The US Army Futur Vertical Lift program, one of the components of the BIG-6 super-program, will undoubtedly profoundly change the technological characteristics of helicopters in the decades to…
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5 European countries join forces to design the next medium multi-role helicopter
European helicopters are unquestionably among the best rotary wings in the world, and have been for several decades. Over the course of industrial concentrations and activity consolidations, two large European groups have ...
Read the articleItaly wants to participate in US Army FVL program with European help
The Italian authorities have announced that they have incorporated measures in support of its defense industry in its plan to use part of the € 209 billion allocated by the Union ...
Read the articleSale of helicopters: Italy presents itself as the new privileged partner of Egypt
Official Italian sources confirmed this week that the Leonardo Group will sell 24 AW149 helicopters and 8 AW189 helicopters to the Egyptian armed forces. In the amount of 871 million ...
Read the articleItalian army to acquire military version of Leonardo's AW169 helicopter
It had been in question since January, but it is now confirmed: the Italian army will acquire the latest addition to Leonardo's range of helicopters, the AW169. If he was ...
Read the articleLeonardo buys Swiss Kopter and its SH09 light helicopter program
The announcement fell last week at Heli-Expo in California: the Italian aeronautical group Leonardo has decided to acquire the Swiss company Kopter Group, formerly known as Marenco-Swisshelicopter and…
Read the articleThe internal market is sufficient to build a European heavy helicopter
If the Europeans have demonstrated real know-how in the construction of light and medium helicopters, the aeronautical manufacturers of the old continent, whether it is Airbus H or ...
Read the articlePakistan acquires Turkish combat helicopters
A year after signing a first historic contract by ordering 4 Corvettes from the Ada class to Turkey, Pakistan is reoffending and ordering 30's new T-129 ATAK helicopters to its Turkish automaker TAI, for an estimated $ 1,5 Md, the most important export contract of the Turkish Defense industry signed so far.
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