Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Kaman selling 11 SH-2G(I) Super Seasprite helicopters
Kaman is trying to sell off 11 SH-2G(I) Super Seasprite helicopters that Australia rejected in 2008.
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Thursday, January 07, 2010
Competition will decide Super Seasprite replacement
A plan by the Australia military to skip the competitive process and buy S-60s to replace its Super Seasprite helicopters have been scuttled by the government.
Instead the American helicopter will have to compete with the NH-90 to see which one is the winner.
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Friday, May 09, 2008
Seahawk copters may replace Seasprites
Lockheed Martin is to offer Australia the Sikorsky MH-60R multi-mission helicopter to replace the canceled Super Seasprite helicopter.
Lockheed will brief Australian defence personnel on the capabilities of MH-60R later this month.
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Sunday, March 30, 2008
Aussie defence bungle may benefit NZ
The Royal New Zealand Air Force told the Australians last week it might be interested in buying some of the spare parts from the canceled Super Seasprite project.
New Zealand has five Seasprite helicopters, used on its Anzac frigates.
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Friday, March 21, 2008
Seasprite Helicopter Agreement
Australia and Kaman has reached an agreement on the Super Seasprite program. The aircraft, training equipment and spare parts would be returned to Kaman for sale on the open market.
The Australian Government and Kaman would share in the profits of subsequent sales.
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Saturday, March 08, 2008
Kaman May Bill Australia For Work
Kaman Copr. says it could still bill the Australian Government millions of dollars for its work on 11 SH-2G(A) Super Seasprite helicopters despite the contract's cancellation.
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Thursday, March 06, 2008
Billion-dollar Seasprites axed at last
Australia's military will scrap the contract with Kaman for eleven Super Seasprite helicopters.
The cancellation will leave the Navy's Anzac class frigates without helicopter support for at least four to five years.
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Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Labor may abandon $1bn helicopters
It seems that the new Australian government may still cancel the troubled Super Seasprite navy helicopter project.
Speaking on television, Defense Minister Joel Fitzgibbon said he is not ruling out the possibility.
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Saturday, May 26, 2007
Sea Sprites cleared to fly
Australia will continue the development of the Super Seasprite helicopter. The aircraft is now slated to reach operational service around 2011.
An additional $110 million will be spent to make them operational.
Sources
Sea Sprites cleared to fly
SEASPRITE HELICOPTERS
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Wednesday, April 18, 2007
No rush on Seasprite decision: Nelson
Australia will make a decision on its Super Seasprite program at the end of the year, Defence Minister Brendan Nelson says.
He told reporters in Sydney that he has been reviewing the plan for more than a year but will not rush the government's final decision.
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Saturday, March 31, 2007
Defeat for Nelson as navy sticks to Seasprite
An Australian Member of Parliament said that the Australian Defence Force has decided not to scrap the Super Seasprite project.
The decision is a defeat for Defense Minister Brendan Nelson who wants the project scrapped and buy new helicopters.
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Friday, March 23, 2007
US maker warns battle on if Seasprites junked
Kaman has warned the Australian government that it could face a lengthy legal battle if the Super Seasprite project is canceled.
In a letter sent last week to Defence Minister Brendan Nelson, Kaman Corporation's chief executive said a fully mission-capable aircraft would be available in the second quarter of this year and that air certification was the only major work left.
He urged the Australian Defence Ministry to allow the Seasprites to become operational.
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Thursday, March 22, 2007
Seasprite choppers cancelled
Australian Defence Minister Brendan Nelson will recommend to the National Security Committee next Tuesday that the Project Sea 1411, the Super Seasprite program, be canceled.
It is understood that Nelson would like to seek $1.5 billion for the Eurocopter NH-90.
Kaman has issued a statement criticizing the move, saying that canceling the project will create a capability gap as the NH-90 is not available till 2009. It also disputed the Australian government's view that the project is behind schedule.
Sources
Seasprite choppers cancelled
Kaman defends Super Seasprite project, as government mulls cancellation
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Saturday, February 17, 2007
Hear Our Case, Kaman Execs Tell Defence Minister.
Kaman officials say the Super Seasprite for the Royal Australian Navy has cleared its technical problems and it is the Australian certification process that is delaying the program.
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Saturday, February 10, 2007
Seasprite chopper program to be scrapped
The Australian Defense Department has recommended to scrap the Seasprite helicopter program after a decade of problems.
The project, six-years behind schedule, is likely to be axed during Wednesday's meeting of federal cabinet's National Security Committee.
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Thursday, November 23, 2006
Seasprite decision by next year
The fate of Australia's Seasprite helicopters will be determined next year, Defence Minister Brendan Nelson said.
Nelson also mention that he had narrowed down three options - continuing to completion, accepting a lesser level of capability or cancelling the project entirely - to two.
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Monday, May 15, 2006
Grounded helicopters facing axe
The Australian Navy has grounded its Super Seasprite helicopter fleet and the project could be axed. Defence Minister Brendan Nelson has ordered a review of the project.
The main problems are associated with the software.
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Wednesday, February 15, 2006
Still nothing done to fix chopper fear of the dark
More than two years after they were delivered, Australia's Super Seasprite helicopters still cannot fly in IMC.
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Sunday, March 20, 2005
Defence admits problems with $1.1bn chopperProblems have emerged in extensive testing of Australia's squadron of 11 Seasprite naval helicopters costing $100 million each.
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