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HelicoptersUS GUNSHIP HELICOPTERS ATTACK TALIBAN MILITARY POSITIONS
AFGHANISTAN, Some american gunship helicopters today bombed Taliban military positions near Kabul. Military jets took part in the attacks dropping bombs around Kabul, in Kandahar and near Mazar–e–Sharif, the... more
HelicoptersAGUSTAWESTLAND AND LOCKHEED MARTIN ANNOUNCE ALLIANCE
WASHINGTON, USA, Officials from Lockheed Martin and AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica and GKN company, announced they are initiating a joint effort focusing on the U.S. government medium-lift helicopter market... more
HelicoptersRUSSIA TO SUPPLY HELICOPTERS TO CZECH REPUBLIC AS DEBT REPAYMENT
MOSCOW, The Czech Defence Minister said today that Russia will supply six Mi-35 combat helicopters to the Czech Republic in the near future to repay debts. Czech Republic currently owns 20 Mi-24 combat... more
HelicoptersSIKORSKY AND KAL SIGN A MEMORANDUM FOR COOPERATION
STRATFORD, CONNECTICUT, Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. announced the signature of a Memorandum of Understanding with Korean Air Lines (KAL) for the development of multi-mission helicopters... more
HelicoptersCITY OF TOLEDO CHOOSES R44 POLICE HELICOPTER
TOLEDO, OHIO, The city of Toledo, Ohio, has purchased a new R44 Police helicopter, dubbed "Air One", for use by the police and fire departments. The aircraft will be used for surveillance, search and rescue,... more
HelicoptersSIKORSKY, KOREAN AIR LINES TO COOPERATE ON HELICOPTER PROJECT
STRATFORD, "Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. today announced it intends to cooperate with Korean Air Lines (KAL) on the development of multi-mission helicopters for the government of Korea. Sikorsky Aircraft is... more
HelicoptersFINLAND SIGNS THE CONTRACT FOR 20 NH90 HELICOPTERS
HELSINKI, "Mr. Jan-Erik Enestam, Minister of Defence of Finland, Mr. Eero Lavonen, National Armament Director, and Mr. Philippe Stuckelberger, General Manager of NHIndustries, signed the purchase contract... more
HelicoptersEUROCOPTER PRESENT ITS EC-130B4 IN ITALY
TRENTO, ITALY, After the success of its EC-130B4 at Heli Expo 2001, Eurocopter will present for the first time in Italy this machine at Trento G. Caproni airport by its representative Aersud Elicotteri.... more
HelicoptersROYAL MALAYSIAN NAVY TO BUY SIX HELICOPTERS FROM EUROCOPTER
KUALA LUMPUR, The Royal Malaysian Navy has made a deal with Eurocopter for six twin-engined Fennec AS 555 SN helicopters, Bernama news agency reported yesterday. The helicopters, which are powered... more
HelicoptersEUROCOPTER CONFIRMS DEAL WITH MALAYSIA
MARIGNANE, FRANCE, Eurocopter confirmed the reports saying it signed a deal with the malaysian ministry of Defence for the sale of six AS 555 SN Fennec helicopters which will be delivered in 2003.... more
HelicoptersNHI: SWEDEN SIGNS CONTRACT FOR 18 NH90 HELICOPTER PLUS 7 OPTIONS
STOCKOLM, SWEDEN, Today at the FMV office, the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration in Stockholm, Briga-dier General Mats Westin, of the Swedish Air Force and Mr. Philippe Stuckelberger, General Manager... more
HelicoptersNEW RUSSIAN MI-28N HELICOPTER READY FOR SERIAL PRODUCTION
MOSCOW, The russian Mi-28N military helicopter will be soon fully ready for serial production, said Interfax-Military News Agency. The helicopter is actually undegoing tests in the state flight testing... more
HelicoptersMDHI TO ATTEND WILL BE ATTENDING HELITECH
DUXFORD, ENGLAND, MDHI will be attending Helitech, the helicopter exhibition starting tomorrow in Duxford, England. An MD 600N will be flying demos. Police Aviation Services will also have an MD Explorer... more
HelicoptersMD EXPLORERS JOIN AIR METHODS, MERCY AIR FOR AIR MEDICAL MISSIONS
ORLANDO, FLORIDA, Two more U.S. air medical operators have added MD Explorer helicopters to their fleets. Air Methods Corp. in Aurora, Colo., and Mercy Air Service, Inc., in Fontana, Calif., each took... more
HelicoptersAGUSTA ANNOUNCES THE OUTCOME OF EH-101 AND NH-90 HELICOPTERS
