helicopters

US Army orders 16 more UH-72A Lakota helicopters from Airbus, two weeks after it ordered 35

Airbus Helicopters was awarded an almost $117 million contract for 16 UH-72A Lakota helicopters for the U.S. Army, just two weeks 35 were ordered

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US Pave Hawk helicopter crashes in western Iraq killing all aboard

A U.S. HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter crashed in western Iraq on March 15 killing all personnel on board in an incident the Coalition said "does not appear to be a result of enemy activity."

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Qatar to acquire 28 NH90 military helicopters and 16 Airbus H125 training helicopters

Qatar has signed a contract to acquire 28 NH90 military helicopters in two configurations, as well as 16 H125 light helicopters in a deal valued at more than €3 billion ($3.7 billion).

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Leonardo SW-4 Solo helicopter flies for 45 minutes with no pilot aboard

Leonardo announced the maiden flight of its SW-4 Solo single-engine optionally piloted helicopter with no safety pilot on board

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US approves upgrades worth $1.2 billion to Netherlands AH-64 Apache fleet

The U.S. State Department approved the estimated $1.191 billion sale to the Netherlands of parts and services to upgrade its 28 Apache attack helicopters to the AH-64E configuration

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Sikorsky begins final assembly of first HH-60W Combat Rescue Helicopter

Sikorsky began final assembly of the first HH-60W Combat Rescue Helicopter for the U.S. Air Force in line with the program's accelerated schedule, the company said

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Turkish T129 ATAK helicopter shot down near Efrin-Turkey border

Kurd-led forces shot down one of a pair of Turkish T129 ATAK helicopters operating in the Rajo district of Efrin in Syria.

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Colombia military helicopter crash kills 10, army chief says

All ten people aboard a military helicopter that crashed in a rural area of northwestern Colombia were killed, the army's commander said

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Saudi Arabia to buy 17 Sikorsky Black Hawk helicopters for $194 million

Lockheed subsidiary Sikorsky has been awarded a $194 million contract for 17 UH-60M Black Hawk utility helicopters for Saudi Arabia

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Lebanon to get $120 million in US military aid including ScanEagle drones and helicopters

The United States is to give the Lebanese Armed Forces more than $120 million in additional military aid for border security and counter-terrorism operations

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