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Design and manufacturing issues have delayed the first test flight of the US Air Force's Combat Rescue Helicopter, the Sikorsky HH-60W, and threaten to postpone the start of low-rate production. ...

The UK Ministry of Defence intends to complete a study later this year that will determine the future requirements for its medium- and heavy-lift helicopter fleets, opening up the possibility of an acquisition of high-speed designs.Under an operational analysis study, due to conclude by mid-2019, ...

US Army officials say they are pleased with the quality of the bids so far received under its future attack reconnaissance aircraft (FARA) programme, with an initial contracting decision anticipated by mid-year.Declining to be drawn on the number of competing submissions, Brig Gen Walter Rugen, ...

Boeing comes to Farnborough eyeing its first F/A-18 Super Hornet sale to a European military after the type's production line gains a new lease of life from orders last year from the US Navy РІР‚' and a $1.5 billion commitment from Kuwaiti air force last month. ...

The Colombian air force's appetite for the Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk has not waned five months after the government in Bogota signed an agreement ending a 50-year-old conflict with FARC guerrilla fighters.'I hope we will have enough budget to continue acquiring this aircraft, ...

The UK Royal Air Force is advancing with preparations to mark the departure from service of its last Panavia Tornado GR4 strike aircraft next March.In early November, a specially painted example of the variable-geometry type emerged at RAF Marham in Norfolk. ...

General Electric Aviation was selected by the US Army for a $517 million contract to complete engineering and manufacturing development work on its T901-GE-900 turbine engine for the service's Improved Turbine Engine Programme (ITEP). ...

The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II has made some progress, but continues to fall short in many areas.That's according to the Pentagon's top weapons tester, the Office of Director of Operational Test and Evaluation (DOT&E), ...

Lockheed Martin has rolled out its first operational F-35A for the Royal Netherlands Air Force, ahead of its transfer to the service's Leeuwarden air base later this year. The fighter was unveiled during a ceremony at the company's Fort Worth final assembly site in Texas on 30 January. ...

Manila is on the verge of placing an order for 16 Sikorsky S-70i Black Hawk helicopters equipped for combat utility missions.The final elements of the deal are being put in place, according a source familiar with the transaction.The rotorcraft will be acquired on a direct commercial sale basis, ...

Northrop Grumman's revenue grew 16% to $30.1 billion in 2018, partly helped by orders from the US Department of Defense for additional unmanned air vehicles, fighter aircraft and B-21 development work. ...

Boeing's revenue reached a record $101 billion in 2018, partly helped by a turnaround in the company's defence unit, which won several large contracts thereby reversing more than a decade of declining sales.Boeing Defense, Space & Security's revenue grew to $23.2 billion last year, ...

Leonardo's pitch for the US Navy's TH-XX helicopter trainer replacement competition will focus on what it said is the affordability of its light-weight, single-engined TH-119 helicopter.Based on the commercial AgustaWestland AW119, the Italian company said the helicopter's simple and rugged design, ...

When US Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson's aircraft was grounded because of smoke in the cockpit, causing her to miss the delivery ceremony for the first Boeing KC-46A Pegasus tanker, the snag seemed to be par for the course for the programme. ...

Lockheed Martin chief executive Marillyn Hewson said she was assured by Department of Defense officials that any order of Boeing F-15 aircraft will not come at the expense of future Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II purchases. ...

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems has signed contracts with MBDA and Raytheon Systems for the armament of the UK Royal Air Force's future Protector remotely piloted air system, which is based on the manufacturer's MQ-9B SkyGuardian. ...

The decade since Flight International celebrated its centenary in 2009 seems to have flown by РІР‚' if you pardon the pun РІР‚' and during this period there have been some key developments across the aerospace industry, as outlined elsewhere. But that poses the question: ...

Poland has finally selected a new helicopter for special forces missions, ordering four Sikorsky S-70i Black Hawks to be delivered this year.However, Warsaw runs the risk of enraging other manufacturers, having again chosen to sole source new rotorcraft without running an open competition. ...

Bell plans to make no more significant investments in its V-280 Valor tiltrotor until the US Army makes a commitment to Future Vertical Lift Capability Set 1 or Capability Set 3 programmes.After the V-280 reached its 280kt (519km/h) speed goal on 23 January, ...

Bell has hit its target speed of 280kt (518km/h) with the V-280 tiltrotor in a little over a year since the technology demonstrator performed its first flight.The airframer says it will continue to expand the aircraft's flight envelope, as it eyes the US Army's Future Vertical Lift (FVL) programme. ...