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BEL Delivers Helicopter Payloads To IAF
March 28, 2016 @ 03:38 PMBharat Electronics Limited (BEL) last week handed over the first batch of Electro Optic Infra Red (EOIR) payloads for Helicopters to the Indian Air Force (IAF). AVM A S Butola, VM, VSM, Asst Chief of Air Staff, Operations (Transport & Helicopters), received two EOIR payloads on behalf of the IAF from Mr Amol Newaskar, Director (Other Units), BEL, in the presence of Mr Charan Singh, GM (BEL-Chennai), at a function held at BELs Chennai Unit on March 21, e company said in a statement Tuesday
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India-Russia Discussing Joint Venture Company For Ka-226T Manufacture
March 27, 2016 @ 12:21 PMIndian HAL and Russian Rosoboronexport are discussing to set up a joint venture company to manufacture Ka-226T helicopters in India. “Several rounds of discussion have taken place on forming the joint venture company for the production of Ka-226T in India,” sources told Defenseworld
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Norwegian Air Force’s First AW101 Helicopter Performs Maiden Flight
March 24, 2016 @ 07:46 AMFinmeccanica announced today that the Royal Norwegian Air Forces first of 16 AgustaWestland AW101 helicopters successfully performed its maiden flight on 21 March at its Helicopter Division Yeovil factory in the UK. The successful on-schedule maiden flight marks a major milestone and the start of the flight test programme that will lead to initial aircraft deliveries to the Norwegian Ministry of Justice and Public Security (MoJ) in 2017
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Boeing Wins $185 Million US Army Contract For Apache Helicopters
March 22, 2016 @ 06:47 AMBoeing has been awarded a $185 million worth contract from the US Army for the production of an undisclosed number of Apache AH-64 attack helicopters. “Boeing Co
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Russia To Modernize 150 T-72 MBT With Engines, Sight Systems And Shells...
March 21, 2016 @ 08:51 AMRussia is likely to spend $37 million to modernize its 150 T-72 main battle tanks (MBT) and make it comparable with the advanced T-90. Russia plans to invest up to 17 million rubles on each tank to replace machine tools, engines, new sighting systems and protection against armor-piercing shells and cumulative
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Russsian Mi-28NE Combat Helicopter With Dual-Pilot Launched
March 19, 2016 @ 07:38 AMRussian Rostvertol has started mass production of Mi-28NE combat helicopter with dual controls. While retaining all the attack helicopter functions, Mi-28NE with dual controls considerably simplifies the military pilot training process
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UK Royal Navy Tests Wildcat Helicopters In Norway
March 10, 2016 @ 02:32 PMThe UK Royal Marines have flight tested the new Wildcats of the Commando Helicopter Force for the first time in Norway. Four Wildcats from 847 Naval Air Squadron have spent six weeks contending with temperatures down to 30 below zero, snow storms and high winds, The UK Royal Navy said in a statement Thursday
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Russia Begins Kamov Ka-52 Alligator Flight Tests
March 10, 2016 @ 08:25 AMRussia has begun testing its new all-weather reconnaissance and attack helicopters Kamov Ka-52 Alligator. In accordance with the assignment, the helicopter gunships perform the basic air maneuvers during an hour, the Progress Arsenyev Aviation Companys press service said Wednesday
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Finnish Boarder Guard Receives First Two H215 Choppers
March 3, 2016 @ 07:08 AMAirbus Helicopters has delivered the first of two H215 helicopters to the Finnish Boarder Guard. The announcement was made Wednesday at the Heli Expo Trade Show, where an H215 can be visited on the static display
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Finmeccanica, Era Sign MoU For AW609 TiltRotor Program Development
March 3, 2016 @ 07:04 AMFinmeccanica and Era Group Inc (Era) signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Wednesday at Heli-Expo 2016 for the development of AgustaWestland AW609 TiltRotor program. Under the MoU, Finmeccanica Helicopter Division and Era will engage in joint activities in support of AW609 program development for the emergency medical service (EMS) market including concepts around operations, regulations, maintenance, configuration optimization, as well as identifying possible areas of enhancement or modifications
Philippines Awaits Formal U.S. Offer on Proposed F-16 Fighter Jet Deal
Ukraine Tests First Swedish Saab-340 AEW Aircraft
Ammunition Depot Near Moscow On Fire, Ukrainian Sabotage Suspected
Rostec Begins Testing ‘Friend or Foe’ System for Drones
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...
