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National Defense May 2011 Eric Beidel	European Helicopters Look to Take Off in U.S. Military Market At a helicopter exposition in Orlando last month, CEOs of European manufacturers made it clear: They are both partners and competitors of their U.S. counterparts.
National Defense April 2005 Joe Pappalardo	Taking Off Upgrades and a surge of new U.S. military orders should make the next 10 years a busy decade for rotorcraft manufacturers, according to a recent study by Forecast International Inc.
National Defense January 2015 Valerie Insinna	Light Military Helicopter Market To Halve by 2028 While opportunities for sales to the civil sector are finally growing after taking a hit post 9/11, the military market will probably shrink over the next decade.
National Defense April 2010 Austin Wright	U.S. Helicopter Suppliers Fear Losing Innovation War The military helicopter business is booming, but the industry mostly is making money fixing up and maintaining the Army's aging fleet. Hardly any Pentagon contracts these days pursue new aircraft designs.
The Motley Fool September 14, 2007 Michael Goode	FLI Me to the Moon With its business tied to the oil and oil exploration industries, CHC Helicopter just reported impressive earnings, as well as new contracts looking forward.
National Defense February 2012 Dan Parsons	Military Helicopter Fleets Showing Their Age Many models are expected to reach the end of their operational lives in the 2030 to 2040 timeframe.
Military & Aerospace Electronics August 2005 Ben Ames	Tactical military communications spending to grow to $5.7 billion by 2010 Immediate operational needs for ground forces fighting in Afghanistan and Iraq, with the transformation of the force structure to adopt network-centric warfare, is driving U.S. military forces to spend billions of dollars on digital tactical military communications.
National Defense June 2013 Dan Parsons	Spending on Army Aviation Rotorcraft to Start Downhill Slide After peaking in 2013, funding for Army aviation has begun a gradual descent that may last decades, according to analysts.
National Defense June 2014 Valerie Insinna	AgustaWestland Officials Pursue Sales to U.S. Military Anglo-Italian helicopter manufacturer AgustaWestland has not been as successful in attracting sales to the U.S. federal government. Robert LaBelle, the new CEO of its North American branch, has made it his goal to change that.
National Defense January 2011 Eric Beidel	Coast Guard Turns Navy Cast-Offs Into New Aircraft The Coast Guard is using Navy scraps to replace helicopters it has lost in crashes during 2010.
National Defense July 2005 Frank Colucci	Helicopter Suppliers Must Modernize, Says Defense Industrial Policy Chief The Defense Department predicts that military helicopter suppliers will recover from the current slump in aircraft production if they invest in new manufacturing technologies.
Military & Aerospace Electronics October 2005 John McHale	European Airborne Radar Market Grows to $5.44 Billion by 2014 Force modernization and stock replacement programs will promote strong and sustainable growth across the European airborne-intelligence, surveillance, target-acquisition, and reconnaissance (ISTAR) radar market.
Military & Aerospace Electronics April 2008	Eaton to Supply CH-53K Helicopter Cockpit Control Panels, Dimming Controllers Eaton personnel will provide the lighted control-panel support hardware for five helicopter ship sets, as well as system development test sets, during the development of the military heavy-lift helicopter.
National Defense May 2011 Eric Beidel	Manufacturers: Technology Will Make Rotorcraft Faster, Safer The Pentagon's investment in rotorcraft science and technology has decreased dramatically over the past 25 years, but companies have been tinkering around in their own shops trying to fill innovation gaps.
National Defense July 2014 Valerie Insinna	Tiltrotor Sales Unlikely to Take Off, Industry Veteran Says Sergei Sikorsky is skeptical that tiltrotor aircraft will take the place of conventional helicopters.
Military & Aerospace Electronics September 2005 Estro Vitantonio	Military and aerospace component manufacturers learn from the commercial market Military and commercial component suppliers traditionally have done business in different ways. Not so much anymore, however. And the changes are all for the better.
National Defense October 2015 Yasmin Tadjdeh	Future Vertical Lift Could Be Shot in the Arm for Industry The Army's forthcoming future vertical lift program -- which would replace thousands of aging helicopters -- will rejuvenate the United States' stagnant military helicopter market, experts and executives said.
National Defense November 2004 Harold Kennedy	Race Is on to Replace Air Force Search and Rescue Helicopter Maneuvering already has begun in a competition for a lucrative contract for a new Air Force "personnel recovery vehicle," built to rescue downed aircrews and others who find themselves isolated on the battlefield.
Popular Mechanics September 12, 2008 Joe Pappalardo	6 American Weapons Systems to Rearm Iraqi Army for Withdrawal This week the Wall Street Journal reported that Iraq is starting to inquire about the purchase of F-16 fighters from the United States -- another step in the process of the expected military withdrawal.
National Defense April 2012 Dan Parsons	Future Helicopter Technology Remains Up in the Air While jet fighters are in their fifth generation, the Army is still sputtering around in helicopter airframes that have changed little -- if at all -- in several decades.
