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Paris Air Show 2019: Boeing to demo CH-53K engine on Chinook
Boeing is to replace the Chinook's incumbent Honeywell T55 engine (pictured) with the more powerful GE T408 for upcoming trials. Source: IHS Markit/Patrick AllenParis Air Show 2019: Boeing warns ‘last chance’ to buy V-22
With production for the current order backlog approaching its end, Boeing has warned prospective customers for the V-22 to sign up sooner rather than later. Source: US Department of DefenseIndonesia designates two Panther helicopters for anti-submarine operations
Then Indonesian Navy chief Admiral Ade Supandi at the commissioning ceremony of the service's first two Panther helicopters in 2017. Source: TNI-ALLeonardo contracted to deliver additional M-345 trainers to Italian Air Force
The Italian Air Force has now signed for 13 more M-345 jet trainers to add to the five already ordered. The service has a total requirement for 45 such aircraft to replace its MB-339s and augment its M-346s. Source: Leonardo
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Archangel light attack aircraft proliferates, supports USAF training
The US Air Force (USAF) has become a customer for contract close air support (CAS) training using the IOMAX Archangel light attack aircraft, which appears to be proliferating for CAS roles. The converted crop-duster aircraft is suited to the CAS training role in part because of its USD882
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Pentagon awards pair of contracts for Boeing MH-47G Chinook aircraft, parts
Key Points The Pentagon awarded Boeing a contract for MH-47G EMD aircraft Deliveries start in 2021 The Pentagon recently awarded Boeing a pair of contracts for MH-47G Chinook Block II aircraft and parts. US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) on 12 June awarded Boeing a USD194 million
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Roketsan developing new directed energy weapon system
Turkey’s Roketsan is expanding its research and development capability into directed energy weapon systems (DEWS). However, the company declined to comment on whether its DEWS was being developed with Turkish government assistance or as a private venture, and also declined to clarify its
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Russian military activity increases on Norway’s borders
Russian marines and air-assault troops began amphibious landing exercises on 10 June in Pechenga Bay in the Arctic Sea 15 km from the Norwegian border, the Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has announced. The Northern Fleet’s 61st Independent Marine Brigade and Project 775 Ropucha-class
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US Navy performing VH-92A landing zone testing
The US Navy (USN) is performing testing with the Sikorsky VH-92A presidential helicopter to determine if aircraft modifications are required to enable the aircraft to land without damaging the landing zone. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) said in an April 2019 report that the programme
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Changing the guard: Canada transitions from Sea King to Cyclone
Canada's programme to replace its ageing Sea King maritime helicopters with the Cyclone has been a long and protracted one. Gareth Jennings explores the key issues and milestones to date -
Striking fresh: Finland’s combat aircraft procurement programme
Finland is in the midst of a thorough campaign to overhaul its air combat capability through the HX programme, under which the country will procure aircraft, weapons, and sensors to completely replace its current fleet of Boeing F/A-18C/D Hornets. Charles Forrester reports -
Back in the saddle: manned spyplanes make a comeback
Manned aerial surveillance aircraft are making a comeback as East-West tensions rise, bucking the trend towards unmanned aerial vehicles. Tim Ripley reports
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Bundeswehr places second UTF order for 5-, 15-tonne trucks
The German Bundeswehr has an order with Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles (RMMV) for a second batch of unprotected transport vehicles, the company announced on 12 June. The order, which calls for 252 trucks, falls under the seven-year framework UTF (Ungeschützte Transportfahrzeuge) contract,
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US blames Iran for second tanker attack
The Trump administration has directly blamed Iran for attacking two more oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman with limpet mines as part of a wider response to economic sanctions. Having transited the Strait of Hormuz, the two tankers were near each other when they were hit by explosions on their
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Schiebel tackles icy conditions with S-100 Camcopter UAV
A compact aircraft design and fast spinning rotor are a few of the technical designs that enable Schiebel’s S-100 Camcopter unmanned rotorcraft to perform in icy conditions. Icing is dangerous to both fixed-wing and rotor-propelled aircraft because it adds weight as it accumulates. This
