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Tender For New SAPS Helicopter Issued by Armscor - AW169M Seems to Fit the Bill

Garth Calitz

Mar 273 min read

Tender For New SAPS Helicopter Issued by Armscor - AW169M Seems to Fit the Bill

Armscor, the acquisition agency for the South African Department of Defence, has released a tender to supply a "troop-carrying...

Aérospatiale Alouette III Celebrates 65 Years of Flight

Garth Calitz

Mar 64 min read

Aérospatiale Alouette III Celebrates 65 Years of Flight

The Alouette III has its origins with an earlier helicopter design by French aircraft manufacturer Sud-Est, the SE 3120 Alouette, which,...

Garth Calitz

Mar 62 min read

SAAF Museum Flying Training Day

By Dian Townsend A person would normally tell you that you can't possibly hear a photo, at least not as long as all those little gears up...

US Army Cancels FARA Helicopter Programmes

Garth Calitz

Feb 203 min read

US Army Cancels FARA Helicopter Programmes

The US Army initiated the FARA project in 2018 to develop a replacement for various rotor-craft, such as the OH-58D Kiowa and some of the...

FAA Approves Robinson Empennage Design for R44 Helicopters

Garth Calitz

Feb 132 min read

FAA Approves Robinson Empennage Design for R44 Helicopters

Robinson Helicopter Company has secured FAA approval for a new empennage design for its R44 aircraft. This accomplishment follows the...

Bell Demonstrates High-Speed Vertical Take-off and Landing for X-Plane Programme

Garth Calitz

Feb 132 min read

Bell Demonstrates High-Speed Vertical Take-off and Landing for X-Plane Programme

Bell Textron was selected to compete for the Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Speed and Runway Independent Technologies...

Garth Calitz

Feb 73 min read

The SAAF Celebrate their 104th Birthday

By Garth Calitz with Phots by Dian Townsend and Trevor Cohen The Pretoria skies came alive last week with the South African Airforce...

Airbus and Tata Group to set up India’s First Helicopter Final Assembly Line

Garth Calitz

Jan 313 min read

Airbus and Tata Group to set up India’s First Helicopter Final Assembly Line

In a major boost to ‘Make in India’, Airbus Helicopters has announced that it is partnering with the Tata Group to establish a Final...

US Navy And Lockheed Martin Successfully Test Off-Board Electronic Warfare System

Garth Calitz

Dec 20, 20232 min read

US Navy And Lockheed Martin Successfully Test Off-Board Electronic Warfare System

Lockheed Martin supported a successful government test of the Advanced Off-Board Electronic Warfare (AOEW) system’s electronic attack...

100% SAF flight with PT6C-67C-powered AW139 helicopter

Garth Calitz

Dec 13, 20232 min read

100% SAF flight with PT6C-67C-powered AW139 helicopter

Pratt & Whitney Canada and Leonardo celebrate the successful completion of the first flight for an AW139 helicopter powered by the...

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