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HelicoptersCanada: the purchase of the Sikorsky H-92 has been suspended
Toronto, Canada - The competent Judge will have to decide on next October 26 about the legitimacy of the contract procedure when AgustaWestland lost
The Sikorsky H-92 will not be enabled to enter the service with the Canadian Navy. The decision would have recently been considered by Government, bearing in mind the need of clarify the legitimacy of... more
HelicoptersMarine One: is US Democratic Party supporting Sikorsky?
Rome, Italy - According to Finmeccanica's President Guarguaglini, Clinton would be sponsoring the VH-92 against the US-101
Is the USA's Democratic Party a supporter of the Sikorsky VH-92 for the Marine One competition related to the new US Presidential helicopter? It would appear to be so when considering that, according to... more
HelicoptersMil: the Mi-38 has been shown
Moscow, Russia - The new transport helicopter destined to both military and civil uses is produced by Mil, Kazan and Eurocopter
Mil, the Russian helicopter company among the worldwide leading firms which produce both civil and military choppers, has recently unveiled the first data related to the new transport chopper destined... more
HelicoptersEurocopter EC-120 for the protection of US borders
Washington, USA - More than 55 helicopters to be manufactured in the United States by American Eurocopter with a USD 75m contract
US Department of Homeland Security selected the EC-120 Colibri as the new helicopter destined to the patrolling of the United States' borders. Eurocopter reveals the sign of a USD 75m contract, with an... more
HelicoptersLondon Metropolitan Police: new helicopters in order to replace the Ecureuils
London, UK - Various Eurocopter, Agusta and MD-made aircraft could be currently under the experts' scrutiny
Metropolitan Police operating in London would be thinking of replacing three Eurocopter AS-355N Ecureuil helicopters, and several options would be currently under scrutiny, although no official specific... more
HelicoptersEurocopter: 100 new jobs in the USA
Washington, USA - A USD 28m worth contract increases the presence of the helicopter group furtherly in the country
Eurocopter performs an important leap forward for the reinforcement of its commercial role in the United States. The helicopter group owned by EADS would have in fact succeeded in achieving the sign of... more
HelicoptersThe "networkcentric" future of the Apache AH Mk1
London, UK - The AgustaWestland's combat aircraft to be provided with additional systems to operate in a NCW environment soon
British Army considers the Apache AH Mk1 combat helicopter a major cornerstone in order to increase the joined integration of weapon systems properly, in an operative environment based on the modern exigencies... more
HelicoptersEurocopter AS-350 Ecureuil for South Africa's Police
Johannesburg, South Africa - The helicopter produced by such European group for the African country's law enforcement units rise up to 25
Eurocopter has recently unveiled that South African Police would have decided to purchase a new AS-350 B3 Ecureuil helicopter. Actually, this aircraft would be added to the six ones already in service... more
Helicopters"Volcanex 2004": Italian Air Force's HH-3F for SAR operations redeployed for the military exercise
Saragoza, Spain - An aircraft belonging to the 16th Wing to perform search and rescue operations supporting the ground forces
The military exercise named "Volcanex 2004" started in Spain today, and it is destinated to finish only on next October 8. More than 600 soldiers will be deployed for joint ground-air missions with several... more
HelicoptersKaman Seasprites for Romanian Navy?
