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Analysis: Too soon to quit – Armscor tenders and SMME development

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“It is always too soon to quit”. This is a quote attributed to Norman Vincent Peale. I was starting to wonder if Armscor would...

UN helicopter and personnel in al Shabaab hands

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The United Nations (UN), via spokesman Stephane Dujarric, is “concerned” about personnel aboard a helicopter flying under the world body’s flag after it was...

SAAF celebrates 75 years of helicopter operations

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This past Saturday, 26 August, saw the annual gathering of surviving members of the South African Air Force (SAAF) helicopter squadrons and associated support...

Four killed in bombing of Afghan government bus, nine die in...

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Four people were killed and nine wounded when a roadside bomb hit a bus carrying Afghan government employees in Kabul on Thursday, while nine...

Doctor who died in a helicopter crash tried to save Mthembu

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Health Minister, Dr Zweli Mkhize, has confirmed that one of the Netcare health professionals who died in a helicopter crash near Bergville was called...

UN helicopter shot at in Nigeria

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Suspected Islamic extremists shot at a UN Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS) helicopter in northern Nigeria at the weekend reportedly killing two civilians. President Muhammadu Buhari...

Oryx remains Monusco’s top transport helicopter in the DRC

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The UN peacekeeping mission in the DRC (Monusco) has a Composite Helicopter Unit (CHU) based in the eastern DRC city, Goma. The CHU includes three...

Investigation to follow SAPS helicopter crash landing

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A South African Police Service (SAPS) helicopter crash-landed at Virginia Airport on Tuesday and an investigation has been launched to determine the cause of...

Prime Minister of Malaysia acquainted with state-of-the-art Russian helicopters at LIMA 2019

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The Prime Minister of Malaysia Mahathir Mohamad has visited a stand of Russian Helicopters (part of Russian State Corporation Rostec) at LIMA-2019 exhibition. Russian...

One killed as Cameroon military helicopter crashes in restive North West...

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A light helicopter belonging to Cameroon’s military crashed on 13 May in the restive North West region, killing at least one official. The helicopter, which...

Nigerian Air Force loses Mi-35 helicopter in combat against Boko Haram

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The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has lost an Mi-35M attack helicopter in combat while providing close air support to soldiers fighting Boko Haram terrorists...

Mechanical failure caused fatal Mali helicopter crash

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The fatal crash of a German armed forces helicopter in Mali last year was caused by the failure of mechanics from manufacturer Airbus to...

At least 7 officials killed in Sudan helicopter crash

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At least seven local government officials were killed in a helicopter crash in Sudan's eastern al-Qadarif state on Sunday, state news agency SUNA reported. The...

Turkey flies indigenous T625 helicopter

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Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) has carried out the first flight of its T625 multirole helicopter, the company's most ambitious project to date....

Military helicopter crashes in Ethiopia

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A military helicopter crashed in Ethiopia's Oromiya region on and all 18 aboard, including 15 soldiers, were killed state-affiliated news agency Fana...

Tunisian military looking for new helicopters

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Tunisia's defence ministry is looking for over a dozen new civil helicopters. According to African Intelligence, the Tunisian defence ministry has issued a...

Eight killed in Senegal military helicopter crash

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A military helicopter crashed in south-west Senegal, killing eight people and injuring 13 others, the army said. Senegalese army spokesperson Abdou Ndiaye told...

External attack ruled out in German Tiger crash

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German officials investigating the fatal crash of a military Airbus Tiger helicopter in Mali ruled out external attack or weather factors and...

Tiger crash in Mali explained

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The crash of a German military Airbus Tiger helicopter in Mali last July was caused by incorrect settings on the autopilot, Germany's...

Luftwaffe helo crashes in Mali

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A German military helicopter assigned to the UN peacekeeping mission in Mali crashed in the West African nation's desert north killing both...

China deploying first helicopter peacekeeping unit

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China is for the first time deploying a helicopter unit to take part in overseas peacekeeping operations. The unit, part of the 81st...

Somali refugees killed in raid off Yemen coast

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Thirty-one Somali refugees were killed off the coast of Yemen on Thursday when a helicopter attacked the boat they were in, a...

Higher defence budgets to boost military rotorcraft market

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Increased defence spending is set to boost the global medium and heavy military helicopter market, according to a new report, which estimates...

Heli-Expo 2017 roundup

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Heli-Expo is the world's biggest helicopter exhibition, attracting some 20 000 people This year's edition took place between 7 and 9 March...

