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Boeing to Deliver 14 Extended-range Chinook Helicopters to the UK Royal Air
June 23, 2021 @ 05:24 AMBoeing won a $578 million Foreign Military Sales contract to deliver 14 extended-range Chinook heavy-lift helicopters to the UK Royal Air Force (RAF). The United Kingdom will be the first international operator of a Block II Chinook
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GE Aviation, Safran Launch Program to Lower Fuel Consumption & CO2 Emissions
June 14, 2021 @ 01:33 PMGE Aviation and Safran launched CFM RISE (Revolutionary Innovation for Sustainable Engines) program that aims to reduce fuel consumption and CO2 emissions by more than 20% compared to today's engines. The program will demonstrate and mature a range of new, disruptive technologies for future engines that could enter service by the mid-2030s
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Russian Mi-171A2 Choppers to Have 4 Additional Seats
June 9, 2021 @ 06:46 AMThe Russian Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviatsia) gave its nod to Russian Helicopters for the installation of four additional passenger seats in the Mi-171A2 cabin. The increase in the number of seats from 20 to 24 will give additional advantages to operators when performing passenger transportation, a Rostec release on Tuesday said
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India’s Advanced Light Helicopter Demos Deck Ops in Ship-Borne Trials
April 29, 2021 @ 04:02 PMIndias Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) Dhruv Mk III MR completed its deck-operations capabilities that include landing on deck, folding of blades and storing the helicopter inside the onboard hangar. The aircraft was developed by state-owned Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL)
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India's DRDO Develops Single Crystal Turbine Blades
April 26, 2021 @ 11:54 AMIndias Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) said today it developed single crystal blades technology and supplied 60 of these blades to Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) as part of their indigenous helicopter development program for helicopter engine application. It is part of a program taken up by Defence Metallurgical Research Laboratory (DMRL), a premium laboratory of DRDO, to develop five sets (300 in number) of single crystal high pressure turbine (HPT) blades using a nickel-based super alloy
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NASA Prepares to Fly First Helicopter on Mars
March 24, 2021 @ 11:42 AMNational Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is preparing to land the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter on Mars in early April. “NASA is targeting no earlier than April 8 for the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter to make the first attempt at powered, controlled flight of an aircraft on another planet,” the space agency announced today
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Russian Helicopters Group tests Modernized Ka-52M Gunships
February 11, 2021 @ 11:07 AMRussian Helicopters Group announced its testing of the upgraded Kamov Ka-52M ‘Alligator reconnaissance/attack helicopter prototypes. In a statement Wednesday, the company said deliveries of serial-produced gunships to the troops may begin in 2022
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General Electric to provide 21 CH-53K Helo Engines to U.S. Navy
January 14, 2021 @ 06:00 AMGeneral Electric has won a contract to supply 21 engines to power the U.S
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Ukraine's Motor Sich Develops Metal, Composite Blades for Mi Helicopters
December 28, 2020 @ 08:27 AMUkrainian firm Motor Sich JSC (Zaporozhye) has developed blades for Mi helicopters made of metal and composite materials. Factory tests of the Mi-24s metal blade and Mi-8s composite blade began on December 24
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Russia’s Su-57 Jet is ‘More Stealthy’ with New Air Intake Grille
December 7, 2020 @ 03:00 PMRussia has managed to lower the radar signature of its first stealth jet, the Su-57, by adding a new grille to the air intakes. Photographs of the modified jet with coaxial radial grating were shared by the Russian media today
Lithuania’s Airvolve to Deliver 10 VTOL Aircraft to Finland, Sweden
India Commissions New Russian-Built Project 11356 Frigate ‘Tamal’
U.S. Approves $510M Sale of JDAM Guidance Kits to Israel
Turkey to Prioritize 10-Ton Multi-Role Helicopter over ATAK-2 Combat Chopper
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...