Bucharest, Romania - BAe would have suggested this solution for the provision of new shipped aircraft to be destinated to the Type 22 class frigates
Romanian Navy is about to make the two new Type 22 class frigates enter the service, and it would have proven willing to purchase new shipped helicopters to be destinated to the operative activities of... more
HelicoptersMarine One: the promotional activity to end after October 11
Washington, USA - US Navy will have to appraise the two solutions suggested by the candidates to enable Government to decide by the end of the year
The promotional activities by the candidates competing for the Marine One programme, related to the provision of the new helicopter fleet destinated to the United States' President, are scheduled to finish... more
HelicoptersTransfers for the EH-101s on board the C-17s
London, UK - Portability tests of the vehicle were performed aboard American airlifters to appraise their operative capabilities
The British Army would be performing some portability tests for its AgustaWestland EH-101 Merlin Mk-3 multipurpose helicopters. An aircraft would have in particular been transferred towards the United... more
HelicoptersMarine One: the increasing importance od the USA Presidential programme
Washington, USA - The helicopter fleet to be destinated to US President could play an even more relevant role than thought
While the Marine One programme for the production and the provision of the new helicopter fleet, to be destinated to the service and transport activities of the United States' Presidency, goes on through... more
HelicoptersA Black Hawk saves a Canadian woman kidnapped in Iraq
Baghdad, Iraq - The woman had been seized 16 days ago, but it seems that the news not leaked out
Fairuz Yamucky, the 38 Canadian woman employee of a firm mainly operating in Baghdad, kidnapped in Iraq 16 days ago, it seems has been freed on Tuesday evening in the north of the country from an American... more
HelicoptersTwo new A-109 Powers for Nigerian Navy
Abuja, Nigeria - The helicopters to perform several operative missions for the protection of the African country's coasts
Nigerian Navy has taken delivery of two new AgustaWestland A-109 Power multipurpose light helicopters. Nigeria already deploys two aircraft for several kinds of missions, and such vehicle was even selected... more
HelicoptersAgusta Grand has its launch customer
Vergiate, Italy - It deals with Seacor Holdings, a US company competent for maritime transport activities related to oil and energy industry
Seacor Holdings, a US company competent for maritime transport activities related to oil and energy industry, recently ordered some three Agusta Grand light helicopters. Actually, in this manner the purchaser... more
HelicoptersMaiden flight of first Italian Army NH-90
Vergiate, Italy - Two pilots and two engineers on board verified the vehicle's performance by analysing its flight envelop
Agusta, an AgustaWestland company, announced that the first NH-90 devoted to the Italian Army took off for a its maiden flight on September 15th at Agusta’s Vergiate plant. The flight was conducted by t... more
HelicoptersHandover of the first Namibian Bell/AgustaWestland AB-139 helicopter
Vergiate, Italy - During a ceremony last September 16
"In a handover ceremony on 16 September at Eros Airport, Windhoek, the first of two AB-139 helicopter for the Namibian Government was handed over to the President of the Republic of Namibia, H.E. Dr. Sam... more
HelicoptersThe first NH-90 devoted to Finland performed its maiden flight
Marignane, France - Finnish institutional and military representatives would consider such vehicle as fully in keeping with national operative exigencies
Finnish institutional and military representatives could watch the maiden flight of the first NH-90 multipurpose medium helicopter destinated to the northern European country at the Eurocopter's Marignane... more
HelicoptersMarine One and PRV: two programmes for the US-101
Washington, USA - The showing of the special version of the EH-101 in the United States goes on with an extension of the promotional efforts
The promotion of the AgustaWestland EH-101 in the United States appears more and more increasing. While the helicopter company, together with Lockheed Martin, carries on the development of the US-101 devoted... more
HelicoptersCae: upgrade for the Dutch Lynx choppers' flight and mission simulators
Amsterdam, Holland - Interventions scheduled for Navy's helicopters have also been designed for Germany, Denmark and Norway
CAE, a worldwide leader in the production of helicopter flight simulators, is going to provide Dutch Navy with an important upgrade for the AgustaWestland Lynx helicopters' flight and mission simulators.... more
HelicoptersThe Pope in helicopter in order to avoid the Roman traffic (2): SH-3D/TS' specifications
Rome, Italy - Historical details and vehicle's tasks
Manufactured by Agusta and licensed by Sikorsky, the S-61D helicopter represents the civil version of the military SH-3D "Sea King", a successful vehicle used most of all for antisom purposes and rescue.... more
HelicoptersThe Pope in helicopter in order to avoid the Roman traffic
Rome, Italy - The Pope transferred this morning from Castel Gandolfo to Vatican for the Wednesday general audience
Giovanni Paolo II has arrived in Vatican in helicopter this morning: it did not happen since two years, during which the Pope has always used car to move from the summery residence of Castel Gandolfo to... more
HelicoptersKaman and BAe together to update the SH-2 Seasprites
Washington, USA - The purpose is to encourage a new stage of exports for the well known helicopter
