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HelicoptersEurocopter: EC-135/EC-145 for the US Army LUH
Washington, USA - The European helicopter group intends to promote one of the two aircraft for the new utility chopper of the armed force
The helicopter group Eurocopter is ready to compete for the LUH (Light Utility Helicopter) programme for US Army. It would have been recently unveiled by its North American section which would have underlined... more
HelicoptersOffshore promotional tests for the HAL Dhruv
New Dheli, India - Indian aerospace industry goes on showing the quality of its main helicopter product to achieve success in the international market
Despite no orders have been addressed for the new Indian-made multirole medium helicopter Dhruv, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) goes on promoting its capabilities by a series of operational evaluations... more
HelicoptersThe Holy See thanked the 31th Wing of Italian Air Force
Rome, Italy - The corp gave a "Generous effort" in occasion of papal helicopter trip to Castel Gandolfo
The helicopter which flew Pope Ratzinger to Castel Gandolfo summer house, was the SH-3D/TS provided by Italian Air Force 31th Wing: it took off from Ciampino military airport and landed on Vatican pad... more
HelicoptersSikorsky S-92 for South Korean President
Seoul, South Korea - South Korean Air Force selected the proposal from the well known US maker and some three helicopters have been ordered
South Korean Air Force decided to select the Sikorsky S-92 as the new Presidential helicopter. The armed force was requested last year to start an evaluation for the replacement of the VH-60, operated... more
HelicoptersDeepwater: there is still room for the purchase of new helicopters by USCG
Washington, USA - The AB-139 does not seem to be definitively excluded but Eurocopter could promote its EC-155
It would seem that no one can say the last word about the US Coast Guard’s Deepwater programme and the destiny of part of the fleet, despite recent indications related to the choice of an upgrade for t... more
HelicoptersUS Army: helicopters' refuelling in Iraq and Afghanistan to be faster
Washington, USA - A modular and portable system produced by BAe Systems has been ordered
The US military helicopters deployed in operations in Afghanistan and Iraq will be equipped with a new refuelling system. It deals with a solution offered by British Aerospace Systems which struck US Army... more
HelicoptersNH-90: Australia expects the best operational flexibility
Canberra, Australia - The new ordered helicopters to act both on the ground and in the sea depending on the current operational exigencies
Australia will take delivery of its new NH-90 multipurpose helicopters by 2008 and will make them enter service in that date. The first of such rotor-winged aircraft is supposed to arrive in the country... more
HelicoptersAlaska: wolf-hunt by helicopters
Juneau, Alaska - The Government aims to fell at least 1000 animals
Alaska’s Governor, Frank Murkowski, has ordered to kill more than 1000 wolves shooting them by helicopters or small tourism airplanes. Wolves left unhurt will be pursued and killed by hunters boarded f... more
HelicoptersLatin America: Russia relies on helicopters and armoured vehicles
Moscow, Russia - The Mil MI-171 is the major Russian weapon industry product in the continent currently
Russia is aiming to increase its presence in Latin America concerning its own defence-dedicated products and is trying to rely most of all upon the quality of its military helicopters and armoured vehicles.... more
HelicoptersPutin to meet Palestinian leaders
Ramallah, Cisjordan - Russia aims to sell helicopters and armoured carriers to Palestine's police
Russian President Vladimir Putin intends to help Palestinian authorities delivering them two transport helicopters and 50 armoured vehicles: specifically, choppers would be destined to fly President Abu... more
HelicoptersSouth Korea: Enstrom helicopters to train the pilots of the future KHP
Seoul, South Korea - Hanseo University to attend to the training stage by the purchase of at least a couple of aircraft
While waiting for the start of the KHP project (Korean Helicopter Programme) which involves the South Korean aerospace industry for the designing and construction of the first exclusively nation-made chopper... more
HelicoptersEurocopter: ACROhelipro to provide overhaul and repairing services for the choppers operated in North America
Toronto, Canada - A five years agreement covering all the products belonging to the European helicopter group
Eurocopter Canada (as the Canadian unit of the EADS-owned European helicopter group) signed a cooperation agreement with Canadian ACROhelipro company recently (owned by Vector Aerospace Corporation) allowing... more
HelicoptersBrand new UH-1Y for Marine Corps
Washington, USA - Pentagon opted for an upgrade involving the entire unit rather than the single aircraft already in service
The next Marine Corps’ UH-1Y Huey helicopters will be fully new aircraft and not remanufactured vehicles on the basis of the airframes already deployed by the US armed force. It was decided by US Department o... more
HelicoptersEH-101: the AgustaWestland-made helicopter n. 101 is Portuguese
Lisbon, Portugal - A total number of twelve aircraft has been ordered by Portuguese Air Force
Portuguese Air Force took delivery of the EH-101 medium multipurpose helicopter number 101 produced by AgustaWestland. Portugal has ordered an overall amount of 12 rotor-winged aircraft of this type and... more
HelicoptersKHP: KAI searching for foreign partners for system integration on the new utility helicopter
