DefenceTalkIn what has become a recurring ritual for Polish helicopter acquisition programs since April 2015 when its previous government down-selected the Airbus Helicopters H225M Caracal to meet a medium-lift utility requirement, Poland has scrapped a tender in order to push it back on the modernization priorities list. The latest project involved the procurement of eight […]https://www.defencetalk.com/poland-pushes-aside-tender-for-combat-search-and-rescue-helicopters-71712/

DefenceTalkBrazil has ordered an additional Airbus C295 search and rescue (SAR) aircraft that will eventually take to 15 the number of C295s in service with the Brazilian Air Force (FAB). This latest order constitutes the firming of an option included in an earlier contract in 2014. It was signed at the end of last year […]https://www.defencetalk.com/brazil-orders-airbus-c295-search-and-rescue-aircraft-2-71138/

DefenceTalkROME: Leonardo-Finmeccanica announced today that Government of Pakistan has signed a contract for an undisclosed number of AgustaWestland AW139 intermediate twin engine helicopters. The signing was held in Islamabad in presence of the H.E. Italian Ambassador Stefano Pontecorvo. The contract is part of a fleet renewal programme spread over several batches including a logistic support […]https://www.defencetalk.com/pakistan-selects-the-aw139-helicopters-for-sar-role-67534/

DefenceTalkBrazil has signed a contract with Airbus Defence and Space for the acquisition of three Airbus C295 search and rescue (SAR) aircraft. The three aircraft will progressively be delivered to the Brazilian Air Force (FAB) from the end of this year under the terms of an agreement which also includes a five-year Full In Service […]https://www.defencetalk.com/brazil-orders-airbus-c295-search-and-rescue-aircraft-60277/

DefenceTalkAgustaWestland is pleased to announce that the first AW101 for the Italian Air Force, designated the HH-101A “CAESAR”, made its maiden flight at AgustaWestland’s Yeovil facility in the UK today in the presence of the Italian Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Pasquale Preziosa, the Italian Ambassador Domenico Terracciano, the Director of ARMAEREO Lt. General […]https://www.defencetalk.com/first-italian-air-force-aw101-helicopter-makes-its-maiden-flight-59082/

DefenceTalkAfter a dozen years of continuous combat in Southwest Asia, the term “warfighter” is in danger of being devalued by our political culture. In our eagerness to honor all those who serve, we make it sound like everybody who dons a military uniform is subject to the same risks, and burdened by the same sacrifices. […]https://www.defencetalk.com/combat-rescue-helicopter-air-force-backing-away-from-its-bravest-warfighters-49707/

DefenceTalkAlenia Aermacchi, General Dynamics Canada, and DRS Technologies Canada Ltd. (TCL) have signed a comprehensive teaming agreement to compete for the Royal Canadian Air Force’s (RCAF) upcoming Fixed-Wing Search and Rescue Replacement Program. The team will offer a market variant of the C-27J Spartan, Alenia Aermacchi’s best-selling medium tactical military aircraft. The offering will leverage […]https://www.defencetalk.com/team-offers-c-27j-for-canadas-fixed-wing-sar-47927/