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HelicoptersPORTUGAL TO MAKE FINAL DECISION ON RESCUE HELICOPTERS
PORTUGAL, Portuguese Defence Minister Rui Pena is expected to make a final decision on new rescue helicopters tomorrow. The minister will have to choose between 12 EH-101s from AgustaWestland or Sikorsky's... more

HelicoptersINDIA MAY PURCHASE HELICOPTERS ABROAD
INDIA, Following the failure of thrust and vibration tests conducted on a prototype of its advanced light helicopter (ALH), the indian army may buy helicopters abroad since its need for new choppers is... more

HelicoptersSHELL TO OPERATE NEW HELICOPTER
HOLLAND, Anglo-Dutch oil company, Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) has taken delivery of the first of six EC155B helicopters ordered early this year. The choppers will replace the Bell 212s,... more

HelicoptersFRANCE APPROVES EXEC 162F KIT HELICOPTER
PARIS, FRANCE, French DGAG approved the kit of the Exec 162F made by U.S. Rotorway, the first helicopter kit in France giving CNSK-2 approval. This has required two years of management by the French... more

HelicoptersUSA TO DONATE TEN CHOPPERS TO NEPAL
KATHMANDU, NEPAL, Nepalese newspapers today reported that the United States will provide Nepal with 10 fully armed helicopters to fight maoist rebels in the Himalayan kingdom. Home Affairs Minister Devendra... more

HelicoptersPAKISTAN TO RECEIVE HELICOPTERS FROM USA
ISLAMABAD, The United States will deliver a batch of six AH-64D Long Bow Apaches military helicopters to Pakistan early next month, as part of the american assistance plan to the country to strengthen... more

HelicoptersHELICOPTER GOES MISSING IN YACUZIA
MOSCOW, A Mi-8 helicopter went missing in the russian Republic of Yacuzia this morning. The ministery for Emergencies said 11 people were aboard, 3 crew members and 8 passengers. A search has been... more

HelicoptersAGUSTA: THIRD AB139 PRE-PRODUCTION HELICOPTER IN FLIGHT
VERGIATE, "The third pre-production AB139 made its successful first flight on October 22, 2001, at Agusta's Vergiate plant in Italy. The certification program foresees a Tie Down Helicopter (TDH) and... more

HelicoptersUS GUNSHIP HELICOPTERS ATTACK TALIBAN MILITARY POSITIONS
AFGHANISTAN, Some american gunship helicopters today bombed Taliban military positions near Kabul. Military jets took part in the attacks dropping bombs around Kabul, in Kandahar and near Mazar–e–Sharif, the... more

HelicoptersAGUSTAWESTLAND AND LOCKHEED MARTIN ANNOUNCE ALLIANCE
WASHINGTON, USA, Officials from Lockheed Martin and AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica and GKN company, announced they are initiating a joint effort focusing on the U.S. government medium-lift helicopter market... more

HelicoptersRUSSIA TO SUPPLY HELICOPTERS TO CZECH REPUBLIC AS DEBT REPAYMENT
MOSCOW, The Czech Defence Minister said today that Russia will supply six Mi-35 combat helicopters to the Czech Republic in the near future to repay debts. Czech Republic currently owns 20 Mi-24 combat... more

HelicoptersSIKORSKY AND KAL SIGN A MEMORANDUM FOR COOPERATION
STRATFORD, CONNECTICUT, Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. announced the signature of a Memorandum of Understanding with Korean Air Lines (KAL) for the development of multi-mission helicopters... more

HelicoptersCITY OF TOLEDO CHOOSES R44 POLICE HELICOPTER
TOLEDO, OHIO, The city of Toledo, Ohio, has purchased a new R44 Police helicopter, dubbed "Air One", for use by the police and fire departments. The aircraft will be used for surveillance, search and rescue,... more

HelicoptersSIKORSKY, KOREAN AIR LINES TO COOPERATE ON HELICOPTER PROJECT
STRATFORD, "Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. today announced it intends to cooperate with Korean Air Lines (KAL) on the development of multi-mission helicopters for the government of Korea. Sikorsky Aircraft is... more

HelicoptersFINLAND SIGNS THE CONTRACT FOR 20 NH90 HELICOPTERS
HELSINKI, "Mr. Jan-Erik Enestam, Minister of Defence of Finland, Mr. Eero Lavonen, National Armament Director, and Mr. Philippe Stuckelberger, General Manager of NHIndustries, signed the purchase contract... more

HelicoptersEUROCOPTER PRESENT ITS EC-130B4 IN ITALY
TRENTO, ITALY, After the success of its EC-130B4 at Heli Expo 2001, Eurocopter will present for the first time in Italy this machine at Trento G. Caproni airport by its representative Aersud Elicotteri.... more

HelicoptersROYAL MALAYSIAN NAVY TO BUY SIX HELICOPTERS FROM EUROCOPTER
KUALA LUMPUR, The Royal Malaysian Navy has made a deal with Eurocopter for six twin-engined Fennec AS 555 SN helicopters, Bernama news agency reported yesterday. The helicopters, which are powered... more

