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Bell-Boeing to Support Ongoing V-22 Osprey Tests
January 3, 2019 @ 12:46 PMBell-Boeing has won a $23 million United States (US) Navy contract to support ongoing flight test and evaluation of the V-22 Osprey test military aircraft. Work will be performed at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland (90 percent); and Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona (10 percent), and is expected to be completed in December 2018
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Russian Air Force Planes Flew 6000 more Hours in 2018 than 2017
January 3, 2019 @ 11:12 AMRussian Aerospace Forces (RAF) aircraft flew 6000 more hours in 2018 than the previous year with individual pilots flying average of 100 hours each. In 2019 the RAF will receive more than 100 aircraft
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SAR-Configured AW139 Crashes At UAE
December 31, 2018 @ 05:30 PMA Leonardo AW139, belonging to the UAE's (United Arab Emirates) National Search and Rescue Center crashed after being clipped by the worlds longest zip-line on the Jebel Jais mountain located at Ras Al Khaimah on Saturday. All four crew members are killed, country's National Search and Rescue Centre said
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Spain to Acquire 23 NH90 Helicopters for $1.7 Billion
December 31, 2018 @ 12:59 PMSpain has signed a contract with NH Industries, a consortium of Airbus Helicopters, Leonardo and Fokker to acquire 23 NH90 helicopters that include seven naval versions for an estimated $1.7 billion
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Ukraine Inducts Refurbished Mi-8 Helicopters Back into Service
December 28, 2018 @ 12:10 PMThe Ukrainian Air Force has inducted two refurbished Mi-8 helicopters, Mi-8MTPB and Mi-8MTPI back into service last week. The helicopters were not in operation owing to the repair work being done at the Konotop Aircraft Repair Plant, “Aviakon”, part of Ukroboronprom, Defence Blog reported on December 22
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Chinese First Operational Aircraft Carrier to Enter Naval Service in April 2019
December 28, 2018 @ 09:48 AMThe Chinese Navy is expected to receive its first operational aircraft carrier, the Type 001A in April next year on the occasion of the Navys 70th anniversary. Though this is the second carrier with the Navy, the first, a modified Ukrainian carrier, is used for testing and developing appropriate systems for carrier-based operations
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Boeing Wins $49 Million for Qatari Apache Helicopter Maintenance Services
December 27, 2018 @ 10:54 AMBoeing has won $49 million contract for Maintenance Augmentation Team services for the Qatari Air Force AH-64E aircraft. Work is expected to be completed by July 31, 2024, the US department of defense said in a statement Wednesday
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Sikorsky, Boeing Unveil New Utility Helicopter SB-1 Defiant
December 27, 2018 @ 08:47 AMSikorsky and Boeing have unveiled a new military utility helicopter, SB-1 Defiant, developed for the United States (US) Armys Joint Multi-Role (JMR) Technology Demonstrator program. The Defiant marks Sikorsky Aircraft and Boeings entry for the US Army's Future Vertical Lift (FVL) program, succeeding the JMR initiative
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Drone Strays onto HAL Combat Helicopter’s Flight Path
December 24, 2018 @ 01:45 PMAn unidentified drone used for a photo-shoot strayed into the flight path of Hindustan Aeronautics Rudra combat helicopter earlier this month. Two youths flying the drones were arrested for reportedly flying drones near HAL airport in Bangalore on Saturday evening as one of their drones partially obstructed the flight path of a combat helicopter at the facility, Bangalore Mirror reported Sunday
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South Korean Surion Helicopters Resume Operations
December 24, 2018 @ 12:56 PMThe South Korean Army has resumed operation of its Surion choppers on Monday, months after they were grounded following the crash of the MUH-1 marine variant of KUH-1 Surion helicopter in July. An MUH-1 Marineon crashed at a military airport in the southeastern city of Pohang on July 17, killing five of the six Marines aboard and injuring the other
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...
