 rotorcrafts. The Royal Thai Navy signed for five EC645 T2s to be deployed on transport duties and other missions, with deliveries scheduled to begin in 2016

Russian Helicopters’ Mi-38 Fourth Prototype Helo Completes First Flight

October 21, 2014 @ 09:31 AM

Russian Helicopters fourth prototype of the new multirole Mi-38 helicopter has successfully completed its test flight, the company said in a statement today. The helicopter was sent to the test flight centre at Military Moscow Helicopter Plant for preparations ahead of its certification testing

CAE To Upgrade New Zealand Defense Force Super Seasprite Helicopter Synthetic Training...

October 21, 2014 @ 08:11 AM

CAE will upgrade existing SH-2G (I) Full Mission Flight Simulator (FMFS) and SH-2G (I) part task simulator and SH-2G (I) Part Task Trainer (PTT) of the New Zealand Defense Force (NZDF) as part of the contracts it won Today, the company announced during the New Zealand Defense Industry Association (NZDIA) annual forum. The contract is a part of the NZDF comprehensive acquisition of ten SH-2G(I) helicopters from Kaman Corporation

Australian Army’s Tiger Reconnaissance Helicopters Granted Tactical Data Link Upgrade

October 20, 2014 @ 10:56 AM

The Australian Armys Tiger Armed Reconnaissance Helicopters was granted an approval for an interim Tactical Data Link upgrade, Minister for Defense Senator David Johnston announced today. A total of 21 Tiger helicopters will be upgraded with tactical information exchange solution that further integrates the Tiger into the combined arms land force battle space

Australia Receives First Seahawk Combat Helicopter

October 17, 2014 @ 09:33 AM

The Australian Navys first of 24 MH-60R seahawk ‘Romeo combat helicopter arrived at Her Majesty Australian Ship (HMAS) Albatross, Nowra, earlier this week, local media reported. The first Romeo and a non-flying MH-60R ‘Bromeo maintenance training aid airframe, which will be used to train aircrew and maintainers, were transported aboard a Royal Australian Air Force C-17A Globemaster from NAS Jacksonville, Florida, where they had been operated by NUSQN 725

Royal Jordanian Air Force To Get 8 R44 Raven II Helicopters

October 16, 2014 @ 02:55 PM

The Royal Jordanian Air Force (RJAF) chose Robinson Helicopter Companys R44 Raven II to replace its fleet of Hughes 500D helicopters that have been in service since 1981. Equipped with Garmin and Aspen glass avionics, and Bendix Kings new military KTR909 UHF transceiver, the white R44s will be used for primary helicopter training at the King Hussein Air College in Mafraq, Jordan

Tender Cancellations Bring International Helicopter Procurements To A Halt In India

October 16, 2014 @ 02:49 PM

Indian helicopter procurements have come to a stop after the Defense Ministry reportedly cancelled another light utility helicopter (LUH) global tender intended for the Navy. The tender called for 56 naval helicopters that were expected to be inducted by 2016

Russian Helicopters To Showcase Fire-Fighting Helicopter At Helitech 2014

October 15, 2014 @ 09:20 AM

Russian Helicopters is showcasing the Ka-32A11BC fire-fighting helicopter at the Helitech International 2014 helicopter expo and conference in Amsterdam (The Netherlands). The multirole Ka-32A11BC helicopter is the recognised leader in its class

Finmeccanica To Supply 50 Helicopters To China's BAIC For Parapublic Missions

October 15, 2014 @ 08:41 AM

Finmeccanica 's AgustaWestland has signed a $505 million contract to supply 50 helicopters of various models to Beijing Automotive Industrial Corporation (BAIC) of China for parapublic missions, the company said in a statement Tuesday. The contract includes training, spare parts and technical support, excludes customer selected options and mission equipment

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