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Philippines to Buy Black Hawks from US, T-129 Choppers from Turkey
December 9, 2018 @ 08:27 AMPhilippine Air Force will add 16 Black Hawk helicopters from the United States (US) and T-129 ATAK from Turkey to its fleet, countrys Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said. "I think finally the Air Force technical working group has come up with a recommendation that the Black Hawk is the best option that they will buy, probably by next year," Philstar quoted Lorenzana as saying Friday
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USAF Selects Leonardo-Boeing MH-139 to Replace UH-1N “Huey” Helicopters
September 25, 2018 @ 06:31 AMThe 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
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Leonardo's 'Project Comfort' to Reduce Noise and Vibration in helicopters
July 27, 2018 @ 12:49 PMLeonardo and an Italian polytechnic, Politecnico di Milano (PoliMi) will collaborate on developing technologies for reducing noise and vibration besides reducing pilot workload. The goal of the programme is to demonstrate a significant vibration and internal noise reduction, through the coordinated use of passive and active systems
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Pakistan Orders More AW139 Twin Engine Helicopters
April 16, 2018 @ 04:58 PMLeonardo announced Monday that the Government of Pakistan will introduce into service an undisclosed number of additional AW139 intermediate twin engine helicopters. The aircraft will be used to perform utility, passenger transport and emergency medical service operations across the nation
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Leonardo to Deliver Five Helicopters to Bangladesh’s Bashundhara Airways
February 8, 2018 @ 06:41 AMLeonardo announced the upcoming delivery of five helicopters to Bashundhara Airways of Bangladesh, comprising three AW109 Trekkers and two AW119Kx. The helicopters will be used for Emergency services, utility, law-enforcement, surveillance, VIP, corporate & passenger transport applications and are all scheduled to be delivered before the end of 2018
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Leonardo Wins $132 Million to Supply 8 Additional AW139 Choppers to Italy
December 12, 2017 @ 08:04 AMLeonardo has won a contract to supply two AW139s for the Italian Coast Guard and six for the Customs and Border Protection Service valued at approximately 112 million euro for delivery by 2020. The Italian Coast Guard has signed a contract for two AW139s to perform search and rescue missions, with deliveries to be completed by the end of 2018, while the Italian Customs and Border Protection Service (Guardia di Finanza) has ordered six to perform patrol operations, with deliveries to be completed by 2020, the company said in a statement Monday
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Leonardo Offers Tech Transfer, Helicopter MRO Center if Thailand Orders AW101 Choppers
November 10, 2017 @ 02:23 PMLeonardo has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Defence Technology Institute (DTI) of Thailand covering technology transfer and the establishment of helicopter maintenance, repair & overhaul (MRO) capabilities in the country, should the AW101 aircraft be ordered for use by the Police, Army, Air Force and Navy. The MoU was signed by Colonel Tawiwat Veeraklaew, Acting Director General of the Defence Technology Institute (DTI), and Brian McEachen, Head of Region - Asia & Oceania at Leonardo Helicopters Division, at the Defense & Security 2017 exhibition being held in Bangkok 6th to 9th November, the company said in a statement...
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Australia Orders Two AgustaWestland AW139 Rescue Choppers
October 26, 2017 @ 09:35 AMLeonardo announced Wednesday that the government of Queensland in Australia placed an order for two Agusta Westland AW139 helicopters. The rotorcraft are expected to aid in the country's ability to respond with additional medical services and to conduct search and rescue missions on land or sea
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Pakistan Buying From China, Russia, Europe as US Restricts Weapons Sales
October 9, 2017 @ 02:20 PMPakistans Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi said that the country is expediting efforts to acquire military equipment to combat militancy from other resources as the US limits weapons sales to Islamabad. In an exclusive interview with
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Havelsan To Open Joint Warfare Center In Qatar
August 22, 2017 @ 11:42 AMTurkeys Havelsan has signed a contract to open Joint Warfare Center to Qatar Armed Forces, the company announced through a tweet
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