Aircraft & Helicopters Index - Defense Update

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June 2011

• Airbus Military and Elta Systems Introduce C295 AEW&C
• C-MUSIC to Protect Israeli Airlines from Missile Attacks
• Paris Airshow 2011 Photo Report
• Updated: Preview of the Paris Air Show 2011
• CH-148 Cyclone Maritime Helicopter Debut at the Paris Air Show 2011
  
• Electrically Powered Catapult Launches First T-45C, C-2A Aircraft
  
• Israel Set for the Paris Air Show
• MH-60R Wins First International Sale with Australian Order for 24 Helicopters
• IAI to Unveil a Medium Range Guided Weapon at the Paris Airshow
• Israel Considers Tilt-Rotor Ospreys to Modernize its CSAR, Special Operations
• South Korea Receives the Tenth Slam Eagle
  
• British and French Attack Helicopters Conduct First Attacks in Libya
  
• New Delhi Approves $4.1 Billion C-17 Procurement
  
• U.S. Navy Allocates $107.5 Million for First Dutch F-35A

May 2011

• Raytheon Deploys Miniature Air Launched Decoys From C-130 Cargo Aircraft
• Saab 2000 Maritime patrol Aircraft Offered to India
• Indian Air Force Chief Attends PKA-FA Flight Demonstration
• Book Review: Israel’s Air War Against the Hezbollah – 2006
• Despite First Production Aircraft Flying, F-35 IOC is Likely to Slip into 2018
• Ex Mossad Chief: Israel Attacking Iran Would Be Absolute Stupidity
• Northrop Grumman Unveils the FireBird Optionally Piloted Aircraft
• The High Cost of Precision Attack
• Rafael’s SPICE Guided Weapon
  
• Laser Guided Bombs vs Geo-Targeted Weapons
  
• The High Cost of Precision Attack
  
• French AASM Demonstrates Outstanding Versatility in Libyan Campaign
  
• Sagem Reports Progress with Laser AASM
  

April 2011

• Australian Multi Role Helicopter Gets More Time to Sort out Availability problems
  
• China’s J-15 New Carrier Based Fighter Get Ready for More Test Flights
  
• HJT-36 ‘Sitara’ Lost in an Accident
  
• Israel Acquires Two Additional C-130J ‘Samson’ Multi-Mission Transport Aircraft
  
• Typhoon, Rafale Shortlisted for India’s MMRCA
  
• Elbit Systems Introduces Highlights Avionics, C2 and Homeland Security at LAAD 2011
  
• Armed Aerial Scout AAS-72X Undergoing Flight Demonstrations
  
• Sikorsky to Supply Turkey 109 Locally Built S-70 Based Utility Helicopters
• Naval, Air Attacks Directed at Gaddafi’s Remaining Arsenal

March 2011

• NATO Takes Control – Coordinating Air and Naval Blockade on Libya
• Pentagon Halts the F-136 Alternate Engine for JSF
• With Libyan Air Defense Neutralized, Coalition Air Forces Target Libyan Ground Forces
• Naval Rafales Launch First Combat Mission over Libya
• Coalition Strike Fighters Show Different Taste for Weapons
• Forward Deployed French, British Fighters
• Update: NATO Coalition Attack Hits Libyan Air Defenses
• MOD Introduces a Helmet Display for Landing in Brownout Conditions
• New JV Set Up To Offer Advanced Trainers for the Israel Air Force
  
• First Flight for the New MRTT Royal Saudi Air Force Tanker
• Five Marine Corps F-35Cs Units to Fly Off Navy Carriers
• The Amazon Giant Awakening – LAAD 2011 Preview
• Guardian Add-On Missile-Defense System Being Tested on a KC135 Tanker
• A Sri-Lankan Pilot Killed When Two Kfirs Collide in Mid-Air
• Boeing Wins the U.S. Air Force KC-X Program
• First production F-35A Takes Off

February 2011

• Embraer Unveils the First EMB-145 Modified for AEW Platform for the Indian DRDO
• Pentagon Expected to Announce Today the Winner of $35 Billion KC-X Program
• Lockheed Martin Gets $726.6 Million to Keep the Raptor’s Flying
• Boeing EA-18G Growlers Deployed by US Navy
• Mi-28N Crash in Russia’s Caucasus
• Derby Missiles Selected to Arm India's Tejas Fighters
• Raytheon Conducts Free-Flight Demonstration of JSOW-C From F-16IN
  
• Laser Guided APKWS II Rockets for USMC Harrier, Air Combat Command's Warthog
  
• U.S. Army to Fields RC-12X SIGINT Aircraft
  
• Final KC-X Tanker Proposals Submitted by Boeing, EADS
• Indian Air Force at Odds over Ministry's Lagging MMMRCA Decision
  
