India To Review AgustaWestland VVIP Deal
Indias new Defence Minister Arun Jaitley will review the AgustaWestland chopper deal, according to local media reports. The Directorate General of Acquisition will present a detailed briefing before the Defence Minister on the case where 12 AW-101 VVIP choppers were being procured for the IAF, Defence Ministry officials said Monday
Rostec Mulling Over Potential AgustaWestland Merger
Rostec has offered a 25% share of the share exchange of helicopter companies to the Italian company AgustaWestland, the company said in a statement. The potential consolidation will result in the company becoming the largest helicopter manufacturer in the world
Airbus Helicopters Sign Letter Of Intent With Turkey For Three EC225s
Airbus Helicopters has signed a letter of intent with Turkeys THK Gökçen Aviation to deploy three EC225 rotorcraft for offshore operations. "We also look forward to benefitting from Airbus Helicopters expertise in offshore operations," THK President Osman Yildirim said
Milan Court Partially Upholds Indian MoD Complaint In AgustaWestland Contract
AgustaWestland today announced that the Court of Milan partially upheld the complaint lodged by the Indian Ministry of Defence, and thereby revoked the order issued by the judge on last March 17. The order pertains to the seeking of emergency interim lodged by AgustaWestland to resist the calling of certain first...
RusHelo, Partner To Establish Helicopter Avionics Integration Centre
Russian Helicopters and Concern Radio-Electronic Technologies (KRET) have signed an agreement to establish a Helicopter Avionics Integration Centre (HAIC) to help boost the competitiveness of Russia's helicopter industry on the global market. The agreement was signed at HeliRussia 2014 by KRET CEO Nikolay Kolesov and Russian Helicopters CEO Alexander Mikheev
Russian Helicopters Delivers Mi-171Sh Choppers To Kazakhstan
Russian Helicopters has delivered Mi-171Sh helicopters to the Kazakhstan Border Service under a contract signed by Rosoboronexport in 2012. One of the helicopters' main tasks will be securing Kazakhstan's state border
Pratt & Whitney Signs $10 Billion In Agreements Within Last Year
Within the last year, Pratt & Whitney has signed more than $10 billion in long-term agreements with more than 90 key product suppliers from across the globe, the company said in a statement. The agreements are helping to solidify the company's manufacturing network as it prepares for an increase in commercial and military engine production, the statement added
Sikorsky S-92 Helicopters Gets EASA Certification
Sikorsky today announced the certification by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) of enhanced functionality for the S-92® helicopter. The announcement was made at both the European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibit (EBACE) in Geneva, Switzerland, and at the ILA Berlin exhibition in Germany
Elbit Systems To Upgrade US Marine Corps’ Attack Helicopter Fleet
Elbit systems announced Sunday that its wholly-owned U.S
Bell Helicopter To Be Sole Bidder For Canadian Helo Tender
Only one aerospace company will bid on the second instalment of the governments plan to replace the coast guards fleet of aging medium-lift helicopters, according to The Canadian Press. The Canadian subsidiary of U
Can AgustaWestland Bounce Back In India?
With Indias Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) yet to prove the existence of any money trail in the VVIP helicopter bribery scandal and AgustaWestland not blacklisted yet, the possibility of the Anglo-Italian manufacturer making a comeback in India looks likely. A year after the CBI began its investigation the agency has not been able to establish a money trial and is no longer expected to file charges, according to reports
Sikorsky To Develop Autonomous Black Hawk Helicopter With Matrix Technology
Sikorsky Aircraft announced today from the AUVSI Unmanned Systems conference that it will develop its first product to feature Matrix™ Technology, by converting a retired UH-60A BLACK HAWK helicopter into an optionally piloted variant capable of a wide spectrum of missions. With the autonomous BLACK HAWK, Sikorsky plans to build on the success of its Matrix Technology and Manned/Unmanned Resupply Aerial Lifter (MURAL) autonomy programs to deliver a new level of mission flexibility to combat and logistic planners
Jeju Air Flight 2216 Crash: Black Boxes Lost Data Four Minutes Before
German Army Invites Patria to Bid for Future Armored Troop Transport Project
Damen Delivers FCS 3307 Patrol Vessel to Nigeria
Iran Shoots Down Bunker Busting Bomb in Exercise to Protect Nuclear Facility
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