Seoul, South Korea - South Korean Government should release a list of companies which will be allowed to participate for the project by next September
HAI (Helicopter Association International) took recently delivery of an official notification by the US authorities regarding the South Korean KHP (Korean Helicopter Programme) project related to the production... more
HelicoptersGermany: aerospace industry growing but with some difficulties
Berlin, Germany - The companies of the sector will have to work a lot most of all in the space and military aviation fields
Germany is devoting many financial efforts to the aerospace sector and the future appears a promising one though analysts have found some difficulties in some specific fields. The real leading sector is... more
HelicoptersThales to provide simulators for the Tiger helicopters
Paris, France - The system is able to virtually emulate a 75% share of the training stage usually performed on the vehicles
French group Thales, competent for defence electronics and avionics sectors, will attend to the provision of simulators for the Eurocopter Tiger combat helicopters. Pilots from both French and German armies... more
HelicoptersHelicopter dismounted Prince Charles
London, United Kingdom - A technical malfunction hamper him to attend a public engagement
Prince Charles of England has been forced today to cancel a public appointment (the first engagement after wedding with Camilla) because of a technical malfunction with his helicopter. The Prince of Wales... more
HelicoptersSchweizer: a growth "harmonized" with United Technologies group's strategy
Washington, USA - New members of the helicopter company board have been selected among Sikorsky and the US holding's personnel
Schweizer, the well known US helicopter producer, is scheduling measures aimed to favour the company’s growth during the next five years and, for such a purpose and due to the Sikorsky’s ownership of... more
HelicoptersKamov: partnership with Rolls Royce to seize the European-US market
Moscow, Russia - The possible provision of engines for the KA-226 helicopters with a specific export version
Kamov, the well known Russian helicopter maker, intends to "land" in Europe and in the United States with its own products. A hard undertaking when considering the fierce competition and the problems related... more
HelicoptersEurocopter: 400 EC-135 helicopters delivered worldwide
Mexico City, Mexico - The latest will be devoted to offshore operations
There are some 400 EC-135 helicopters delivered worldwide by Eurocopter to date. The latest of such rotor-winged aircraft was supplied to the Mexican company named Transportes Aéreos Pegaso which attends... more
HelicoptersPictures of John Paul II funeral taken by an helicopter of the 1st Flying Unit of the Italian Police
Rome, Italy - Air images are available exclusive on the Corp website
A week after the solemn funeral of John Paul II Pope, Italian National Police website made available the pictures taken in Vatican by an helicopter of the 1st Flying Unit. All the air images of the cerimony... more
HelicoptersPersonnel Recovery Vehicle: the new USAF's Combat SAR helicopter requirements to be disclosed next June
Washington, USA - Not all the potential competitors for the related tender could be able to meet the operational exigencies
US Air Force needs some 141 military helicopters for Combat SAR (Search and Rescue) operations by 2011 and the programme named PRV (Personnel Recovery Vehicle) has been designed just to meet this operational... more
HelicoptersLebanon: Italian air rescue mission to save UN observer
Naqoura, Lebanon - He suffered from infarct, but was promptly taken to the hospital
A Ghana’s officer, working in Lebanon as UN observer at Naqoura, yesterday suffered from infarct and was immediately rescued by an United Nations AB-205 aircraft, flown by Italian helicopter pilots. T... more
HelicoptersCWHA: a major contribution to the growth of the helicopter sector in China
Beijing, China - The Chinese World Helicopter Association to promote the chopper as a safe and useful mean for civil deployment in the Asian country
Chinese Government intends to encourage the foundation and consolidation of an association exclusively devoted to the helicopter sector. It deals with the CWHA (Chinese World Helicopter Association), which... more
HelicoptersUS-101: Welliver McGuire to build the facility devoted to the Marine One
Owego, USA - The structure for the programme management and system integration to be ready in one year
Welliver McGuire, a US construction company headquartered in New York, has been selected by Lockheed Martin to build the new Owego facility (NY), where several offices and technical areas exclusively devoted... more
HelicoptersHelicopters to monitor against "Scratch-works sprayer" in German cities
Berlin, Germany - The Internal Minister, Schily, is ready to contrast the phenomenon
Special helicopters provided with infrared cameras would monitor in short time Berlin and other big German cities where is diffused the phenomenon lead to "Scratch-works sprayer". The measure has been... more
HelicoptersCanada: AgustaWestland will be able to carry on its appeal against Government
Rome, Italy - The group confirmed it to AVIONEWS with reference to the protest against the selection of the Sikorsky H-92
Some sources would have considered the stock exchange placing of AgustaWestland by the Italian aerospace and defence holding owner Finmeccanica as a plausible measure. Reasons for such step should be found... more
HelicoptersEC-130, touristic spirit!