• Aero India Photo Review
  
• Helicopter Pilots to Join Air Combat Training
• Aero-India 2011 Opens for Business!
• SDS Introduces HeliEye Helmet Display For Helicopter Pilots
  
• IAI’s Refueling Systems for Indian Air Force (IAF) Tankers
  
• Grob and Elbit Systems Offer ‘Intelligent Training for 21 Century Pilots’
  
• Electronic Flight Bag Finds Military Applications
  
• New Configuration of Indian AEW Aircraft Unveiled
  
• Elta, Bombardier Pursue Multi-Mission Aircraft Opportunities
• BAE Systems Introduces a Navalized Typhoon Option
• UAC Pogosyan: The Time is right for Russian, Indian Cooperation
• Thrust-Vectoring Upgrade for Typhoon Eurojet EJ200?
• Indian Navy to acquire amphibious aircraft
• Brahmos to Fly with the Indian Air Force in 2012
• Delilah Addresses India’s Requirement for Air-Launched Loitering Weapons
• Russia, India Launch Joint 5th Generation fighter Program (FGFA)
• Russia is Pursuing Multiple Helicopter Tenders in India
• Airbags Designed to Save Helicopters Hard Landing on Rough Terrain
• Eurocopter’s AS550 C3 Fennec helicopter is making its Indian public debut
• Boeing Awarded $80 Million to Replenish Apache’s Combat Losses
• Goodrich to Show ACES II Ejection Seats at Aero-India
• Super Tucano Lands in Jacksonville, Waiting for Federal Contract

January 2011

• AESA Equipped Strike Eagle Begins Flight Testing at Eglin
• Samson – the New Name for the Israel Air Force C-130J
• MMRCA Competitors Set for Aero-India Showdown
• Bolivia Orders K-8 Karakorum Jet Trainers from China
• ‘Operational Capable’ Tejas to Fly Again at Aero-India 2011
• New Indian C-130J expected at Bangalore for Aero-India 2011
• Public Debut for HAL’s Light Combat Helicopter at Aero India 2011
• Pakistan’s Falcons to Fly Five New Recce Pods
• EADS, Russia’s UAC Compete on Delivering Six new Tankers to the Indian Air Force
• Reevaluation of Brazil’s FX-2 Fighter Program Could Help Saab
• Tejas – India’s First Indigenous Combat Aircraft Cleared to Operate by Indian Air-Force Pilots
• Embraer to Overhaul 43 AMX Fighters for Brazil’s Fighter Modernization Program
• U.S. Air National Guard to Test Northrop Grumman’s Guardian DIRCM on KC-135
• India Floats a New Bid for Six New Tankers
• India Seek To Expand AEW Fleet to Extend Airspace Coverage
• J-20, China’s New Fighter Takes Off!
• Defense Update ‘Airshow-Live’ debut at Aero-India 2011
• Russia’s Defense Ministry plans to start procuring Ka-52 Alligator helicopters for Russian Air Force
• Brazilian AS350’s getting upgrades
• Gates: STOVL Variant F-35B is ‘On Two Year Probation’
• Pentagon Cuts to Fund New Unmanned Aircraft Developments for the Air Force, Navy and Army

December 2010

• U.S. Congress Asked to Pre-Approve Apache Block III Sale to India
• Russian Air Force Suspends An-22, Tu-95M Operations after an An-22 Crash
• China’s 5th Generation Fighter Exposed?
• Alenia Aermacchi rolls-out of first two T-346A trainers for the Italian Air Force
• Investigation Rules Out Enemy Fire, Brownout as Possible Causes for the CV-22 Crash in Afghanistan
• Hybrid Helicopter Reach initial 180 knots speed target
• Italian Air Force Tornado Strike Fighters Deploy to Israel for Desert Training
• Pilot Over Confidence Contributes to Fatal C-17 Crash in Alaska
• Embraer Establishes a New Unit Dedicated to Defense & Security Markets
• Launch of Three Russian Navigational Satellites Fail
• International Aerial Group Supports Israel's Firefighting Campaign in Mt. Carmel

November 2010

• Italian, Israel Air Force Complete Joint Aerial Exercise
• F-35: Test Flights are Catching Up with Schedule
• New Composite Improves Durability of B-2 Hot Trailing Edge
• Russian Air Force to Get more Su-34s by Year's End
• Indonesia Selects the Armed Super Tucano as Bronco Successor
• BAE Systems to lead Industry Team Supporting British Training Aircraft
• Sikorsky Forms a Team to Develop the X2 Raider Armed Scout Helicopter
• Kiowa Warrior is Back in the Fight
• U.S. Army Set for Operational Testing of Ground, Foliage Penetrating SAR
• Falcon is Healthy, Few Tweaks Will Suffice to Fly the Next Mission in Late 2011
• Israel’s Next Generation Spy Satellite could be Operational by Late 2012
• Next Generation AEGIS Missile
• Lockheed Martin to Develop a New, Long Range Strike Missile for the U.S. Navy
• Next Generation Air Dominance Missiles
• Distributed Aperture System Tracks Ballistic Missiles from 1,300 km Away

