Russian 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
The 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
Russia 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
Airbus 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
Finmeccanica 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
Airbus Group will showcase scaled models of its military helicopters, surveillance radars and observation systems based on its participation in Make in India programs at the upcoming Defexpo 2016 in Goa later this month. Scaled models of C295W as well as the military helicopters H125M Fennec, AS565MBe Panther, EC725 (now marketed as the H225M), SPEXER border/ coastal surveillance radar, a land based Electro Optical Targeting System (EOTS), ARGOS II and GOSHAWK II airborne observation systems, MUSS self-protection system against guided ammunition for battlefield vehicles and ALTAS-2QB hostile laser warners will be at display during the exposition, the company said in a...
The South Korean government offices have upgraded the Information Operation Condition (InfoCon) cyber threat warning level fearing cyber-attacks from North Korea. Following the North Korean long-range missile launch and closing of Kaesong Industrial complex, the South has increased its cyber threat level for a second time in less than a month,
Eurofighter has conducted trials of the Storm Shadow missile and Meteor Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air missile as part of the improvements to enhance swing-role capability of its Typhoon combat jet. It has been confirmed that a new operational release of the Storm Shadow missile was carried out in the UK Ministry of Defences Hebrides range in Scotland
Airbus Helicopters twin-engine multipurpose helicopter H145 has proved its operational capabilities for challenging offshore missions in a flight trial last month. During a two-day flight trial in late January, the established offshore operators Wiking Helikopter Service GmbH and HTM Offshore were able to test the H145 in all the relevant fields of offshore operations
One of the military aircraft which was undergoing a routine flight test caused a series of sonic booms on Thursday – felt from southern New Jersey to Long Island, the US Navy statement said. The Naval Test Wing Atlantic, based out of the Naval Air Station in Patuxent River, Md