Fort Lauderdale, USA - Helicoptershuttle.com selected the small Eurocopter's helicopter for its executive, charter and sightseeing tours activities
US company Helicoptershuttle.com, which attends to the provision of executive, charter and sightseeing tours services over Florida territory (in the Fort Lauderdale area in particular), decided to purchase... more
HelicoptersUS-101: debates in US Senate on the Marine One
Washington, Usa - Democrats against other members of their own party on the legitimacy of funds for the programme due to national security reasons
US-101’s victory as the new US President’s helicopter (see for details AVIONEWS) still hurts some American Senators’ feelings. Representatives from Democrats clashed in the Senate on last Wednesday about... more
HelicoptersUS Army UH-60M Black Hawk production started
Washington, USA - Some 22 vehicles will be produced at first and they will progressively replace the UH-60As
US Army granted a go-ahead for the production of 22 Sikorsky UH-60M Black Hawk medium transport helicopters destined to progressively replace the UH-60As. The programme is intended to modernize the aircraft... more
HelicoptersFirst Eurocopter UH-Tiger for German Army
Berlin, Germany - Bundeswehr is destined to take delivery of some 80 combat helicopters of this type
German Army Aviation took recently delivery of the first Eurocopter UH-Tiger combat helicopter, a version of the well known military aircraft devoted to the performance of a wide range of missions such... more
HelicoptersAgustaWestland: GBP 300m contract for helicopters programme from British Government
Rome, Italy - To assure the efficiency and the technical support of the Sea King helicopters fleet provided to the British Air Forces
"AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, has been awarded a £300 million pound (438 million Euro) five year contract for the support of the UK MoD’s fleet of Sea King Helicopters. AgustaWestland, as pr... more
HelicoptersDeepwater: US Coast Guard to upgrade the HH-60J Jayhawks
Washington, USA - This would be the final choice to meet the operational requirements instead of the purchase of a new aircraft
Sikorsky unveils that the US Coast Guard HH-60J Jayhawks will be involved by an upgrade process for the purpose of meeting the operational requirements scheduled by the Deepwater programme. USCG is provided... more
HelicoptersUS Army takes stock of the ARH and LUH programmes situation
Washington, USA - The name of the winner of the first competition is likely to be unveiled on June 6 while for the new utility aircraft one needs to wait further
US military authorities take a stock of situation concerning two important helicopter programmes: the ARH (Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter) and the LUH (Light Utility Helicopter). As far as it is concerned... more
HelicoptersRobinson R-44: "sight set" on Great Britain's election
London, UK - Two helicopters of this type to be deployed by BBC during the electoral campaign and election itself
BBC2, the channel belonging to well known British TV group, will resort to the deployment of two helicopters during the electoral campaign and the same Great Britain’s election day. The date for voting f... more
HelicoptersEurocopter: more investments in Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - It is being forecasted to double them when considering the remarkable demand in this sector in the Asian country
EADS-owned Eurocopter’s Malaysian section is forecasting to increase its investments in a significant manner in the Asian country, even by doubling them, when considering the remarkable demand in specific f... more
HelicoptersIsrael: first three Apache Longbows for Army
Tel Aviv, Israel - A significant added value for the national defensive system, also in fighting terrorism
Israeli Army took delivery of its first three Boeing AH-64D Longbow Apache attack helicopters. The combat helicopter component has always been a major one in the Israeli defensive system also and most... more
HelicoptersRAF: EH-101 in Iraq to prevent smuggling
Basra, Iraq - The Merlin to be deployed also for troop transport and armed all-weather surveillance
An AgustaWestland EH-101 Merlin medium multirole helicopter of Royal Air Force has been recently re-deployed in Iraq and it is expected to replace the Chinooks for troop transport purposes in Basra, although... more