HelicoptersEUROCOPTER CONFIRMS DEAL WITH MALAYSIA
MARIGNANE, FRANCE, Eurocopter confirmed the reports saying it signed a deal with the malaysian ministry of Defence for the sale of six AS 555 SN Fennec helicopters which will be delivered in 2003.... more

HelicoptersNHI: SWEDEN SIGNS CONTRACT FOR 18 NH90 HELICOPTER PLUS 7 OPTIONS
STOCKOLM, SWEDEN, Today at the FMV office, the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration in Stockholm, Briga-dier General Mats Westin, of the Swedish Air Force and Mr. Philippe Stuckelberger, General Manager... more

HelicoptersNEW RUSSIAN MI-28N HELICOPTER READY FOR SERIAL PRODUCTION
MOSCOW, The russian Mi-28N military helicopter will be soon fully ready for serial production, said Interfax-Military News Agency. The helicopter is actually undegoing tests in the state flight testing... more

HelicoptersMDHI TO ATTEND WILL BE ATTENDING HELITECH
DUXFORD, ENGLAND, MDHI will be attending Helitech, the helicopter exhibition starting tomorrow in Duxford, England. An MD 600N will be flying demos. Police Aviation Services will also have an MD Explorer... more

HelicoptersMD EXPLORERS JOIN AIR METHODS, MERCY AIR FOR AIR MEDICAL MISSIONS
ORLANDO, FLORIDA, Two more U.S. air medical operators have added MD Explorer helicopters to their fleets. Air Methods Corp. in Aurora, Colo., and Mercy Air Service, Inc., in Fontana, Calif., each took... more

HelicoptersAGUSTA ANNOUNCES THE OUTCOME OF EH-101 AND NH-90 HELICOPTERS
CASCINA COSTA. VARESE, ITALY, AgustaWestland is today one of the most important reality in the helicopter market, and take advantage of experience, resources and product range of Italian Agusta SpA and... more

HelicoptersSWEDEN TO PURCHASE HELICOPTER FROM NH INDUSTRIES
STOCKHOLM, Sweden is to buy 19 NH-90 helicopters from european consortium NH Industries. The deal worth $500 million. more

HelicoptersPAKISTAN TO BUY 16 COMBAT HELICOPTERS FROM RUSSIA
PAKISTAN, Pakistan has bought 16 military helicopters Mi-16 from Russia, said Pakistani ambassador Iftikhar Murshed said in an interview. The ambassador added Pakistan is to buy other russian weapons soon... more

HelicoptersTWO SUPER PUMA 332 HELICOPTERS DELIVERED TO INDONESIA
INDONESIA, Two Super Puma 332 helicopters have been delivered to the indonesian airbase of Bogor. The two military helicopters, produced by PT Dirgantara Indonesia, have been declared operational by the... more

HelicoptersGKN TO SUPPLY HELICOPTERS TO DENMARK
USA, GKN is expected to announce soon a £250 million deal with danish government. GKN will supply Denmark with its EH101 helicopters. Other deals with Finland, Norway and Sweden to supply its NH90 model... more

HelicoptersUSA TO SUPPLY GEORGIA WITH MILITARY HELICOPTERS
USA, The United States will supply Georgia with ten military transport helicopter which will be delivered on wednesday. The $15 million project includes 33 Georgian pilots and technicians trained in the... more

HelicoptersPREFECTURA NAVAL ARGENTINA TAKES DELIVERY OF TWO SCHWEIZER 300C HELICOPTERS
NEW YORK, Schweizer Aircraft Corp. announces the delivery of two 300C helicopters to the Prefectura Naval Argentina (PNA). The aircrafts are used for basic and advanced pilot training, maritime patrol... more

HelicoptersRUSSIAN COMPANIES TO MODERNIZE MI-2A HELICOPTERS
MOSCOW, Two russian companies, Rosvertol and Moscow Mil Helicopter Plant /MVZ/, have formed a joint venture to upgrade Mi-2A helicopter. The two industries hope to re-launch reliable Mi-2A design into... more

HelicoptersRUSSIA TO SELL HELICOPTERS TO COLOMBIA
MOSCOW, Russia will sell Colombia six troop-carrying helicopters Mi-17 1V. The $36,1 million deal was signed last week. The helicopters will be used for troops transport. It will be the second batch of... more

HelicoptersJAPAN ARMY SELECTS BOEING HELICOPTERS
TOKYO, The Defense Agency of Japan today said it will buy Boeing's Apache helicopters. A spokesman for the agency said "We selected Boeing's AH64D because it is cheaper than Bell's helicopter in view of... more

HelicoptersPORTUGAL PROBABLY INTERESTED ALSO TO EH-101
LISBON, PORTUGAL, Portuguese government, after have signed a contract for the supply od 10 NH-90 helicopters, now could be interested also in buying an indefinite number of EH-101. This information comes... more

