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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
HelicoptersINDIAN CHOPPER ENTERS BANGLADESH AIR SPACE
INDIA, An Indian military helicopter yesterday intruded the Bangladesh air space in Debhata upazila. The intrusion aroused panic among people in the area. The chopper entered about 5 km deep inside Bangladesh.... more
HelicoptersYUGOSLAV GENERAL SAYS HE WAS TOLD TO BLOW UP BLAIR'S HELICOPTER
BELGRADE, General Nebojsa Pavkovic said an english newspaper he was ordered to blow up Blair's helicopter at Petrovac airport in Skopje in May 1999. "I was under pressure to do it since Nato was destroying... more
HelicoptersUS ARMY GROUNDS ITS APACHES AFTER AN ISRAELI ACCIDENT
USA, The U.S. Army has grounded 500 of its AH-64A and AH-64D Apache helicopters on a total of 743, after a an Israeli Apache crashed, due to tail rotor assembly separation. Now the most of Apaches... more
HelicoptersISRAELI HELICOPTER FIRES MISSILES AT PALESTINIAN CAR
WEST BANK, An isreali helicopter fired missiles at a car in which the three palestinians were travelling near Qabatiye in the northern West Bank, Palestinian security officials reported. The three men... more
HelicoptersAIRFAST SELECTS MD EXPLORER HELICOPTERS
INDONESIA, P.T. Airfast Indonesia and MD Helicopters, Inc. (MDHI), have signed a historic purchase agreement for two MD Explorer helicopters, which will be used exclusively for offshore oil support... more
HelicoptersBLACK HAWKS WILL BE EQUIPPED WITH AIRBAGS
USA, An important innovation about safety will be applied soon at UH-60A/L Black Hawk helicopters, which will be equipped with airbag systems, similar to those which are installed on cars. The U.S. industry... more
HelicoptersTHAILAND TO BUY BRITISH HELICOPTERS
THAILAND, Thailand's government has approved the acquisition of two multi-role Super Lynx 300 helicopters, produced by the British helicopter manufacturer GKN Westland. The helicopters will be used by... more
HelicoptersAGUSTA AND DENEL CONTINUE STRONG PARTNERSHIP
LE BOURGET, PARIS, Agusta SpA, an AgustaWestland Company, and the Denel Group of South Africa have enhanced their collaboration during the Paris Air Show at Le Bourget, when the Swedish Defence Material... more
HelicoptersMAN ESCAPES FROM PRISON WITH AN HUJACKED HELICOPTER
CORSICA, Four armed men hijacked an helicopter ordering the pilot to fly over Borgo's prison, in Corsica, to lower a rope to allow Louis Carboni to escape from the prison. The helicopter landed near Bastia... more
HelicoptersBAGS FALL OUT OF US MARINE CHOPPER
USA, Two bags containing camouflage uniforms, gas masks and bulletproof vests fell out of a U.S. Marine Corps fell out of a Us Marine CH-53E helicopter wdnesday morning. The bags landed near a home outside... more
HelicoptersANSAT IS THE FIRST RUSSIAN ULTRALIGHT HELICOPTER
LE BOURGET, PARIS, A Russian ultralight helicopter, named Ansat, has been presented in the Kazan Le Bourget Air Show stand, near the larger Mil Mi-17. This helicopter, currently under tests, could be the... more
HelicoptersANSAT IS THE FIRST RUSSIAN ULTRALIGHT HELICOPTER
LE BOURGET, PARIS, A Russian ultralight helicopter, named Ansat, has been presented in the Kazan Le Bourget Air Show stand, near the larger Mil Mi-17. This helicopter, currently under tests, could be the... more
HelicoptersPORTUGAL ORDERS 10 NH-90
LE BOURGET, PARIS, Is of the last minute the news that say that Portugal has decided to buy 10 NH-90 Helicopters, thus reentring in the project, as was reported yesterday by WAPA. The contract value has... more
HelicoptersA NEW RADAR FOR SUPER COBRA
LE BOURGET, PARIS, Soon the combat helicopter AH-1Z Super Cobra could have a new millimetric radar developed in a teaming between Longbow International, a joint venture between Lockheed Martin and Northrop... more
HelicoptersHELICOPTERS DROPS BOMBS IN TAJIKISTAN