National Defense June 2013 Valerie Insinna	Vendors Faceoff Over Navy Cargo Aircraft The Navy isn't likely to kick off a competition until 2014, but two rival manufacturers are eager to prove that their aircraft is the best option for flying supplies to carrier strike groups.
National Defense January 2014 Valerie Insinna	Decline of U.S. Helicopter Procurement on the Horizon After a decade-long period of surging sales and rapid expansion, the military helicopter buying boom is coming to an end.
National Defense August 2014 Eric Braganca	Affordable Options Available to Upgrade Military Helicopters While many portions of the defense budget are shrinking, the portion allocated to purchasing helicopters is falling through the floor over the next few years.
National Defense April 2011 Stew Magnuson	Ghost of Comanche Haunts Army Helicopter Leaders as They Push for New Models Army Aviation officers want a family of new helicopters. Not now, but 20 years from now. Two decades may sound like a long time - but its is not when developing Army rotary wing aircraft.
National Defense April 2008 Breanne Wagner	Army Pushes Forward With Troubled Scout Helicopter Despite a string of delays and billions of dollars in cost increases, the Army has regained confidence in its ARH-70A armed reconnaissance helicopter.
National Defense October 2014 Dan Parsons	International Chinook Sales Poised to Keep Boeing Humming Troops and military leaders from more than a dozen nations got a taste of what the Boeing Chinook helicopter can do by riding around in U.S. aircraft during combat in Afghanistan.
National Defense January 2007 Harold Kennedy	Rebuilding Efforts Anticipate A Lengthy Fight The Marine Corps, as it struggles to rebuild, repair or replace its combat-battered equipment, is planning for a conflict that will continue for years to come.
National Defense September 2005 Frank Colucci	Safety Upgrades Could Delay New Presidential Helicopter The helicopter chosen to carry the nation's chief executive meets civil aviation safety requirements, but it will require modifications to satisfy more stringent military specifications.
National Defense March 2015 Valerie Insinna	Market for Performance-Based Logistics Grows Over the last decade, performance-based logistics contracts have become more popular in the military aircraft sphere, and budget pressures mean they are here to stay, experts told National Defense.
National Defense March 2014 Dan Parsons	International Sales May Not Support Seahawk Production Past 2018 The MH-60 Seahawk has proven to be the most versatile helicopter the Navy has in its rotorcraft fleet, performing a wide range of missions in both combat and support roles.
Military & Aerospace Electronics May 2007	European Briefs Israeli land robot can roll sensors, sniffers, and even a mini machine gun into combat... Enea acquires QiValue to increase offerings in embedded Linux software... Joint training boosts European military training and simulation applications... etc.
Military & Aerospace Electronics February 2005 John Keller	Lockheed Martin set to build new presidential helicopter The long-awaited competition to build the next generation of U.S. presidential helicopters came to a close Jan. 29 when U.S. Navy officials awarded a $1.7 billion contract to build the VXX helicopter to Lockheed Martin Systems Integration in Owego, N.Y.
National Defense December 2011 Dan Parsons	Army's Restored Combat Choppers Fly Like New Without a viable replacement for the aging OH-58 Kiowa Warriors, the Army has found that gutting and rebuilding older airframes might do the trick and could cost significantly less than buying a new aircraft and building new support systems.
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Military & Aerospace Electronics December 2006 John Keller	Military Aircraft Funding to Peak This Year, Decline Over Next Decade U.S. military aircraft spending will peak this year at $47 billion, and decline to $41 billion in 2017, predict analysts of the Government Electronics and Information Technology Association.
National Defense January 2012 Dan Parson	Marines' Beloved Chopper Replacement at Risk For Cpl. Lauren von Tersch and Lance Cpl. Aaron Oldham, the afternoon's training flight will be their first ride in the latest version of the Marine Corps's standby utility helicopter, the UH-1Y, or Yankee, newly landed at the Jacksonville, N.C., installation.
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National Defense February 2005 Joe Pappalardo	Retiring Kiowas Will Find Home in Law Enforcement The Army's OH-58 Kiowa Warrior helicopter will see an active retirement when it is replaced by a future armed reconnaissance helicopter. After the war, they could end up in the hands of homeland security agencies.
National Defense July 2015 Stew Magnuson	Future of Tilt-Rotor Aircraft Uncertain Despite V-22's Successes (UPDATED) Despite the good news stories emerging as the aircraft chalks up successes in real-world scenarios, foreign military sales for the Osprey have been lower than anticipated.
National Defense June 2010 Stew Magnuson	As They Train For War, Civilians Experience Two Cultures: Afghanistan and U.S. Military A group of civilians preparing to deploy to Afghanistan to carry out President Obama's vision to involve the entire federal government in the war gathered in a circle for an after action review at the Muscatatuck Urban Training Center.
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National Defense April 2013 Valerie Insinna	Future Vertical Lift Takes Step Forward Army officials have been talking for almost a decade about new vertical takeoff and landing aircraft to replace its aging fleets of helicopters.
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