Civil helicopter deliveries to drop over next five years

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The number of turbine powered civil helicopters delivered over the next five years will drop by nearly ten percent over previous forecasts,...

East Libya loses helicopter, two dead

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East Libyan forces said on Saturday that they lost a Mi-35 combat helicopter near the central town of Zalla and two crew...

DR Congo says M23 fighters captured downed air crew

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The Congolese army said armed fighters belonging to the former M23 rebel group captured four crew members of a military helicopter which...

Cameroon general dies in helicopter crash

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A top general in charge of Cameroon's fight against Islamist militant group Boko Haram died in an accidental helicopter crash on a...

US hands over six Hueys to Kenya – two more on...

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The United States has formally handed over the first six of an eventual eight Bell Huey II helicopters to Kenya. The aircraft were...

Kenyan Huey IIs delivered

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Kenya has received its first Huey II helicopters from the United States, with six aircraft being delivered. The helicopters recently left Bell Helicopter's...

SAAF A109 down in Free State – no deaths

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An SA Air Force (SAAF) Agusta A109 light utility helicopter has crashed in the Free State while on a night training flight. The...

Light military rotorcraft market to see short-term growth

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A total of 1 241 light military rotorcraft will be produced from 2016 through 2025 valued at $19.7 billion, according to a...

First H215 for the Spanish Air Force

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In a ceremony held at the Airbus Helicopters plant in Albacete, the Spanish Air Force recently took receipt of its first H215,...

Nigerian government transfers two AW101s to the Air Force

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The Nigerian government has handed over two AgustaWestland AW101 VIP helicopters to the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) in an effort to reduce...

Tunisia getting more Black Hawks, ScanEagle support

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Sikorsky has been awarded a $38 million contract to provide another four Black Hawk helicopters to Tunisia, which will also be the...

Six killed in east Libya military helicopter crash

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Six people were killed when a military helicopter operated by armed forces loyal to Libya's eastern government crashed late on Monday, a...

Hawks looking for a helicopter

Specialist crime fighting unit the Hawks has asked Parliament for an extra R100 million to buy a helicopter. The request, made late last...

World medium and heavy military helicopter market declining

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An estimated 4,791 medium/heavy military rotorcraft will be produced from 2016 through 2025, with this production valued at $115.7 billion, with yearly...

US special operations command looking for African helicopter services

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The United States Special Operations Command Africa is looking for rotary wing air support for North and West Africa. In a notice posted...

France says 3 soldiers died in accident on Libya intelligence mission

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President Francois Hollande said on Wednesday three French soldiers were killed in a helicopter accident in Libya during an intelligence-gathering mission in...

AVIC’s helicopter offerings cover civil and military spectrums

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The recent agreement signed by Russian Helicopters and China's Avicopter to develop a heavy-lift rotorcraft bolsters the already long-standing ties between the...

Algeria to establish helicopter plant

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The Algerian government says it will establish a helicopter production plant with a foreign partner primarily for the export market. Addressing a recent...

Kruger helicopter crash investigation reveals training and skills shortfalls

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The official accident report into the March 2013 SA Air Force (SAAF) A109 helicopter crash in the Kruger National Park points...

Kruger Park helicopter shot at by suspected poachers

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A Kruger National park helicopter was shot at this week by suspected poachers indicating yet another escalation in the ongoing battle to...

4 700 medium and heavy helicopters to be sold over next...

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A total of 4 744 medium and heavy military rotorcraft will be produced from 2016 through 2025, according to a new report,...

Helicopter makers target emergency services as oil slumps

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Helicopter makers are scrambling for new sources of demand after being hit by a severe downturn in their biggest non-military clientele -...

18 dead in Libyan helicopter crash

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At least 18 people on board a Libyan Air Force helicopter were killed when the helicopter they were travelling in crashed in...

Helitech report

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It was against the ongoing Oil & Gas (O&G) slowdown that Helitech International, the largest European helicopter expo, opened its doors on...

Zambian Air Force helicopter crash

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Five Zambian Air Force (ZAF) officers were seriously injured when the Agusta-Bell 205A helicopter they were flying crashed in the Gwembe district...

Robotic landing gear could let helicopters land almost anywhere

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Helicopters are incredibly maneuverable in the air, but during landing and takeoff their traditional skid- and wheel-based landing gear requires stable, flat...