In 2016, the United States Air Force launched a major program for 113 helicopters to replace their ageing HH-60G Pave Hawk. Lockheed Martin won the competition with their newly designed HH-60W “Whiskey”, built on the state-of-the-art UH-60M Black Hawk. This new helicopter design adds capability advancements to better support the […]
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China mourns the loss of the first AWACS capable of “detecting” stealth jets because it is “generation ahead” of the US E-3 Sentry
Wang Xiaomo, the father of China’s early-warning aircraft and recipient of the country’s top science and technology award, passed away at 84. Wang pioneered radar technology, arming China with sophisticated systems to boost its military self-reliance. Wang’s passing was announced by China Electronics Technology Group (CETC), a prominent State-owned defense […]
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The OH-58 Kiowa, US Legendary Helicopter Contributing to Counter-Drug Missions
In addition to the AH-64 Apache, in fact the US has the legendary Bell OH-58 Kiowa helicopter. While not as well-known as the AH-64 Apache, UH-60 Black Hawk, or CH-47 Chinook, the Kiowa is very experienced. Kiowa served the US for almost 50 years before retiring in 2014. In fact, […]
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Russian pilots use the “world’s first helicopter ejection mechanism” to jump from their KA-52 helicopter, dubbed “Jumping From Alligator’s Mouth.”
In a dramatic video that has gone viral on social media, a Russian Ka-52 Alligator aircraft is shown being struck by what seems to be a Ukrainian anti-aircraft missile. The helicopter crew then appeared to be ejecting owing to the world’s first helicopter ejection mechanism. The video first appeared on the internet […]
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Bell Unveils New Attack-Recon Helicopter With Sleek, Stealthy Design
Bell’s new 360 Invictus is a stealthy, high-speed attack helicopter being offered for the Army’s Future Assault Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA). Laser-guided Hydra 70 rockets, RF-driven Hellfire missiles, Spike NLOS ωεɑρσռs, the emerging Joint Air to Ground Missile and even unanticipated, yet-to-exist ωεɑρσռs will all fire from Bell’s new 360 Invictus, […]
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To prepare Kuwaiti pilots for Super Hornet deliveries, Boeing was given a $70 million contract
Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet twin-engine, carrier-capable, multirole fighter aircraft The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Missouri, is awarded a $70,704,608 cost-plus-fixed-fee reimbursable contract to provide integrated logistics support for the government of Kuwait in support of preparing Kuwait pilots for delivery of the Kuwait F/A-18E/F Super Hornets. The support will include […]
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French E-3F AWACS Aircraft Full-flight Simulator To Be Delivered By Exail
French Air Force Boeing E-3F AWACS Aircraft Exail, formerly ECA Group, and Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance (AFI KLM E&M) have signed a major new contract for the supply of a Full Flight Simulator (FFS), designed to train crews on the E-3F AWACS (Airborne Warning and Control System) […]
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Meet the First Domestically Manufactured Attack Helicopter from South Africa
The Atlas/Denel AH-2 Rooivalk is an early example of how South Africa successfully built up its own arms industry. The Atlas (now Denel) AH-2 Rooivalk (Red Kestrel) is in many ways a legacy of South Africa’s effort to develop an indigenous arms industry due to the international arms embargo that was in effect throughout the 1970s […]
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32 S-70i Black Hawk helicopters are purchased by the Philippine Department of National Defense
PZL Mielec, a Lockheed Martin company has signed a contract award with the Philippine Department of National Defense (DND) to manufacture 32 additional S-70i Black Hawk® utility helicopters for the Philippine Air Force. Delivery of all 32 aircraft by 2026 will dramatically increase the operational capacity of the Philippine […]
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