Internationale Helicopter ontwikkelingen

Gestart door Harald, 01/03/2017 | 13:48 uur

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Dit is nog wel iets voor Nederland, terug brengen van de SAR taken naar defensie (kustwacht), doe er maar 3.

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Via twitter.com @ThielsChristian
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Germany's Military #Bundeswehr orders @AirbusHeli H145 search and rescue helicopters - Press Release





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Latvia signs for Black Hawk helos

Latvia has signed a deal for four Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk transport helicopters that were approved earlier in the year, Jane's was told on 28 November.


CitaatSeen during a joint US-UK exercise, the Black Hawk should be in Latvian service in time for the retirement of the Mi-17 in 2021. (IHS Markit/Patrick Allen)

Speaking at the Berlin Security Conference, Jãnis Garisons, State Secretary for the Latvian Ministry of Defence (MoD), said the deal was signed "about a month ago".

In August the US cleared the Baltic nation to acquire four UH-60s, along with equipment including Talon Forward Looking Infrared Radar (FLIR) systems, spares, support, and sustainment for USD200 million.

While Garisons did not provide a delivery timeline, he said that the Black Hawks should be in service in time to replace the air force's Mil Mi-17 'Hip' helicopters by 2021.

[Source: Janes.com]

Sparkplug

Citaat van: Harald op 29/11/2018 | 18:34 uur
Klopt, had ik gelezen ... "improvements" nog niet full

Als Japan inderdaad 100% maritiem wil, dan is het of AH-1Z of MH-60S. De UH-60M is niet 100% maritiem.
A fighter without a gun . . . is like an airplane without a wing.

-- Brigadier General Robin Olds, USAF.

Harald

Citaat van: Sparkplug op 29/11/2018 | 16:04 uur
Boeing zegt in het artikel daar het volgende over.

He noted that while the AH-64 family is not marinized, it offers a degree of marinisation, with the AH-64E offering improvements in this area against the D model.
Klopt, had ik gelezen ... "improvements" nog niet full

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Citaat van: Harald op 29/11/2018 | 15:57 uur
Marinisation, or the ability to operate in a littoral environment, appears to be an important element as well as the platform's ability to communicate with other assets in the battle space. Also important is interoperability with platforms operated by Japan's main ally, the USA.

Eigenlijk zijn er dan maar 2 typen welke 100% voldoen, namelijk AH-1Z en de bewapende UH-60.
De Apache E zal nooit 100% voldoen.

Boeing zegt in het artikel daar het volgende over.

He noted that while the AH-64 family is not marinized, it offers a degree of marinisation, with the AH-64E offering improvements in this area against the D model.
A fighter without a gun . . . is like an airplane without a wing.

-- Brigadier General Robin Olds, USAF.

Harald

Citaat van: Sparkplug op 29/11/2018 | 15:36 uur
​JAPAN AEROSPACE: Tokyo attack helicopter deal advances

https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/japan-aerospace-tokyo-attack-helicopter-deal-advan-453975/

Marinisation, or the ability to operate in a littoral environment, appears to be an important element as well as the platform's ability to communicate with other assets in the battle space. Also important is interoperability with platforms operated by Japan's main ally, the USA.

Eigenlijk zijn er dan maar 2 typen welke 100% voldoen, namelijk AH-1Z en de bewapende UH-60.
De Apache E zal nooit 100% voldoen.

Sparkplug

A fighter without a gun . . . is like an airplane without a wing.

-- Brigadier General Robin Olds, USAF.

Sparkplug

A fighter without a gun . . . is like an airplane without a wing.

-- Brigadier General Robin Olds, USAF.

Sparkplug

A fighter without a gun . . . is like an airplane without a wing.

-- Brigadier General Robin Olds, USAF.

Huzaar1

Ziet eruit alsof ze hem in 1985 hebben gekocht.
"Going to war without France is like going deer hunting without your accordion" US secmindef - Jed Babbin"

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Er is een foto opgedoken van de eerste H225 in de kleuren van de Oekraïense Nationale Garde.
Dit is een van de 21 die besteld zijn bij Airbus, in totaal zijn er 37 heli's gekocht in de types H125 (Écureuil), H145 en H225 (Super Puma) voor verschillende overheids instanties.



photo via twitter.com @scramble_nl

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Sea Lion passes milestones on road to deliveries to German Navy

The Sea Lion variant of the NHIndustries NH90 helicopter has passed two important milestones towards first delivery to the German Navy at the end of 2019, Airbus announced on 21 November.


CitaatSeen on its maiden flight in December 2016, the Sea Lion is being procured by the German Navy as a replacement for its ageing Sea King helicopter. Deliveries are to run from 2019 to 2022. (Airbus)

The German Navy version of the NH90 NATO Frigate Helicopter (NFH) recently completed its service qualification trials, as well as the first electrical power-on of the first production-standard aircraft.

As noted by Airbus, with all ground and flight tests for the qualification of the Sea Lion having been concluded in early November, the formal closure of the qualification phase is expected in the first quarter of 2019. This will be followed by the military type certification by the German authorities in the second quarter of 2019 ahead of delivery to the navy in the fourth quarter of the year. The qualification aircraft, the second Sea Lion prototype, is now entering the lay-up phase for upgrading the helicopter to serial configuration and preparing it for delivery to the Bundeswehr, Airbus said.

Separately, on 24 October the first production-standard Sea Lion helicopter successfully completed the first power-on of all electrical systems in the final assembly line at Airbus Helicopters' production facility in Donauwörth, southern Germany.

Launched at the ILA Airshow in Berlin in May 2014, the Sea Lion is largely similar in scope to the baseline NFH-variant helicopter but features some German-specific equipment such as radios and other communications systems. The Sea Lions are intended to provide continued anti-submarine warfare (ASW), anti-surface vessel warfare (ASuW), maritime surveillance, search and rescue (SAR), vertical replenishment, and transport capabilities for the German Navy's F124 Sachsen-class frigates, the planned F125 Baden-Württemberg-class frigates, and the Berlin-class (Type 702) combat support vessels.

[Source: Janes.com ]

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India fast-tracks purchase of MH-60R helicopters

India's Ministry of Defence (MoD) has issued a letter of request (LOR) to the US government on 15 November regarding the intended purchase of 24 Sikorsky MH-60R Seahawk multirole naval helicopters for the Indian Navy (IN).

IN officials told Jane's that the long-delayed request to acquire the platforms for an estimated INR135 billion (USD1.88 billion) – under the US Foreign Military Sales programme – is likely to be signed within a year.

The IN anticipates the delivery of the MH-60Rs, which are intended to replace the service's fleet of Sea King Mk 42B/C and Ka-28 helicopters, to begin around 2020 and be completed 48 months later.

[Source: Janes.com ]