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HelicoptersCyprus receives ok for Mil Mi-26 purchase
Cyprus
According to a newspaper report, a Cypriot Justice Ministry committee will negotiate the price of the Russian giant helicopter Mil Mi-26 with the delegation of the Russian industry, for the acquisition... more
HelicoptersMexican Navy will use six MD Explorers against drug smugglers
Santiago, Cile - THe helicopters are heavily armed with machine-gun and rockets
Six armed MD Explorers and their trained crews are fully prepared to wreak havoc on drug traffickers operating in Mexican waters. The twin-engine MD Explorers are manufactured and supported by MD Helicopters,... more
HelicoptersDutch police on board of MD Explorer helicopters
Arizona, Usa - First test flights
Last March 26th the first MD Explorer aircraft destined to the Dutch National Police, took-off from Mesa MD Helicopters Inc. facilities, in Arizona. These tests will culminate in May with the final delivery... more
HelicoptersTurkey will lauch a new bid for helicopters
Ankara, Turkey - competition worth is 250 USDm
According to military sources, Turkey will launch, late this year or in early 2003, a new international tender worth nearly USD250m to buy eight heavy-lift helicopters to boost its Army's transport capabilities.... more
HelicoptersSikorsky: we don't had any competitor's information in the Irish competition
Dublin, Ireland - Declaration comes after Eurocopter's sue
In response to Eurocopter’s initiation of legal proceedings against it and the Irish government, Sikorsky has said it was "at no stage privy to any of our competitors' prices or any details o... more
HelicoptersEarthquake in Afghanistan: only air rescue teams reach hit area
Khabul, Afghanistan - Us war helicopters used in the operations
Northern Afghanistan, turned upside down by yesterday terrific earthquake, as far as roads have been destroyed, could be hardly reached via terrestrial links. Unites States and International coalition... more
HelicoptersUS Coast Guard ready to emit a competition for new anti-drug helicopters
USA - Is very important the experience made with Agusta A-109
According to a U.S. Coast Guard spokesman, it will release an competition specificaton to build a permanent fleet of drug busting helicopters by May or June, in order to have it ready, before the leasing... more
HelicoptersEurocopter invest 4 USDm for a new plant in Chile
French-German helicopter industry Eurocopter, a subsidiary of EADS, is investing USD4m to set up a new plant in Chile, that will provide repair & maintenance services to the domestic market and also... more
HelicoptersIsrael to buy 24 BlackHawk
Tel Aviv, Israel - The contract worth 212 USDm
The Israeli ministry of defense has decided to buy 24 Blackhawk helicopters from Sikorsky Aircraft for an order value of $211.8 million. The helicopters will be the S-55 A-70 model, and the first helicopter... more
HelicoptersLess problems for Apache's Hellfires
Washington, USA - "UK newspaper Daily Telegraph exaggerated risks"
According to a U.S,. Army spokesman, Apache Hellfire problems have been exaggerated by UK press. The Daily Telegraph said that the British Army’s new WAH-64 Apache Longbows cannot fire their Hellfire m... more
HelicoptersEurocopter sues Irish defense ministry
Dublin, Ireland - A unclear competition for new Irish helicopter
German-French helicopter industry Eurocopter has started legal action against the Irish Defence Minister, following the government's decision to assign to U.S. helicopter maker Sikorsky the victory for... more
HelicoptersUK Apaches experienced troubles with their Hellfires missiles
London, Great Britain - The helicopters and the missiles are U.S. made
Nine AH-64 Apache attack helicopters, in service in the UK Army, are not useable as the Hellfire missile, the main offensive weapon used by them, could provoke damage to the tail rotor with its ejection... more
HelicoptersAn unclear question in Irish helicopter deal
Dublin, Ireland - The position of the U.S. ambassador has to been defined
After that US firm Sikorsky was granted the Irish contract earlier this year, for the procurement of military helicopter for Irish defense, a deal worth 100 EURm, following a second tendering process by... more
HelicoptersThe Russian recover the gas helicopter project
Moscow, Russia - The first prototype was built in 1995
The Russian industry has entered the next phase in developing a prototype helicopter to use gas fuel to be the first in the world of its kind. In this project are involved the Moscow Mil Helicopter Plant... more
HelicoptersHAL interested to joint ventures for co-production of the new Indian light helicopter
New Delhi, India - The helicopter has been built by Hindustan Aeronautics
According to Hindustan Aeronautics Limited president, its firm in talks with private sector for co-production of ALH, Advanced Light Helicopter, and also plans to tap the export market for this new product. "We... more
