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Airbus Helicopters’ H145 Completes Flight Trials
February 5, 2016 @ 01:00 PMAirbus 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
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RSAF F-15 Fighter and Apache Helicopter To Perform At Singapore Airshow 2016
February 5, 2016 @ 10:27 AMThe Republic of Singapore Air Forces (RSAF) aerobatic team will be performing an aerial routine with an F-15SG fighter jet and an AH-64D Apache attack helicopter at the Singapore Airshow 2016. The routine is called the “Vertical Punch” – the Apache helicopter will pull up to the skies and flip around before meeting the F-15SG jet flying in from the opposite direction
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Poland Scraps $3 Billion 50 Airbus Helicopter Deal, Holds Talks With Lockheed
February 4, 2016 @ 02:55 PMPoland is likely to scrap $3 billion deal for 50 utility helicopters from Airbus and might buy only a few aircraft. Polands previous government had agreed on a provisional deal with Airbus for 50 EC-725 caracal multirole helicopters
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Turbomeca Arrano Engine Powered H160 Helicopter Completes First Flight Test
January 28, 2016 @ 06:41 AMTurbomeca (Safran) completed the first flight test of its Arrano engine, powering the Airbus Helicopters H160. The Arrano engine met the performance expected for the first flight, during the flight of the second H160 flight test vehicle (PT2), which took place yesterday at the manufacturers Marignane plant
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Indian Air Force Stresses Decision On A-330 Refuelling Tanker Acquisition
January 25, 2016 @ 12:34 PMIndian Air Force has stressed for a decision from Defense Ministry over the $2 billion acquisition of six Airbus 330 Mid Air Refuelling Aircraft or tankers. The IAF wants the A-330 MRTT deal to be inked at the earliest to boost strategic reach of its fighters and bombers
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Mahindra Signs Pact With Airbus To Produce Military Helicopters In India
January 25, 2016 @ 07:50 AMMahindra Defence and Airbus Helicopters inked a pact to form a joint venture to produce military helicopters in India. The statement of intent was signed on January 24 by representatives of both companies in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Francois Hollande, PTI reported
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EASA Certifies Airbus Helicopters' H145 For Max Take-Off Weight
January 21, 2016 @ 01:20 PMAirbus Helicopters has been awarded the certification of the increased maximum take-off weight (MTOW) for the H145 by European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) in December last year. With this enhancement, the helicopter can carry an extra 50kg, raising the MTOW to a total of 3
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France Doubles Arms Sales to Euro 16 Billion in 2015
January 20, 2016 @ 01:23 PMFrance doubled its arms sale to 16 billion euors in 2015 as against 8.3 billion in 2014 and may be a close third behind Russia as the worlds largest arms exporter for the year
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Kuwait Allocates Additional $10 Billion For Military Modernization
January 19, 2016 @ 02:16 PMKuwait has allocated an additional $10 billion funds to purchase new fighter jets, tanks and air defense systems over the next decade. Kuwaits parliament unanimously approved a request by the state government
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Lithuanian Armed Forces Deploy AS365 N3+ Helicopters For SAR Mission
January 15, 2016 @ 11:02 AMAirbus Helicopters today delivered next generation AS365 N3+ helicopters for Lithuanias search and rescue missions with around-the-clock availability. The Lithuanian Ministry of Defence and the Lithuanian Armed Forces assigned their three new AS365 N3+ helicopters to the 24/7 SAR mission service today, the company announced Friday
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Australia Fires Precision Strike Missile from HIMARS for First Time
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U.S. Approves $4.67B NASAMS Missile Sale to Egypt
China's Mass-produced J-35A Aircraft Set to Disrupt Global Stealth Fighter Market
China is aiming to disrupt the global stealth fighter market by mass-producing its fifth-generation J-35A at a pace comparable to...
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...