The SH-2 Seasprite multipurpose helicopter of the US Kaman is going to be involved in a deep updating process of its avionics suite with a contribution by British Aerospace Systems. The major purpose would... more
HelicoptersIreland: Defence Ministry sets out the new military helicopters
Dublin, Ireland - Four troop transport aircraft and two light choppers to be purchased by December
Irish Defence Ministry already unveiled it about one month ago (see for details AVIONEWS), but now it would have put into evidence further details with reference to the purchase of new military helicopters... more
HelicoptersIsraeli helicopter kills by a missile the Al-Fatah Martyrs' Brigades leader
Tel Aviv, Israel - It has hit in full a car on which travelled also others two militants
Yesterday in Jenin (Cisgiordania) an Israeli helicopter in the course of a military attack, would have launched a rocket against a car, in which 3 Martyrs' Brigades representatives of Al-Fatah (Al-Aqsa)... more
HelicoptersThe first South African A-109 LUH flies
Johannesburg, South Africa - Denel to produce an overall number of 25 choppers by 2007 for South African Air Force
Ther first AgustaWestland A-109 LUH multipurpose helicopter manufactured by Denel in South Africa flies. The South African aerospace company schedules to produce a total number of 25 military aircraft... more
HelicoptersSuem helicopter ambulance transports to hospital the Dutch alpine climber dispersed
Belluno, Italy - The alpine aid with the Italian Air Force means have found the man on the Antermoia glacier
The alpine aid squares by the Italian Air Force means have traced yesterday the Dutch alpine climber dispersed a 3000 meters high on Saturday afternoon, along the side of the Antelao mountain, on the Dolomiti.... more
HelicoptersUS-101: 200 American partners for the AgustaWestland's helicopter
Washington, USA - The development of the Euro-American solution for the Marine One programme goes on without stopping
Some 200 companies presently collaborate for the development of the US-101 programme in some 41 states in the USA. Recently in fact, the group led by AgustaWestland and Lockheed Martin in the United States... more
HelicoptersUS Coast Guard HH-65's update begins
Washington, USA - New engines, avionics and instruments on board for the Dolphin helicopters
Works related to the mounting of the new power plant components on the fleet of the US Coast Guard's HH-65 Dolphin helicopters have been started. The Turbomeca Arriel 2 engines have been considered as... more
HelicoptersGenesis probe's recovery failed
Washington, USA - The re-entry capsule's parachute did not open and the two NASA's helicopters could not hook it up
A great expectation existed in the United States for the Genesis probe’s re-entry yesterday (see for details AVIONEWS). Three years activities in the space in order to recover just little microgrammes o... more
HelicoptersBrazil asks for ten UH-60 helicopters
Sao Paulo, Brazil - They could be destinated to SAR operations and to the monitoring of national territory to increase the general security level
The United States would be appraising the hypothesis to increase the security level of Brazil through the provision of ten Sikorsky UH-60L helicopters. A request in this sense would have been put forward... more
HelicoptersRobinson's domination in the North American market
Washington, USA - 343 helicopters out of a total production in this sector of 433 would be R-22s and R-44s in Northern America
North American civil helicopter market is practically dominated by a single producer: Robinson. The helicopter company would have achieved during the first half 2004 a selling rise of a 80%, with a production... more
HelicoptersThe Genesis probe to arrive tomorrow
Washington, USA - Two Ecureuil helicopters must not fail in recovery the probe while it is still flying
The return of the Genesis probe (see for details AVIONEWS), has been scheduled for tomorrow. The area involved by the re-entry procedure will be the Utah territory (United States), but such probe will... more
HelicoptersThe SAPHIR-M Dispenser for the NH-90 and the Tiger
Paris, France - Eurocopter would have signed with MBDA the related delivery contract to significantly increase its own helicopters' self-protection degree
The Eurocopter Tiger and NHI NH-90 helicopters will be endowed of the SAPHIR-M chaffs/flares dispenser produced by MBDA. It would have unveiled by Eurocopter's representatives, while the first mounting... more
HelicoptersNew Zealand: a new helicopter for troop transport
Auckland, New Zealand - The NH-90 would appear to be ahead of competitors
Four candidates for the modernization programme related to the troop transport military helicopters for New Zealand Army: the NHI NH-90, the Eurocopter Super Puma, the AgustaWestland/Bell AB-139 and the... more
HelicoptersEU sentences attack against Italian helicopter in August 18
Tirana, Albania - "Severe criminal action": with these words it have been censured the episode that have been protagonists 8 Police agents
Yesterday the European Union countries accredited in Albania, have condemned with a public declaration the armed attack against the Italian Police helicopter which, the last August 18, was flying over... more
HelicoptersK-Max: Kaman waiting for new orders
Washington, USA - Once taken delivery of a sufficient number of orders, the assembling line of the helicopter will be re-opened
Kaman Aerospace has recently revealed that the K-Max helicopters sold or under leasing so far would be seven. Presently, the company would be waiting for further orders, both by the traditional customers... more
HelicoptersAustralia: are the scheduled NH-90s 60?
