Tag: CSAR
Airbus Military signs contract with Indonesia for nine C295 aircraft
Airbus Military has signed today a firm contract with PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PT DI) to supply nine C295 military transport aircraft for delivery to...
HC-130J Combat King II
The HC-130J is replacing the Air Combat Command's aging HC-130P/N fleet as the dedicated fixed-wing personnel recovery platform in the Air Force inventory. Lockheed Martin delivered the first of 11 aircraft on order on September 24, 2011.
Air Mules FanCrafts Could Be Operational in Four Years
After nine years of development, Rafi Yoeli, founder and CEO of Urban Aeronautics says he is confident the Air Mule can achieve operational level...
MH-60R Wins First International Sale with Australian Order for 24 Helicopters
The Australian Navy intends to buy 24 MH-60R multi-role naval combat helicopters to equip its new surface ships. The Royal Australian Navy is expected to take delivery of the first two helicopters in 2014. The package will be processed through U.S. Foreign Military Sales. This is the first export order for the MH-60R out of the USA.
Israel Considers Tilt-Rotor Ospreys to Modernize its CSAR, Special Operations
Moving to bolster its special operations and combat search and rescue capabilities, the Israel Air Force (IAF) is evaluating the Bell-Boeing V-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft as an optional future vertical lift capability. The Osprey has a mission range exceeding 1,600 km, (compared to 1,000 km of the CH-53D), what makes it attractive augmenting the IAF operations at very.
SDS Introduces HeliEye Helmet Display For Helicopter Pilots
Israel's defense electronics company Star Defense Systems (SDS) is presenting at Aero-India 2011 the HeliEye - a smart helmet mounted display and tracking system,...
Eurocopter’s AS550 C3 Fennec helicopter is making its Indian public debut
Aero India 2011. Fennec is considered one of the leading candidates for India’s acquisition of new armed scout helicopter. In preparation for this tender,...
Israel Air Force Helicopters Conclude a CSAR Exercise in Greece
A joint training exercise conducted by the Hellenic and Israel Air Forces took place in Greece this week. Israeli and Greek helicopters took part...
AgustaWestland to Offer HH-71 for USAF Combat Search and Rescue HH-60G...
AgustaWestland plans to compete for the U.S. Air Force's planned replacement of HH-60G Pave hawk combat search and rescue (CSAR) helicopter with over 100...
Sikorsky, Lockheed Martin Expand Teaming to Pursue HH-60 Recap
Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation and Lockheed Martin Corp. (NYSE:LMT) are joining forces to compete to replace the U.S. Air Force's fleet of 112 Combat Search...
Ospreys Join the Fight Supporting Marines in Afghanistan
The U.S. Marine Corps has deployed the first detachment of MV-22B Osprey tilt rotor aircraft to Camp Bastion, in Hellmand province, Afghanistan. The ten...
HH-47 CSAR – Combat Search and Rescue helicopter
On November 9th 2006 the US Air Force selected a new version of the Boeing's Chinook helicopter for the future Combat Search and Rescue...
Combat Survivor Evader locator (CSEL)
The Combat Survivor Evader locator (CSEL) supports unique communication and message encryption techniques to prevent signals from being intercepted or decoded. It supports communications...
