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Taiwan Planning New Helicopter Base to Repel ‘Surprise’ China Attack

September 25, 2018 @ 09:42 AM

The Taiwan Army is to build a helicopter base for Apache, Bell Super Cobra Helicopters in Taitung County and Taichung for rapid response in case of a surprise attack by China. Attack helicopters such as Boeing AH-64E Apaches and Bell AH-1W Super Cobras, are to be stationed at Fong Nian Air Force Base, an unnamed official told
USAF Selects Leonardo-Boeing MH-139 to Replace UH-1N “Huey” Helicopters

September 25, 2018 @ 06:31 AM

The United States Air Force (USAF) selected the MH-139, based on the Leonardo AW139 and offered by Boeing as prime contractor, to replace its fleet of UH-1N “Huey” helicopters in a deal worth $2.4 billion for 84 helicopters
US Air Force T-6A Trainer Crashes, Pilots Safe

September 19, 2018 @ 02:52 PM

Two pilots safely ejected from an US Air Force T-6 trainer Tuesday afternoon before it crashed in a field on the far North Side, prompting a suspension of training flights at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph. Both pilots survived the bailout from the T-6 Texan II training aircraft with minor injuries
US Approves Sale of 56000 Rounds for Egypt’s M1A1 Tanks

September 18, 2018 @ 08:23 AM

The US State Department has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale to Egypt of 46,000 M831A1 and M865 rounds and 10,000 APFSDS-T rounds for an estimated cost of $99 million. The Government of Egypt has requested to buy forty-six thousand (46,000) 120MM Target Practice – Tracer (M831A1) and 120MM Target Practice, Cone Stabilized, Discarding Sabot – (M865) rounds and ten thousand (10,000) 120MM 4th-Generation Kinetic Energy-Tungsten (KE-W) A4 Armor-Piercing Fin-Stabilized Discarding Sabot with Tracer (APFSDS-T) rounds
Social Media Addiction Among Pilots Leading To Sleep Deprivation: IAF Chief

September 17, 2018 @ 12:12 PM

The Indian Air Force (IAF) Chief Marshal B S Dhanoa said the social media addiction among pilots has lead to sleep deprivation, which most likely caused a fighter aircraft crash in 2013. “Everybody appears to be spending long hours on social media, late nights
Russian Helicopters To Supply 150 Medical Helicopters To National Air Ambulance Operator

September 11, 2018 @ 08:50 AM

Russian Helicopters signed a contract to supply 104 Ansat and 46 Mi-8AMT medically equipped helicopters to National Service of Medical Aviation and Avia Capital Services LLC during the Hydroaviasalon-2018 exhibition, Monday. Rostec subsidiary also signed agreements on after-sales service
US Air Force Awards $51 Million For Extreme-range JASSM Cruise Missile

September 11, 2018 @ 07:53 AM

Lockheed Martin has been awarded the US Air Force contract worth $51 million for Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile Extreme Range (JASSM-XR), the Department of defense announced Monday. This contract effort includes all all-up round level systems engineering and programmatic activities to align and phase the work necessary to design, develop, integrate, test, and verify component and subsystem design changes to the JASSM-XR baseline electronics, hardware, firmware, and operational flight software
US Trainer Killed in Saudi Arabian Military Helicopter Crash

September 8, 2018 @ 08:45 AM

An American trainer has been killed and a Saudi trainee injured when a Boeing AH6i helicopter crashed during a training mission in Riyadh Thursday. Citing a military statement the Saudi Press Agency said the crash of a Boeing AH6i attack helicopter happened at Khashm Al-An Airport in the Saudi capital
BAE Systems-led Bid Offers Leonardo’s Thermal Imaging Technology For British Army Tank...

September 6, 2018 @ 06:30 AM

The thermal imaging technology, developed by Leonardo in the UK, is being offered to the British Army as part of Team Challenger 2s bid, led by BAE Systems, to upgrade the Armys Main Battle Tank. Also known as ‘electro-optic technology, the thermal imaging system will help British troops identify potential threats and move undetected in hostile situations, while also shaving valuable seconds off reaction times, which can make the difference between mission success and failure
IAF MiG-27 Fighter Aircraft Crashes In Jodhpur Due To Technical Glitch

September 4, 2018 @ 01:02 PM

A MiG-27 fighter aircraft of an Indian Air Force (IAF) crashed in Jodhpur, Rajasthan, due to a technical snag while carrying out a routine mission on Tuesday. The pilot was able to escape unhurt, defence spokesperson Colonel Sombit Ghosh was quoted as saying by Zee News

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