Sydney, Australia - The country asks for more helicopters with competitive costs and the NHI group could accept in order to grow in the Asia Pacific area
The recent purchase by Australia of 12 NH-90 helicopters (see for details AVIONEWS) would actually represent just a partial expression of the original agreement between the producer (NH Industries, based... more
HelicoptersNorthrop Grumman and Eads: the common project for the PRV programme has been confirmed
Washington, USA - The European group will rely on American Eurocopter's facilities for the production of the NH-90 aircraft
Northrop Grumman and Eads North America finally confirm from the United States that they are going to cooperate in order to produce a common proposal for the PRV (Personnel Recovery Vehicle) programme,... more
HelicoptersBoeing: 500 Longbow Apache helicopters have been delivered
Washington, USA - The combat helicopter will be subjected soon to an important updating process
Boeing celebrates the delivery of the 500th AH-64 Longbow Apache helicopter, precisely the 383rd one among the ones delivered to US Army. The aircraft, presently in service in 11 countries (among which... more
HelicoptersAustralian Aerospace: two EC-120s produced under licence have been delivered
Sydney, Australia - The helicopter sector in the country is growing thanks to the Eurocopter-Eads' contribution
Two Eurocopter EC-120B Colibris produced under licence by Australian Aerospace have been delivered so far. The Australian aerospace company celebrated the event by reminding the increasing importance of... more
HelicoptersSikorsky: a contract was signed with US Navy for the Marine One programme
Washington, USA - Despite the related competition has not finished yet with the final choice of the US Presidential helicopter
Sikorsky would have revealed yesterday that a more than USD 56m contract would have been granted by US Navy, in order to provide various services devoted to the future new Presidential helicopter with... more
HelicoptersEGPWS system for all the S-76s and the S-92s
Washington, USA - Sikorsky intends to endow its own future choppers of the new flight safety system
Sikorsky would have recently decided to attend to the mounting of the EGPWS (Enhanced Ground Proximity Warning Systems) safety system developed by Honeywell on all the future versions of its own S-76 and... more
HelicoptersAustralia: 12 NH-90s to face the terroristic threat
Sydney, Australia - To be all available by 2008 and devoted to country's special forces
Australia has decided to purchase 12 NH-90 transport helicopters in order to increase the anti-terrorism capabilities of its own special forces. The value of the related contract would consist of about... more
HelicoptersCertifications for the Tiger helicopter
Berlin, Germany - The combat aircraft produced by Eurocopter will be able to fully enter the service in France, Germany, Spain and Australia
The Eurocopter Tiger combat helicopter has recently achieved both the certifications which are considered as unavoidable for fully entering the service in Germany and France. The competent agencies in... more
HelicoptersRolls Royce aims to the KMH programme
Seoul, South Korea - The British group promotes its solutions for the new South Korean military helicopter
Despite the difficulties that the South Korean programme regarding the new multirole helicopter devoted to the national armed forces is facing in this period (see for details AVIONEWS), it seems that Rolls... more
HelicoptersNew partners for the US-101 programme
Washington, USA - Other companies could be added to the long list of participating firms soon for the production of the helicopter
Lockheed Martin, as the prime contractor for the US-101 programme related to the AgustaWestland's solution for the new US President's helicopter based on the EH-101, recently unveiled that other 13 partners... more
HelicoptersUCAR and Apache: a perfect symbiosis
Washington, USA - Lockheed Martin successfully simulates a joint operation between the new unmanned helicopter and an AH-64
Lockheed Martin would have recently completed an important testing activity regarding the new UCAR (Unmanned Combat Armed Rotorcraft) programme, for an unmanned aircraft which should be deployed for various... more
HelicoptersSAS selects the NH-90
London, UK - Four new helicopters to be deployed by the British special units in the fight against international terrorism
SAS (Special Air Service), the special unit devoted to the early British national security, has taken delivery of four new NH-90 helicopters. British Government decided to provide this important unit with... more