Tag: Helicopter
Staring Night Vision Sensor Opens the Night for Helicopter Pilots
Elbit Systems successfully demonstrated the BrightNite system in a series of night flights. Britenite is a solution that enables utility helicopters to perform Degraded Visual Environment (DVE) missions successfully in more than 90% of the nights. The demonstration flights carried out in Israel and involved dozens of pilots from different nationalities and services.
Airbus Competes With Four Different Aircraft and Helicopters on Five Indian...
The Airbus Group has submitted the C295W light transport plane to the Indian AIr Force, as part of its teaming agreement with Tata Advanced Systems. The group also proposes different helicopters to be manufactured by Mahindra Defence.
production AH-6i Light Armed Scout Helicopter makes first flight
The AH-6i armed scout helicopter has made its first flight in its production configuration, moving the program another step closer to full-scale production, the...
Philippines to Buy Eight AW109 Power Helos for $80 Million
AgustaWestland has won the bidding to supply eight attack helicopters worth $80 million for the Philippine Air Force (PAF). The Philippine STAR reports. A notice of...
Polish SW-4 Solo to Assist Royal Navy Rotary-Wing UAS (RWUAS) Study
PZL-Świdnik, and Agusta-Westland have introduced the SW-4 SOLO Rotorcraft Unmanned Aerial System (RUAS) based on the PZL's SW-4 light single engine helicopter. The unmanned...
Aero India 2013 Photo Report #1
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Following the Trophy Success, RAFAEL Develops Hard Kill Countermeasures for Helicopters
RAFAEL has demonstrated key elements for an active defense system for helicopters, designed to protect from unguided weapons such as Rocket Propelled Grenades (RPG). The 'Fliker' interceptor is designed to minimize debris and thereby reduce the risk that shrapnel will hit and damage the aircraft.
Russia & CIS Defense Update
New AWACS Plane Enters Russian Air Force Service | India to get Russian aircraft carrier by December | Vietnam Receives Su-30 Fighters | Russia Upgrades RS-18 With a New Warhead | Russia to complete delivery of 21 helicopters to Afghanistan by July | Repairs on Russian sub to take a year | Mexico Orders Three Mi-17V-5 Transport Helicopters
Helicopter Pilots to Join Air Combat Training
IAI is extending the functionality of its Ehud Air Combat Maneuvering System (ACMI) with the introduction of new training pods designed for combat and...
Russia’s Defense Ministry plans to start procuring Ka-52 Alligator helicopters for...
Russia's Defense Ministry plans to start procuring Ka-52 Alligator helicopters for the Russian Naval Air Arm. The new helicopters could be deployed on the...
OH-58F Represents Another Round Of Upgrades Keep The Armed Scout Fighting
Kiowa Warrior is Back in the Fight The U.S. Army fielded the OH-58D scout helicopter in 1983 and its 'Kiowa Warrior' armed reconnaissance derivative in...
Sikorsky Forms a Team to Develop the X2 Raider Armed Scout...
Sikorsky has launched the development of a prototype light tactical helicopter based on the X2 rigid coaxial rotor technology designated S-97, and named 'Raider...
Eurocopter Tests the X-Cube a New High-speed Hybrid Helicopter
A Hybrid High Speed Helicopter (H3) technology demonstrator developed by Eurocopter began flight testing on September 6, 2010 at the French flight test center at Istres....
India’s New Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) First Flight
HAL has performed the maiden flight of its indigenously designed & developed Light Combat Helicopter (LCH). The first Technology Demonstrator (TD-1) of the LCH...
