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Airbus Helicopters Wins $1.5 Billion South Korean Rotorcraft Contract

March 17, 2015 @ 02:21 PM

Airbus Helicopters announced today that it has won $1.5 billion contract to develop two 5-ton class rotorcraft partnering Korea Aerospace Industries to meet South Koreas requirements for its next-generation Light Civil Helicopter (LCH) and Light Armed Helicopter (LAH)
Airbus Helicopters, KAI To Co-Develop Rotorcraft For S. Korea

March 16, 2015 @ 01:28 PM

Airbus Helicopters will co-develop two 5-ton class rotorcraft with Korea Aerospace Industries to meet South Koreas next-generation Light Civil Helicopter (LCH) and Light Armed Helicopter (LAH) program requirements. Both the LCH and LAH will be based on Airbus Helicopters H155 (formerly known as the EC155) – the latest evolution of its best-selling Dauphin family, which includes the Panther military and parapublic variants that have demonstrated their capabilities in operation around the world
Airbus Delivers 2 Upgraded Cougar Helos To French Army

March 13, 2015 @ 03:30 PM

Airbus Helicopters announced today that the French General Directorate for Armament (DGA) took delivery of 2 upgraded AS532 Cougar for the French Army Aviation on Friday the 13th March. Airbus Helicopters was awarded with modernization program, by the French General Directorate for Armament, for the 26 Cougar aircraft that are operated by the French Army Aviation
Thales, Airbus To Co-Develop Space-Borne Military Intelligence System For French Army

March 13, 2015 @ 08:44 AM

The French defence procurement agency DGA has selected Thales and Airbus Defence and Space for constructing future military space-based signals intelligence (SIGINT) system. Thales also has responsibility for the mission payload on board the satellites and for the user ground segment in charge of programming the satellites and the data processing, according to the company press release
UK Selects Airbus' Satellite To Track Ground Assets

March 11, 2015 @ 05:02 PM

The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has selected Airbus Defence and Space to provide satellite airtime for air and ground tracking of ground assets and helicopters on a worldwide basis. The contract is for the provision of Iridium Short Burst Data and Iridium Rudics Data Minutes for the MOD's established Asset Tracking System (ATS), Helicopter ATS (HeATS) and Ground ATS (GrATS), the company announced in its press release on Wednesday
Airbus DS to Supply 36 Vehicle Protection Jammer Against IEDs To Germany

March 10, 2015 @ 09:55 AM

Airbus Defence and Space will equip German Armed Forces' vehicles with electronic system for the protection against improvised explosive devices (IEDs), the company said in a statement. The German procurement authority BAAINBw has awarded the company a contract worth several million euros to supply 36 jammers of the type VPJ-R6 (Vehicle Protection Jammer)
German Bundeswehr to Get 18 Airbus Sea Lion Helicopters worth 1.4 Billion

March 5, 2015 @ 02:41 PM

The German Parliament, has reportedly approved the purchase of 18 Airbus Sea Lion Helicopters, a variant of the NH90 to the Bundeswehr by Airbus. The Bundestags budget committee on March 4 approved the procurement of 18 Sea Lion naval variants of the NH90 helicopter for about 1
Airbus Delivers Super Puma Helicopters To Japan Coast Guard

March 2, 2015 @ 09:41 AM

The Japan Coast Guard (JCG) took delivery of EC225 helicopter equipped with advanced search and rescue mission systems from Airbus Helicopters Monday. This is the last of three EC225s ordered by JCG in July 2011; the earlier two having been delivered last year
Australian 3D-Printed Aircraft Engine Attracts Defense Companies

February 26, 2015 @ 04:06 PM

Airbus, Boeing and Raytheon have reportedly shown interest in an Australian 3D-printed jet engine technology that is said to transform the way aircraft are built. Researchers from Monash University, aided by the Australian CSIRO and Deakin University, have printed two engines and displayed them at the International Air Show in Avalon, various media reported
Australian KC-30 Multirole Tanker Transport Operational This Year

February 26, 2015 @ 03:18 PM

The Airbus KC-30A multirole tanker transport (MRTT) is likely to achieve final operating capability with the Royal Australian Air Force this year. The RAAF has five KC-30As, including one currently deployed to the Middle East in support of Operation Okra

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