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Poland is buying four AW101s from Leonardo to dramatically improve the capabilities of the Polish navy's air brigade
Tactical Air Support is modifying its recently acquired ex-Jordanian adversary F-5E/Fs with new equipment, including a Garmin G3000 flight deck.
F-16 production has moved out of Fort Worth to make room for expanded F-35 production capacity
The U.S. Army has selected the first round of competitors for its proposed Future Attack and Reconnaissance Aircraft
Bell has submitted its 407GXi single as a proposed new U.S. Navy training helicopter.
Textron CEO credits Bell V-280 with persuading Pentagon to propose more Future Vertical Lift funding.
The desire for an entirely "Made-in-Russia" powerplant is delaying attempts to field new Be-200 amphibians, and prolonging the life of the elderly Be-12
Textron CEO said this week that Bell would enter a scaled down Model 525 for new Army program
Revised Honeywell T55 turboshaft will have 25 percent more power, burn less fuel.
The Lockheed Martin PDAS sensor system has been successfully flown in the Bell V-280
