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Huge Soviet Helicopters

Soviet Russia produced a range of huge transport helicopters that broke many records, most of which stand today. This lineage culminated in the Mil-26 that

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September 10, 2021 1 Comment

CROWSNEST Contract

The Demonstration and Manufacture contract for CROWSNEST has been confirmed. Lockheed Martin UK Ltd Merlin MK 2 Helicopter — Crowsnest Demonstration and Manufacture. Anti submarine

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October 16, 2015 34 Comments

Landing Legs

DARPA never fail to impress, their latest is right out of a Sci-Fi movie, landing legs for helicopters. Helicopters are incredibly maneuverable in the air,

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September 13, 2015 11 Comments

UK AH-64E Apache Guardian

The UK has requested that Boeing upgrade 50 of it’s Westland AH-64D Attack Helicopters to the AH-64E Guardian configuration costing $3 Billion sale

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August 28, 2015 185 Comments

Royal Navy CROWSNEST Decision

In what I think is the first post-election major project announcement the MoD have today confirmed that an updated Thales Cerberus system has been selected for

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May 22, 2015 150 Comments

The AirTEP

The Tactical Extraction Platform from Escape International in France is designed to carry up to 10 personnel, providing facilities for them to be rapidly extracted.

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January 23, 2015 11 Comments

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