MOSCOW, Unidentied helicopters yesterday entered the air space of Tajikistan and dropped few bombs near the village of Khait, on the Pamir Mountains, russian agency Itar-Tass reported. None was hurt. An... more
HelicoptersTURBOMECA WINS FOR SWEDEN A-109 ENGINES
LE BOURGET, PARIS, French engine industry Turbomeca has been selected by Sweden government, against Canadian Pratt&Whitney, to engine the 20 Agusta Westland A-109 Power helicopters for the Swedish Army.... more
HelicoptersGREAT SATISFACTIONS FOR EUROCOPTER AT LE BOURGET
LE BOURGET, PARIS, Several orders arrived to Eurocopter during first days of 44th Paris Air Show: U.s. based Rocky mountains ordered 10 EC-130B4 ,with which its fleet will reach 95 units. Mont Blanc Helicoptere... more
HelicoptersEUROCOPTER SELLS FOUR EC145 AT REGA
LE BOURGET. PARIS, French-German helicopter maker Eurocopter sold four EC145 helicopter to Swiss REGA organization. Deliveries of the helicopters, EMS equipped following REGA specifications, will take... more
HelicoptersNINE EC-135 OF BAVARIAN POLICE WILL BE RE-ENGINED
LE BOURGET, PARIS, Souces of Eurocopter informed that Bavarian police will re-engine nine of its EC-135 helicopters, currently equipped with Pratt&Whitney PW206B turboshaft with the new version B2 providing... more
HelicoptersPORTUGAL WOULD BUY 10 NH-90 HELICOPTERS
LE BOURGET, PARIS, According to non confirmed rumours, seems that Portugal government would be interested to buy 10 of the new medium transport NH-90 helicopters built by Agusta Westland and other European... more
HelicoptersPRATT & WHITNEY CANADA SIGNS SALES AGREEMENT WITH KAZAN HELICOPTERS FOR AN INITIAL 20 PW207K ENGINES
LE BOURGET-PARIS, "Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp. (P&WC) is pleased to announce that it has reached an agreement with Kazan Helicopters for the sale of an initial 20 PW207K engines for installation on the... more
HelicoptersCONTRACT BETWEEN AGUSTA WESTLAND AND SWEDEN ARMY FOR 20 A-109 SIGNED
LE BOURGET, PARIS, The contract for the supply of 20 helicopters A-109 Power to Swedish Army, announced yesterday by WAPA, has been signed today between Agusta Westland and Swedish representants. Eight... more
HelicoptersSIKORSKY S-92 CERTIFICATION EXPECTED FOR NOVEMBER 2002
LE BOURGET. PARIS, According to Sikorsky sources, the certification for its new 19-seats medium transport helicopter will take place for november 2002, as the testing goes ahead well, with 600 hours flew.... more
HelicoptersBUMPER DAYS AT EUROCOPTER
LE BOURGET, PARIS, These first days at the 44th Paris Le Bourget air Show are very intense at Eurocopter, which have sold three EC-155 to Swedish Helicopter Service ad hand over the keys to Brian Butt,... more
HelicoptersMIS MI 38 PROJECT JEOPARDIZED?
LE BOURGET, PARIS, Many talks have been held in Le Bourget between the Russian and French engineers team regarding the future of the Mil Mi-38 medium passenger helicopter, which could be endangered by... more
HelicoptersAGUSTA WESTLAND (2): SWEDEN ORDERS 20 A-109 POWER
LE BOURGET, PARIS, Helicopter industry Agusta Westland received an order, from Swedish government, for supply of 20 A-109 Power, military version helicopter. Of these, 12 will be for ground-operation type... more
HelicoptersAGUSTA WESTLAND: IN FLIGHT THE SECOND AB-139
VERGIATE, ITALY, The second AB-139 helicopter made its maiden flight on June 4, 2001, at the Agusta facilities in Vergiate. The first test AB-139 made its first flight on February 3, 2001. The deliveries... more
HelicoptersAGUSTA SIGNS CONTRACT WITH CHINESE DEER JET FOR TWO A-109E
LE BOURGET, PARIGI, Agusta SpA, an Agusta Westland company, has been awarded a contracts with the Chinese company Deer Jet, a division of Hainan Airlines, for the first two A-109 Power to be utilised for... more
HelicoptersBRAZIALIAN ARMY RECEIVES EIGHT EUROCOPTER COUGAR
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL, Eight Eurocopter helicopters Cougar AS532UE has been delivered to Brazilian Army. The helicopters, which will be used in a logistic support battalion, are equipped with an hoist,... more