Boeing gets $4 bn US Army helicopter deal
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DefenceTalkUS aerospace giant Boeing announced Tuesday it has received a multi-year $4 billion order from the US Army for 177 more CH-47F Chinook helicopters. The five-year deal includes an option for the army to buy 38 additional Chinooks, a multi-mission, twin-engine transport helicopter, Boeing said in a statement. “This order would eventually bring the Army’s […]https://www.defencetalk.com/boeing-gets-4-bn-us-army-helicopter-deal-48081/
Sikorsky to Build CH-53K Operational Test Helicopters for US Navy
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DefenceTalkSikorsky Aircraft Corp. has received a $435 million U.S. Navy contract to build four production-representative CH-53K heavy lift helicopters for the U.S. Marine Corps. Designated as System Demonstration Test Articles (SDTA), the four aircraft will enable the Marines to conduct operational evaluation of the new helicopter system in support of Initial Operational Capability in 2019. […]https://www.defencetalk.com/sikorsky-to-build-ch-53k-operational-test-helicopters-for-us-navy-48057/
Hungary to Buy New Airlifters, Helicopters: MoD
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DefenceTalk“We must generate the national rotary-wing capability, which means the creation of an economically operated and modern fleet meeting the challenges of the 21st century” – Minister of Defence Csaba Hende said in Budapest on May 22. In the morning of Wednesday, May 22, upon Minister of Defence Csaba Hende’s initiative a four-party consultation was […]https://www.defencetalk.com/hungary-to-buy-new-airlifters-helicopters-mod-47879/
EADS says Pentagon ending helicopter program
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DefenceTalkThe US Defense Department has decided to stop buying EADS Lakota helicopters for the Army next year, according to the head of the European aerospace’s US-based unit. “The Lakota is built by a highly skilled workforce, more than half of which are military veterans, at my company’s Columbus, Mississippi, helicopter production facility,” Sean O’Keefe, chairman […]https://www.defencetalk.com/eads-says-pentagon-ending-helicopter-program-47765/
Ospreys Delivered to Marine Presidential Helicopter Squadron
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DefenceTalkThe helicopter squadron responsible for carrying the President of the United States and his staff, Marine Helicopter Squadron One, received its first of 12 MV-22 Ospreys to be assigned to its fleet, April 5, at Marine Corps Base Quantico in Virginia. The Ospreys will conduct presidential support missions, which means these aircraft will carry presidential […]https://www.defencetalk.com/ospreys-delivered-to-marine-presidential-helicopter-squadron-47714/
First of Two AW101 VVIP Helicopters Delivered to Turkmenistan
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DefenceTalkAgustaWestland is pleased to announce the delivery of the first AW101 VVIP helicopter to Turkmenistan Airlines. The contract for two AW101 VVIP helicopters was signed at the 2010 Farnborough International Air Show. Assembly of the aircraft took place at AgustaWestland’s Yeovil facility in South West England. AgustaWestland has also provided pilot and maintainer training and […]https://www.defencetalk.com/first-of-two-aw101-vvip-helicopters-delivered-to-turkmenistan-47540/
Additional S-70i BLACK HAWK Helicopters for Colombian Army
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DefenceTalkSikorsky Aircraft, a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. (UTX) announced today at the LAAD Defence & Security International Exhibition that the Colombian Army has contracted to buy two additional S-70i BLACK HAWK helicopters. The two aircraft will augment five S-70i helicopters that arrived January 30 in Colombia to join the Special Forces of the Colombian […]https://www.defencetalk.com/additional-s-70i-black-hawk-helicopters-for-colombian-army-47437/
Bell Helicopter Introduces the Bell V-280 Valor Tiltrotor at AAAA
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DefenceTalkBell Helicopter revealed today the Bell V-280 Valor, its offering for the Joint Multi Role/Future Vertical Lift (FVL) Technology Demonstrator (JMR/TD), at the 2013 Army Aviation Association of America’s (AAAA) Annual Professional Forum and Exposition in Fort Worth. “The introduction of the Bell V-280 Valor underscores our commitment to our military customers. The Bell V-280’s […]https://www.defencetalk.com/bell-helicopter-introduces-the-bell-v-280-valor-tiltrotor-at-aaaa-47433/
Colombian Army Takes Delivery of Five S-70i Black Hawk Helicopters
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DefenceTalkThe Colombian Army has formally inducted five new Sikorsky S-70i multi-mission helicopters into its fleet of Black Hawk aircraft. Colombia is the first South American country to buy the S-70i Black Hawk helicopter variant from Sikorsky Aircraft, a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. (UTX). “We are honored by the trust the Colombian Armed Forces continue […]https://www.defencetalk.com/colombian-army-takes-delivery-of-five-s-70i-black-hawk-helicopters-47242/
Hughes Demonstrates Seamless SATCOM On Military Helicopters
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DefenceTalkHughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES), the global leader in broadband satellite solutions and services, today announced that it has successfully demonstrated high-throughput video and data transmission over SATCOM links on a variety of rotary wing platforms. Employing an advanced waveform technology developed by Hughes, the new communications-on-the-move (COTM) microsat system achieved zero packet loss on […]https://www.defencetalk.com/hughes-demonstrates-seamless-satcom-on-military-helicopters-47200/