Helicopters
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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
HelicoptersAttack against Italian Police's helicopter in Albania: the aircraft would have been hit
Rome, Italy - Maybe by a Kalashnikov's bullet fired by marijuana's cultivator
The Italian Police’s helicopter involved by an attack with light weapons in Albania some days ago would have been hit and forced to immediately land (see for details AVIONEWS). Now, Rome Attorney would h... more
HelicoptersA-109: the first AgustaWestland helicopter again in the market after operating in China
Washington, USA - The American company Loudoun Aviation would have sold one of this chopper to a German customer
An AgustaWestland A-109 helicopter would have recently been sold by the US company Loudoun Aviation to Germany, to a not clear customer which would have already taken delivery of it. Such aircraft would... more
HelicoptersUCAR: Lockheed Martin concludes the first development stage of its own alternative
Washington, USA - Among the partners of the US company there are Bell, Raytheon and L-3
The UCAR (Unmanned Combat Armed Rotorcraft) programme, designed by US Army in order to provide its own troops on the ground with an unmanned aerial support, able to operate as a multirole vehicle both... more
HelicoptersAn Albanian helicopter carries in Puglia a burnt female child
Brindisi, Italy - The "Perrini" burns unit in Brindisi welcomed the kid
Yesterday, an Albanian helicopter of Healthcare Office left from Tirana, carried to "Perrini" hospital in Brindisi an only 2 years female child, heavy burned in her house in Tropoja. Leonard Solis, the... more
HelicoptersIsrael helicopters attack a Qassam missiles' factory
Tel Aviv, Israel - It would have occurred last night in the Palestinian city of Gaza as a retaliation against an attack involving Israeli colonies
Israeli armed forces' military activity in the Gaza Strip goes on, most of all following the attacks against some Israeli colonies and against the small city of Sderot performed by Palestinian warriors.... more
HelicoptersItalian Police's helicopter under light weapons attack in Albania
Tirana, Albania - No consequences occurred anyway for the crew and the aircraft
An Italian Police's helicopter in service in the Albanian territory, within the cooperation agreements between Italy and Albania against the organized crime, would have turn into a target yesterday due... more
HelicoptersIsraeli helicopters hit Hamas' militiamen in Gaza
Tel Aviv, Israel - A leader of the Palestinian movement has been wounded
Last night the Israeli Army performed an air strike in the Gaza Strip, heavily hitting some Hamas' militiamen. According to what has been released by Hospital's sources in the Al-Shihaiya quarter in Gaza,... more
HelicoptersGoodrich to provide the new IVHMS system for the US Army's UH-60
Washington, USA - It will ensure higher reliability and a significant lowering of operating and maintenance costs of the vehicles
Sikorsky, within the upgrading programme for the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters of the US Army, has selected the IVHMS (Integrated Vehicle Health Management Systems) management and diagnostic system produced... more
HelicoptersIreland: six new helicopters for Air Corps by the end of the year
Dublin, Ireland - Sikorsky, Eurocopter and AgustaWestland would have already been approached in order to analyse the respective proposals
Irish Defence Ministry would be willing to purchase by the end of this year six new multirole helicopters, with an option for further two aircraft, maybe of a different type. Such exigency, to which a... more
HelicoptersSteadicopter promotes its UAV after development delay
Tel Aviv, Israel - The production problems were caused by the theft of the remote-controlled aircraft prototype
Steadicopter Ltd, an Israeli company competent in designing advanced solutions in the unmanned aircraft's sector, would be ready to start marketing its new UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) helicopter, after... more
HelicoptersVought: a possible partnership with Sikorsky for the VH-92
Dallas, USA - A contract could be signed between the two companies soon
The development and the promotion of Sikorsky's alternative solution for the new US President's helicopter, represented by the VH-92, goes on and a new partner could join the related team soon. It deals... more
HelicoptersGeneral Electric to provide engines for the Canadian Navy's H-92s
Ottawa, Canada - The Sikorsky Cyclones to operate as multi-role aircraft
The new Sikorsky H-92 Cyclone helicopters ordered by Canadian Navy will be powered by General Electric's engines (see for details AVIONEWS). The selected engine is the CT7-8A, which represents the latest... more
HelicoptersEADS MILDS system for the German CH-53 helicopters
Berlin, Germany - It will provide a higher electronic protection degree during Afghanistan activities against the anti-aircraft missiles
German CH-53 transport helicopters, which Government would be thinking to employ in Afghanistan, will be equipped with the new missile warning system soon, a system produced by EADS. It deals with the... more
HelicoptersAH Mk1 Apache-Hellfire II: lethal mix
Toronto, Canada - Six successes of about six during the fire tests with the new version of the well known air-to-surface missile devoted to British Army
British Army has recently tested, during the combat simulation performed at the Alberta shooting range (Canada), the new Lockheed Martin AGM-114K Hellfire II air-to-surface semi-active laser guided missiles.... more
HelicoptersAgustaWestland-Serco: cooperation for the Royal Navy's helicopters
London, UK - The quality of services related to the IOS assistance programme will be increased
AgustaWestland and Serco will collaborate for the implementation of the IOS (Integrated Operational Support) programme regarding the Royal Navy's helicopter fleet. Such programme, which is already dedicated... more
HelicoptersThe first Super Lynx 300 for the Thai Navy flies
Bangkok, Thailandia - Two helicopters to enter the service by the first months of 2005
Thailandia has ordered two AgustaWestland Super Lynx 300 helicopters, which will be destinated to its own Navy. The first one has performed its maiden flight at the end of July and its producer has recently... more
HelicoptersIsrael missile hits a refugee site in Gaza
Tel Aviv, Israel - The attack was performed by a helicopter and some 12 persons would have been wounded
Israel is massively deploying its own combat helicopters in the Gaza Strip against Palestinian armed movements, and today a missile fired by one among this kind of aircraft would have heavily hit the refugee... more