Following Aquittal In Indian Helicopter Bribery Case, Finmeccanica Reaches Out To Indian...
Finmeccanica plans to restore ties with India after an Italian court acquitted former CEO Giuseppe Orsi and former CEO of AgustaWestland Bruno Spagnolini of alleged bribery charges. “The verdict will allow us to reopen dialogue with Indian institutions, which was interrupted as a result of the investigations linked to supply of...
Russian Helicopters Receives Export License From Govt, Will Sell Military Products Outside...
Russian Helicopters, part of State Corporation Rostec, has received an export licence to sell a range of military products outside Russia, including spare parts, components and technical documentation. The company may now also provide a full range of support services (technical maintenance, repairs, upgrades, etc
Former Finmeccanica CEO Found Guilty Of False Invoicing In Indian Helicopter Deal,...
Former CEO of Finmeccanica, Giuseppe Orsi and former CEO of AgustaWestland Bruno Spagnolini have been sentenced to two years in prison in the Indian VVIP helicopter deal scam. The duo have been found guilty of false invoicing and have been acquitted of alleged bribery charges
Bell Helicopter To Showcase V-280 Valor At AUSA 2014
Bell Helicopter , a Textron Inc. company, will showcase the full scale Bell V-280 Valor mockup at the Association of the United States Army (AUSA) annual meeting and exposition, held at Walter E
Finmeccanica Offers To Pay Penalty And 'Settle The Matter' With Indian MoD
Finmeccanica plans to make a comeback in India even if it means paying a penalty for bribery allegations against its subsidiary AgustaWestland in the VVIP chopper deal, Hindustan Times, a national daily reported Monday. Earlier this year, India imposed a partial ban on Finmeccanica and its subsidiaries after scrapping the $606...
India To Use Mi-17 Helicopters For VVIP Transport
India's Defense Ministry has approved use of Russian Mi-17-V5 helicopters to transport persons of special importance, including the president and prime minister, according to Itar-Tass. According to repoorts, the defence ministry has approved the "conversion" of six new Mi-17 V5s into VVIP helicopters to replace the old Mi-8 helicopters with IAF's elite Communication Squadron to ferry the President and PM within the country
Sikorsky Unveils Fastest Helicopter Ever, The S-97 RAIDER
Sikorsky's newly unveiled S-97 RAIDER helicopter prototype can fly at double the speed of conventional helicopters with coaxial counter-rotating main rotors and pusher propeller provide cruise speeds up to 220 knots (253 mph). The company unveiled the first of two S-97 RAIDER helicopter prototypes, signaling the start of activities in the programs test flight phase and a major step toward demonstrating the new – and first – armed reconnaissance rotorcraft featuring X2 Technology designed for military missions
Is The Mi-17 The Most Successful Helicopter Of All Time?
Russian Helicopters announced earlier this year that it had built the 3,500th export version of the Mi-17 at Kazan Helicopters, a number which makes it perhaps the most successful helicopter model of all time. First introduced in 1977, the Russian-made Mi-17 helicopters has been sold to over 65 countries including the US, India, Afghanistan, Iraq and China among others
Russian Mi-17 Choppers a Force Multiplier in Afghanistan: US General
Russian Mi-17 helos have been a force multiplier for the Afghan military and police in their fight against the Taliban, a top US general has acknowledged. The Mi-17 helicopter has been a "game changer" in the movement of Afghan soldier and supplies to far corners of the country, the US Army general in charge of American operations and the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan was quoted by Ria Novosti as saying
AgustaWestland Sues US Over Airbus Helicopter Purchase
AgustaWestland is sueing the U.S
Upgraded Panther Helicopter Completes First Evaluation Phase
The upgraded Super Panther helicopter of the Brazilian Army has reached an important milestone in August following the successful completion of the first technical-operational evaluation. Helibras contract to upgrade 34 AS365 K Panther helicopters to K2 version is expected to be completed by 2021, with two helicopters being delivered this year, four helicopters in 2015, and then six per year
Russia To Supply Mi-171Sh, Mi-35 Helicopters To Nigeria
Russia and Nigeria have signed a contract for the supply of Mi-171Sh and Mi-35 helicopters, Rosoboronexport deputy general director Sergei Goreslavsky announed Friday. "The Mi-171Sh machine is in steady demand on the foreign market
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Berlin Cuts German MoD's Request for Military Aid to Ukraine by 10...
Denmark Selects SAMP/T NG Air Defense System
Bangladesh Navy Signs Do228 Fleet Maintenance Deal with General Atomics AeroTec Systems
China's Mass-produced J-35A Aircraft Set to Disrupt Global Stealth Fighter Market
China is aiming to disrupt the global stealth fighter market by mass-producing its fifth-generation J-35A at a pace comparable to...
The Future of Combat: Miniaturized Laser Weapons Set to Replace Bullets and Missiles
Lasers may soon replace bullets, and drones could disable enemy UAVs with beams of light instead of missiles
Four-legged Robots Vs. Military Dogs
Four legged robots that resemble dogs are increasingly being seen in war zones and exercises for functions such as reconnaissance...
Lockheed Martin Faces Billions in F-35 Cuts Under U.S. Policy Shift
Americas policy of controlling F-35 usage, spares, and maintenance—combined with President Donald Trumps threats of trade wars with Europe, halted...
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...