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Sikorsky To Supply Six S-70i Black Hawk Helicopters To Chilean Air Force...

December 7, 2016 @ 05:50 PM

Lockheed Martin's Sikorsky has signed a contract with the Chilean Air Force (Fuerza Aérea de Chile) for six S-70i Black Hawk helicopters for the service's medium-lift helicopter recapitalization program. The new helicopters when delivered in 2018 will fulfill Chile's requirement to perform both military and humanitarian missions, such as troop transport, search and rescue, and disaster relief, The company announced today
Bangladesh Navy Issues Tender For Two Maritime Helicopters

December 7, 2016 @ 12:03 PM

Bangladesh Navy (BN) has issued a tender to procure two new maritime helicopters that can be used for anti-submarine warfare (ASW), anti-surface vessel warfare (ASuW), over-the-horizon targeting (OTHT). The navy also wants the helicopter to be used for operations such as maritime search and rescue (MSAR), medical evacuation (MEDEVAC), casualty evacuation (CASEVAC), and Special Forces missions
Russian Navy’s Su-33 Multi-role Aircraft Crashes During Flight Operations

December 5, 2016 @ 11:00 AM

Russian Navys Su-33 carrier-based multi-role aircraft has crashed during flight operations from Admiral Kuznetsov Saturday. According to the report, the combat plane crashed at its second attempt to land on the aircraft carrier in good weather conditions (visibility +10 kilometers, Sea State 4, wind at 12 knots): it seems that it missed the wires and failed to go around falling short of the bow of the warship, unnamed military sources were quoted as saying by
Indian Air Force, Naval Mi-17V5 Choppers To Conduct Surveillance Sorties Over Temple...

December 5, 2016 @ 09:34 AM

The Indian Air Force (IAF) and the Navy have deployed Mi-17V5 helicopters to conduct reconnaissance and surveillance sorties over the Southern temple town of Sabrimala from Monday. “Intelligence reports that extremist elements could use forest routes to asail the temple or pilgrims groups had prompted the unusual move
CF-18 Fighter Jet Crashes On Cold Lake Air Weapons Range In Canada,...

November 30, 2016 @ 12:56 PM

Canadian CF-18 fighter aircraft crashed early Monday, killing a pilot while it was on training mission on the cold Lake Air Weapons Range. A single-seated CF-18 Hornet jet, had gone down in the Saskatchewan portion of the air weapons range, Military officials confirmed
US Army Working On High-speed Super-copters Operable In Testing Conditions

November 29, 2016 @ 11:26 AM

The US Army is working on next-generation helicopters capable of flying at the speed of a jet aircraft and can be operated in extreme weather. The Army will test the new aircraft next year and will be aiming at speeds greater than 230 knots (265mph)
MBDA Demos New Laser Weapon System Demonstrator

November 29, 2016 @ 09:19 AM

MBDA Germany has carried out trials of new Laser Weapon System (LWS) demonstrator designed to test its beam guidance and tracking system in a sequence of simulated engagements of airborne targets. The trials were conducted at the Bundeswehr's military training ground at Putlos on the Baltic Sea from 4-14 October
UK MoD Acquires License Of BISim Virtual Battlespace 3 Defence Simulation Solution

November 23, 2016 @ 05:41 AM

The UK Ministry of Defence acquired an enterprise licence of the Bohemia Interactive Simulations (BISim) software Virtual Battlespace 3 (VBS3) as the UK MODs Defence Virtual Simulation (DVS) solution. DVS will be the UK MODs common virtual simulation tool to provide interoperable, accessible and deployable virtual simulation capability across the MOD
Russian Eastern Military District Receives Sukhoi Su-34 Bombers

November 21, 2016 @ 05:36 PM

An air force unit deployed to Russias Far Eastern region of Khabarovsk has has started receiving shipment of the Sukhoi Su-34 fighter bombers. The new shipment of fighter bombers will be put in operation next academic year and will complete training and combat missions during air force drills,
Russian Helicopter To Display Mi-171A2, Ansat and Ka-226T rotorcraft At Iran's Airshow...

November 15, 2016 @ 10:14 AM

Russian Helicopters will showcase a Mi-171A2, an Ansat and a Ka-226T in the passenger mode at the 8th International Airshow, November 16-19 on Kish Island, Iran. Russian Helicopters will show a wide range of multirole civilian rotorcraft with goals to increase demand in Iran and from other customers in the Middle East

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