HelicoptersThe "multipurpose" kind of the NH-90 according to New Zealand's Government
Wellington, New Zealand - The helicopter to be deployed to perform both military and strictly civil missions
New Zealand’s Government decided to release an exhaustive description of the operational exigencies that the NH-90 helicopters will have to meet once they enter the service with Air Force (see for details A... more
HelicoptersThe 100th MD-520N to fly in Russia
Moscow, Russia - MD Helicopters to deliver it to Russian company GALS Aero which will supply it then to a private operator in Siberia
GALS Aero, a Russian company operating in the helicopter sector and distributing foreign-made aircraft to several customers in Russia, will take delivery of the 100th MD-520N produced by MD Helicopters.... more
HelicoptersNew Zealand: the future of the rotor wing is called NH-90
Wellington, New Zealand - National Government unveiled the purchase of the NHI group's helicopter for its Air Force
New Zealand’s Air Force selected the NH-90 as the new multirole helicopter to replace the obsolete UH-1 Iroquois. The official announcement has been released by national Government which proves satisfied a... more
HelicoptersSouth Korea: the Korean Helicopter Programme has been started
Seoul, South Korea -The role played by the national industry will be a major one but there will be chances also for foreign cooperations
South Korean Government has so provided a green light for the KHP programme (Korean Helicopter Programme) regarding the production of a utility rotor-winged aircraft. It would deal with the first national... more
HelicoptersCJ Systems selected the EC-135 for EMS operations again
Washington, USA - Some 10 helicopters of this type have been ordered and they will be added to the 14 ones already in service
The US company CJ Systems, specialized for the provision of health care rescue services in the country and one among the most important firms operating in this sector, has got a fleet based on some 14... more
HelicoptersFuture Lynx: first signing the contract, then selecting the partners
London, UK - The combat aircraft chosen by British MoD to be developed both in a terrestrial and naval version
The Future Lynx selected by British Ministry of Defence will certainly prove a programme open to various collaborations. AgustaWestland confirmed it to AVIONEWS with reference to the recent announcement... more
HelicoptersFuture Lynx selected as the preferred option for land and sea helicopter requirements
Rome, Italy - AgustaWestland chosen to enter a new partnership with UK’s MoD
"AgustaWestland welcomes the UK Ministry of Defence’s announcement to proceed with the Future Lynx programme as its preferred option for meeting the Land (Find) and Maritime (Surface) Attack elements o... more
HelicoptersMH-60R: Sikorsky and Lockheed Martin together for the US Navy fleet protection
Washington, USA - All the helicopter's systems devoted to both maritime surface and submarines targeting detection and tracking have been succesfully tested
The main systems for detection and tracking of naval surface and submarines targets destined to the Sikorsky MH-60R helicopter are being provided by Lockheed Martin. The Sea Hawk has been endowed in this... more
HelicoptersEurocopter aims to British market
London, UK - The group owned by EADS proves interested in the sale of DARA's headquarter by the MoD
EADS group is trying to reinforce its presence in the United Kingdom by relying upon the owned Eurocopter. British Minister of Defence would intend to sell DARA’s (Defence Aviation Repair Agency) headquarter l... more
HelicoptersAustralia: Government defended the selection of the Seasprite
Canberra, Australia - Australia authorities repudiated allegations according to which an aircraft devoid of all-weather capabilities would have been chosen
The purchase of the Kaman SH-2 Seasprite helicopters by Australian Ministry of Defence is in the centre of debates in the country when considering that people opposing such choice would think such vehicle... more
HelicoptersFirst Swedish armed forces' NH-90 flew
Marignane, France - Some 18 aircraft for SAR, anti-submarine warfare and troop transport missions have been ordered
The first NH-90 multipurpose medium helicopter performed its maiden flight. The event occurred at the Eurocopter helicopter group’s plant located in Marignane (France) and lasted for about 55 minutes. S... more