The Royal Canadian Air Force took delivery of the 15th CH-147F Medium-to-Heavy-Lift Helicopter on Monday, ensuring advanced operational capability for the Canadian Chinook fleet.
Report Outlines Cost Advantages Of Upgrades Compared To New Aircraft
Helicopters are essential to most military operations and extending the service life of rotorcraft is a priority for many armed forces. Upgrading helicopters is less costly than acquiring new helicopters – just one of the reasons a new piece of research from industry intelligence providers The new report predicts a growing market for military helicopter modernization this year, with a total value of $5.04 billion calculated in 2014.
Aircraft To Be Kept In Service Until The End Of 2017
A Harfang UAS belonging to the French Air Force (FAF) controlled by a crew from the French Military Flight Test Center (Centre d'Expérience Aérienne Militaire), the UAS Squadron “Belfort” (ED 1/33) and the UAS detachment stationed in the Sahel-Sahara region has successfully undergone testing to prove that once it has taken off from its overseas deployment base it can be controlled from a cockpit located in France.
ROK Standing Up Its First-Ever Tanker Squadron With Four Aircraft
Boeing has formally offered to the Republic of Korea (ROK) the KC-46, the U.S. Air Force’s next-generation tanker, as Korea prepares to acquire four aircraft for its first tanker squadron.
Navy Will Operate The Airplanes Together With F-35s
The F/A-18 and EA-18G Program Office (PMA-265) has announced a contract award to Boeing for 44 F/A-18 Super Hornet and EA-18G Growler aircraft over the next two years.
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