October 2010

• U.S. Army to Demonstrate Full Manned-Unmanned Operations Next Year
• Australia’s Super Hornet Tests JSOW Guided Weapons
• Saudi Arabia to Order 180 New Helicopters for a New National Guard Aviation Regiment
• Better F-15SA Eagles for the Royal Saudi Air Force
• DARPA Selects AAI, Lockheed Martin for Transformer (TX) Program
• Rafael Delivers the 1,000th Litening Targeting pod
• Israel Air Force Helicopters Conclude a CSAR Exercise in Greece
• Northrop Grumman, Lockheed Martin Share USAF $2.3 Billion Advanced Targeting Pods Buy

September 2010

• USAF Caps B-52 Spending at $12 Billion for Support and Modernization Over the Next Eight Years
• Ausi Super-Hornets to be Wired for Electronic Attack
• Laser JDAM Tested with 2,000 pound Mk-84 Warhead
• Eurocopter Tests the X-Cube a New High-speed Hybrid Helicopter
• French Cougars for Mexico
• Update: Brazilian KC-390 Program Gathers Steam
• Riyadh to Invest up to $60 Billion Modernizing Airpower with U.S. Systems
• AgustaWestland to Offer HH-71 for USAF Combat Search and Rescue HH-60G Pave Hawk Replacement Program
• Russia, India set JV for the Multirole Transport Aircraft
• Despite recent ABL Failure, MDA Pursue With Long Range Missile Intercept in October '10
• WWII Flypasts Mark the 70th Anniversary for the Battle of Britain
• Moscow to Spend $300 Million on Eight Aerial Firefighters
• New Opportunities Mature for Alenia Aermacchi M-346 Advanced Trainer
• Sweden Funds METEOR missile Integration with the Gripen Fighter
• BAE Systems to Offer the Hawk Advanced Jet Trainer for the USAF Jet Trainer Replacement Program (T-X)
• IAI’s B767 Based Multi Mission Tanker Transport Demonstrates Aerial refueling

August 2010

• Israel Approves Initial Buy of 20 F-35A Stealth Fighters
• Lightweight Kinetic Energy Net (KEN) Structural Armor for Airborne Applications
• India Shortlists the European Typhoon and French Rafale for $10B Fighter Buy
• Raytheon Selected to Deliver the U.S. Air forces with SDB-II Weapons

July 2010

• Farnborough Review - Are Fighters Going Forward?
• Militarized Air-Tractor Arrive at Farnborough
• Sikorsky, Lockheed Martin Expand Teaming to Pursue HH-60 Recap
• Defense Update: Farnborough 2010 Preview
• AW101 Proposed to Replace Royal Navy's Sea King Mk7 AEW Helicopter
• Algerian Su-30MKA Line Up at Ain Beida Airbase
• U.S. Air Force Deploys the Last MC-12 to Afghanistan
• Australia Formally Requests Buying 24 MH-60R from the USA
• Maiden Flight for the Silent Eagle
• The U.S. Army is Eying More Missions for the C-12

April 2010

• EADS North America to Face Boeing in the KC-X 'Finals'
• An Israeli Helmet Display is Tailored for Rocket Planes
• Brazilian Prosecutor to Investigate FX-2 Tender
• Four killed in a CV-22 Osprey Crash in Afghanistan

March 2010

• The Pentagon is willing to Extend KC-X Deadline to Accommodate EADS
• Indian LCH Helicopter Gunship Performs First Flight
• Israel to Buy Three C-130J
• Thales Selected to Modernize IFF on Indian MiG-29s
• Canada Completes Hornets Upgrade
• Romania to Replace Lancer with F-16
• F-35B Demonstrates Hover, STOVL Capability
• Boeing unveils a new B767 Derivative 'NewGen Tanker' for U.S. Air Force Competition
• India to Buy 42 Additional Russian Su-30MKI
• Marine Aviation has no Other Option but Wait for JSF

February 2010

• Gripen NG to Get Selex Galileo IRST
• France to Receive E-3F AWACS Upgrades
• Stealthy Jet Draws Flak by Escalating Cost, Delays
• S-61s to be Refurbished for Operations Afghanistan
• Brazil's FX-2 – Time for Decision
• USAF Tanker program – Round 3!