HelicoptersNew Zealand to substitute all UH-1 Iroquois helicopters gearboxes
New Zealand - Decision taken after an accident in Timor
After an emergency landing of a UH-1 Iroquois helicopter of New Zealand Air Force, due to a gearbox failure, the government decided to change all gearboxes of these helicopters, at a cost of about 400.000... more
HelicoptersMalaysian fire department to buy two Agusta A-109 helicopters
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Order value in over 6 EURm
The Malaysian Fire and Rescue Department ordered two Agusta A-109 Power helicopters, from Italian industry Agusta, a company of AgustaWestland, at the cost of over 6 Eur million, to boost its search and... more
HelicoptersEurocopter quits Canadian Navy Helicopter competition
Ottawa, Canada - Bid worth 2,9 USDbn
Eurocopter has walked away from $2.9-billion race to replace Canada's aging fleet of Sea Kings while NH Industries is looking to introduce its NH90 helicopter in the competition, which would include supply... more
HelicoptersRussian television shows the new Rostvertol attack helicopters prototype
Moscow, Russia
The Rostvertol Russia helicopter plant has started manufacturing a new military attack helicopter called MI-28N Night Hunter. The Rostov helicopter plant has also decided to finance the production of... more
HelicoptersCoast Guard's Agusta helicopters record success
USA
Since the arrival of eight MH-68 helicopter gunships, a military variant of the Italian-made Agusta 109E to the U.S. Coast Guard, the first results against drug-laden speedboats bound for U.S. shores have... more
HelicoptersTen Mi-171 Helicopters will go to Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
The President of Buryatia, Leonid Potapov, is taking part in the high level Russo-Malaysian negotiations taking place in Moscow. One of the questions being discussed at the meeting of the presidents of... more
HelicoptersIndia delivers its first light helicopter to coast guard
New Delhi, India - The helicopter has been built by Hindustan Aeronautics
India has delivered its first advanced light helicopter to the country's Coast Guard. The helicopters, designed and manufactured by state-owned Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) at a cost of 114 million... more
HelicoptersA new company born for the first Koala in Canada
Montreal, Canada - The name of the new firm is J.B. Air
Agusta Aerospace Corporation, the U.S. branch of Agusta, an Agusta Westland Company, along with Canadian Territorial Helicopters has announced the acquisition of the first A119 Koala in Canada. For the... more
HelicoptersNew Comanche will be produced at Bridgeport
Stratford, Connecticut - It has been announced by Sikorsky
Bridgeport Site Selected for Initial COMANCHE Production STRATFORD, Ct., March 12, 2002 -- The Boeing-Sikorsky RAH-66 COMANCHE team has selected an industrial site in Bridgeport, Connecticut, for the... more
HelicoptersFirst two Mil Mi-24 arrive to Rostvertol for upgrade to PN version
Moscow, Russia, Is the first two that will be modified at new international standards
The first two Mil Mi-24 Hind transportation combat helicopters of the Russian army aviation are arrived, to be upgraded, at the Rostvertol production enterprise. The overhaul of the... more
Helicopters13 more Eurocopters for U.S. border patrol
Grand Prairie, Texas - An agreement has been signed for AS350B3 helicopters
In response to emergency funding initiatives with respect to border security, the United States Border Patrol has signed a contract for 13 AS350B3’s with American Eurocopter Corporation (AEC) for immediate d... more
HelicoptersU.S. government will finance Estonian acquisition of four Robinson R-44 helicopters
The Estonian air force will acquire four R-44 helicopters in the first half of 2002, which will be financed by the US Foreign Military Fund. According to the factory price list the cost of one R- 44 helicopter... more
HelicoptersA new Eurocopter center will be opened in Malaysia on June
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - It will provide technical and logistic support
French-based helicopter industry Eurocopter sold 60 helicopters to Malaysia since 1963, and has decided to set up a facility in Subang to service helicopters and to support further sales of the companys... more
HelicoptersSpectrolab installs for first time a Nightsun II on a MD 500E
Ontario, Canada
Spectrolabs Nightsun II made its maiden flight today aboard the MD 500E of the Ontario police air unit, the lead customer. After successful daylight test flights, the helicopter and light were returned... more
HelicoptersNew Zealand grounds its UH-1D
New Zealand - Air Force will perform safety checks
New Zealand's entire fleet of 14 Bell UH-1D Iroquois helicopters has been grounded after the gearbox of one failed while flying in East Timor. The gearbox in the tail rotor drive train failed yesterday... more