HelicoptersSINGAPORE TO BUY 12 HELICOPTERS FROM USA
SINGAPORE, The Republic of Singapore has ordered 12 additional AH-64D Apache Longbow helicopters to US government. The terms of the deal, signed this week, were not disclosed. The AH-64D Apache Longbow... more

HelicoptersTWO RUSSIAN HELICOPTERS DAMAGED BY FIRE IN CHECHNYA
MOSCOW, Two russian helicopters, an Mi-26 transport helicopter and an Mi-24 combat helicopter, were fired by automatic weapons 5 km northeast of the village of Oktyabrskoye in Groznenskiy District, Interfax... more

HelicoptersNEW ZEALAND GROUNDS FIVE BELL UH-1H HELICOPTERS
WELLINGTON, The New Zealand air force has grounded five of its Bell UH-1H Iroquois after cracks were discovered in the blade on a helicopter during a routine inspection. The air force said in a statement... more

HelicoptersISRAELI HELICOPTER RAIDS ON PALESTINIAN TARGETS
ISRAEL, Israeli helicopters have fired three rockets at palestinian police headquarters in Nablus yesterday. Eight people were killed. Among them two children and a leader of Hamas militant organization.... more

HelicoptersNEW HELICOPTERS FOR GREECE
ATHENS, Greece has added seven new CH-47D transport helicopters yesterday during an official ceremony. The helicopters costed 120 billion drachmas and are superior to those that Greece already has in terms... more

HelicoptersFIRST TEST FLIGHT FOR SIKORSKY MH-60R
STRATFORD, CONNECTICUT, The first test flight for MH-60R helicopter has been successfully performed, starting basic flight Acceptance Test Procedures, including engine power checks, auto rotation and... more

HelicoptersHELICOPTER CRASH IN BRAZIL, TWO MISSING
BRAZIL, An helicopter crashed into the Atlantic Ocean off Brazil's southern coast on Friday with four passengers aboard. Two of the four people on board, the pilot and 20-year-old model Fernanda Vogel,... more

HelicoptersCOLOMBIA RECEIVES FIRST BATCH OF THREE BLACK HAWK HELICOPTERS
COLOMBIA, Colombian government received the first batch of three Black Hawk helicopters by the US government. The choppers are to be used against drug dealers in order to sweep cocaine plantations away.... more

HelicoptersAGUSTA: JAPANESE EMPEROR FLIGHT ON AN EH-101 HELICOPTER
TOKYO, JAPAN, His Majesty the Emperor Akihito and Her Majesty Empress Michiko of Japan flew in the EH101 today. Their Majesties flew from Tokyo to Niijima and Kozujima, Pacific islands south of Tokyo,... more

HelicoptersFIRST SIKORSKY CYPHER II FLIGHT
STRATFORD, CONNECTICUT, The Sikorsky CYPHER II Unmanned Air Vehicle (UAV) reached a major milestone with its first tethered flight. This marked the first time the experimental aircraft... more

Helicopters160 USDM BRITISH CONTRACTS FOR GKN
LONDON, GREAT BRITAIN, The British helicopter group Gkn Westland which owns to AgustaWestland group , formed by merger on Italian Agusta, of Finmeccanica Group and Gkn Westland, has been awarded of a 160... more

HelicoptersRUSSIAN HELICOPTER CRASHES IN CHECHNYA
MOSCOW, Eight russian soldiers were killed in an helicopter crash in Chechnya, near the village of Enghenoi, in a mountainous region 60 kilometres southeast of the capital Grozny. Six other people were... more

HelicoptersMD HELICOPTERS ANNOUNCES CERTIFICATION OF THE YAW-STABILITY AUGMENTATION SYSTEM FOR MD600N
MESA, ARIZONA, A Yaw-Stability Augmentation System (Y-SAS) designed to improve handling of the MD 600N has been approved by the Federal Aviation Administration. Certification from Europe’s Joint A... more

HelicoptersMOLDOVA LEASES TWO MILITARY HELICOPTERS TO NAMIBIA
NAMIBIA, Moldova has leased two MI-8T transport helicopters to Namibia, Moldovan Ministry of Defense said. The deal was about to be made few months ago but some problems occurred with the exit papers which... more

HelicoptersBOEING UNVEILS NEW CHINOOK HELICOPTER
PHILADELPHIA, Boeing yesterday unveiled the CH-47F Chinook heavy-lift helicopter, the sixth Chinook type designed for the U.S. Army, during a ceremony at Boeing's manufacturing facility in Philadelphia.... more

HelicoptersFORD RESCUES MISSING BOY SCOUT
USA, Harrison Ford rescued a missing Boy Scout in a forest just south of Yellowstone National Park. The boy wandered off a trail Monday and spent a night shivering as rain pelted the area. "Boy, you sure... more

HelicoptersIRAN PLANS TO INCREASE RUSSIAN HELOS ACQUISITION
IRAN, According to Ulan-Ude Russian helicopter industry, Iran is planning to increase its purchases of Mi-171SHtransport helicopters. The Ulan-Ude is to deliver to Iran twenty aircrafts of this type... more