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Britain’s RAF Modernizing Its AS330 Puma Helicopters

Britain’s RAF Modernizing Its AS330 Puma Helicopters

Puma HC1 (click to view full) In 2006 Britain considered one of the most unusual public-private proposals ever seen. The question before the Ministry of Defense was how to replace Britain's remaining H-3 Sea Kings, and its 34 AS330 Puma HC1 medium helicopters, all of...

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GE Wins Multi-Year Extension for T700 Engine Family

GE Wins Multi-Year Extension for T700 Engine Family

T700 engine (click to view full) GE's T700 family powers a number of helicopters, from Army UH-60 Black Hawk and AH-64 Apache helicopters to the USAF's HH-60 Pave Hawks, naval SH/MH-60 Seahawks, and even the US Marines' H-1 Hueys and AH-1 Cobras. In 2004, the US...

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The HISS Harrier Support Program

The HISS Harrier Support Program

AV-8B Harrier II (click to view full) The USA's AV-8B Harrier IIs have gone from the most accident-prone fighter aircraft in the fleet to a much safer jet whose hover capability and LITENING surveillance and targeting pods proved extremely effective in the urban...

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