CASCINA COSTA. VARESE, ITALY, AgustaWestland is today one of the most important reality in the helicopter market, and take advantage of experience, resources and product range of Italian Agusta SpA and... more
HelicoptersSWEDEN TO PURCHASE HELICOPTER FROM NH INDUSTRIES
STOCKHOLM, Sweden is to buy 19 NH-90 helicopters from european consortium NH Industries. The deal worth $500 million. more
HelicoptersPAKISTAN TO BUY 16 COMBAT HELICOPTERS FROM RUSSIA
PAKISTAN, Pakistan has bought 16 military helicopters Mi-16 from Russia, said Pakistani ambassador Iftikhar Murshed said in an interview. The ambassador added Pakistan is to buy other russian weapons soon... more
HelicoptersTWO SUPER PUMA 332 HELICOPTERS DELIVERED TO INDONESIA
INDONESIA, Two Super Puma 332 helicopters have been delivered to the indonesian airbase of Bogor. The two military helicopters, produced by PT Dirgantara Indonesia, have been declared operational by the... more
HelicoptersGKN TO SUPPLY HELICOPTERS TO DENMARK
USA, GKN is expected to announce soon a £250 million deal with danish government. GKN will supply Denmark with its EH101 helicopters. Other deals with Finland, Norway and Sweden to supply its NH90 model... more
HelicoptersUSA TO SUPPLY GEORGIA WITH MILITARY HELICOPTERS
USA, The United States will supply Georgia with ten military transport helicopter which will be delivered on wednesday. The $15 million project includes 33 Georgian pilots and technicians trained in the... more
HelicoptersPREFECTURA NAVAL ARGENTINA TAKES DELIVERY OF TWO SCHWEIZER 300C HELICOPTERS
NEW YORK, Schweizer Aircraft Corp. announces the delivery of two 300C helicopters to the Prefectura Naval Argentina (PNA). The aircrafts are used for basic and advanced pilot training, maritime patrol... more
HelicoptersRUSSIAN COMPANIES TO MODERNIZE MI-2A HELICOPTERS
MOSCOW, Two russian companies, Rosvertol and Moscow Mil Helicopter Plant /MVZ/, have formed a joint venture to upgrade Mi-2A helicopter. The two industries hope to re-launch reliable Mi-2A design into... more
HelicoptersRUSSIA TO SELL HELICOPTERS TO COLOMBIA
MOSCOW, Russia will sell Colombia six troop-carrying helicopters Mi-17 1V. The $36,1 million deal was signed last week. The helicopters will be used for troops transport. It will be the second batch of... more
HelicoptersJAPAN ARMY SELECTS BOEING HELICOPTERS
TOKYO, The Defense Agency of Japan today said it will buy Boeing's Apache helicopters. A spokesman for the agency said "We selected Boeing's AH64D because it is cheaper than Bell's helicopter in view of... more
HelicoptersPORTUGAL PROBABLY INTERESTED ALSO TO EH-101
LISBON, PORTUGAL, Portuguese government, after have signed a contract for the supply od 10 NH-90 helicopters, now could be interested also in buying an indefinite number of EH-101. This information comes... more
HelicoptersSINGAPORE TO BUY 12 HELICOPTERS FROM USA
SINGAPORE, The Republic of Singapore has ordered 12 additional AH-64D Apache Longbow helicopters to US government. The terms of the deal, signed this week, were not disclosed. The AH-64D Apache Longbow... more
HelicoptersTWO RUSSIAN HELICOPTERS DAMAGED BY FIRE IN CHECHNYA
MOSCOW, Two russian helicopters, an Mi-26 transport helicopter and an Mi-24 combat helicopter, were fired by automatic weapons 5 km northeast of the village of Oktyabrskoye in Groznenskiy District, Interfax... more
HelicoptersNEW ZEALAND GROUNDS FIVE BELL UH-1H HELICOPTERS
WELLINGTON, The New Zealand air force has grounded five of its Bell UH-1H Iroquois after cracks were discovered in the blade on a helicopter during a routine inspection. The air force said in a statement... more
HelicoptersISRAELI HELICOPTER RAIDS ON PALESTINIAN TARGETS
ISRAEL, Israeli helicopters have fired three rockets at palestinian police headquarters in Nablus yesterday. Eight people were killed. Among them two children and a leader of Hamas militant organization.... more
HelicoptersNEW HELICOPTERS FOR GREECE
ATHENS, Greece has added seven new CH-47D transport helicopters yesterday during an official ceremony. The helicopters costed 120 billion drachmas and are superior to those that Greece already has in terms... more