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Japan Orders 17 New Block II Chinook Helicopters

Japan Orders 17 New Block II Chinook Helicopters

Japan has become the fourth global customer of the Boeing CH-47F Block II Chinook helicopter, ordering 17 units to be manufactured by Kawasaki
13-Feb - #Chinook

DRF Luftrettung’s 2024 Mission Statistics

DRF Luftrettung’s 2024 Mission Statistics

German air ambulance service DRF Luftrettung’s helicopters and aircraft were alerted a total of 35,850 times in 2024. The Berlin-Buch medical base topped the list with 2,056 missions
13-Feb - #year2024

Custom Maintenance Platforms for National Guard Black Hawks

Custom Maintenance Platforms for National Guard Black Hawks

S.A.F.E. Structure Designs awarded $3.5M contract for custom maintenance platforms for US Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters in 10 different locations across the country
12-Feb - #BlackHawk

Five Petrobras New Contracts for CHC Brazil

Five Petrobras New Contracts for CHC Brazil

CHC’s Brazilian branch has secured five new contracts with the national energy company Petrobras for four additional AW139 helicopters and one more S-92A in the country for five years
11-Feb - #oilandgas

Wingcopter Drone for long-range LiDAR surveying

Wingcopter Drone for long-range LiDAR surveying

The German Wingcopter 198 drone will be offered with long-range Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) surveying solutions
10-Feb - #LIDAR

Helijet Donates Air Ambulance Helicopter To Ukraine

Helijet Donates Air Ambulance Helicopter To Ukraine

Designed by Ukrainian-born Igor Sikorsky’s renowned helicopter company, the Sikorsky S-76A helicopter is the first private donation of an aircraft of this magnitude from Canada to Ukraine, organized by the joint efforts of Canadian business and the Ukrainian diaspora
10-Feb - #Ukraine

HAL Light Utility Helicopter at Aero India 2025

HAL Light Utility Helicopter at Aero India 2025

HAL will showcase its Light Utility Helicopter (LUH) at Aero India 2025 to be held February 10-14 at Yelahanka Air Force Station, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
07-Feb - #AeroIndia2025

Native Air 23 Opens at Goodyear, Arizona

Native Air 23 Opens at Goodyear, Arizona

Native Air, an air ambulance service operated by Air Methods, opened new medical base Native Air 23 with and Airbus AS350/H125 helicopter at Goodyear, Arizona
06-Feb - #Goodyear

OPTIMAS Cybersecure Communications in Free Space

OPTIMAS Cybersecure Communications in Free Space

The OPTIMAS project, developed within the framework of the 2023 work programme of the European Defence Fund (EDF), will design and test a prototype of an airborne laser communication system (ALCoS) for cyber-secure communications in free space
06-Feb - #OPTIMAS



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