January 2010

• Maiden Flight for Russia’s New Stealth Fighter
• F-35B Conducts First Test of the STOVL Propulsion System

December 2009

• USAFE C-130J Deployed to Israel on Training Missions
• RAF Chinook Fleet to Reach 70 Helicopters
• Singapore Airshow 2010 Upcoming Preview
• Airbus Military A400M Takes Off on its Maiden Flight
• F/A-18G Cleared for Full Rate Production
• New EC225 SAR Helicopter for the French Navy
• Boeing Performs First Flight Test of Apache Block III
• First Sale of Erieye 340 AEW in the Middle East
• UAE Acquired 25 PC-21 Turbo Trainers
• Navy to Improve Osprey Durability in Desert Conditions
• France to upgrade Naval Rafales to F3 standard
• Chinooks for the UAE?
• Boeing delivers Wedgetail to Australian Air Force
• First UH-60M Delivered to Bahrain
• MC-12 Reaches 1,000th Combat Mission 
• Merlins Cleared for Operations in Afghanistan
• India grounds Su-30 Fighters
• Russian Tu-142 Recce Bomber Crash at Sea
• Brazil, Ukraine Plan Using Scrapped ICBMs to Launch Satellites

November 2009

• Defense Update Aerospace News - November 2009
• Ospreys Join the Fight Supporting Marines in Afghanistan
• Israel - First in line for the F-35A
• Thales Reco NG Reconnaissance Pod Enters Flight Testing
• First Flight of the Lynx Wildcat

October 2009

• Brownout Blamed as the Cause of the Fatal Helicopter Crash
• 11 Soldiers, 3 DEA Agents Killed in two helicopter crashes in Afghanistan
• Army Aviation Expands Helicopter - Unmanned Systems Cooperation

September 2009

• Army Aviation Expands Helicopter - Unmanned Systems Cooperation
• German Tornados, UAVs to Improve Intelligence Gathering over Afghanistan
• Hawker Beechcraft, Lockheed Martin Team to Offer the Air Force a new Aircraft Optimized for Irregular Warfare
• U.S. Air Force Gears for Irregular Warfare Operations (IW)
• New Night Eyes for the Constant Hawk - Opening the Night for Counter-IED Surveillance
• Light Attack Armed Reconnaissance Aircraft (LAAR)
• IMI Develops Active Protection for Dismounted Units

August 2009

• New Korean Utility Helicopter Unveilled
• €9 billion Awards Launch Typhoon Tranche 3 Procurement

July 2009

• First U.S. Navy F-35C Carrier-Based Lightning II 5th Generation Fighter Rolled Out at Lockheed Martin
• Royal International Air Tattoo 2009
• A Series of Crashes are Haunting Afghanistan Air Ops
• Elbit Systems Acquires the Assets of BVR Systems for $34 Million

June 2009

• The International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs’ Office of Aviation (INL/A) 
• Lethal Crop Dusters 
• Boeing Submits Proposal for USMC Unmanned Cargo Aircraft Demonstration
• Stealthy, Persistent, Perch and Stare Air Vehicle System (SP2S)
• Rafael introduces RecceLite wide area Recce pod for UAV’s

May 2009

• EADS: Maintaining Course through The Economic Storm
• Thailand Shelves Follow-on Gripen Acquisition
• Predator crashes in eastern Afghanistan
• 'Phantom Ray' to Revive Boeing's X-45C Unmanned Combat Aircraft
• Australia to Acquire Eight P-8A Maritime Surveillance Aircraft
• Armed Scout 645 - EADS addresses the U.S. Army new Helicopter Requirements
• Third Su-35 Prototype Burned in an Accident

April 2009

• VSI Receives $120 Million for More Helmet Mounted Display Sights (JHMCS)
• P-8A is Airborne for its First Flight
• DARPA Contracts Lockheed Martin to Build High Altitude, Long Endurance Airship
• Airborne Laser Missile defense System Begins Flight Testing
• Indian Sources Indicate Rafale is Out of the MMRCA Game
• Brazil Launches KC-390 Medium Transport Aircraft Program
• Embraer to Upgrade Brazil's Naval Skyhawks
• Could Brazil's F-X2 Fighter Modernization Program Grow into Mega-Deal?

March 2009

• Australian ASRAAM Demonstrate Full Sphere Capability
• Boeing Introduces a Stealth Designed F-15 for Korea

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• '2nd Latrun Conference for Land Warfare'
• Precision Attack is Transformational for the Ground Battle

Farnborough International 2008

• 5th Generation Fighter Dominated by the US
• Raptor Displays Super Aerodynamics
• Super Hornet Stings Back
• F-16 Upgrades
• New Prospects for the Typhoon and Gripen
• Russian Fighter's Comeback
• Special Missions for Business Jets

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