A team from HAL was investigating an incident involving an Ecuadorian Air Force Dhruv helicopter when a second Dhruv caught fire on Jan. 27.
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Category: Industry
India has until Mar. 31 to approve Apache, Chinook purchase
Indian officials are trying to get the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) to approve the purchase of 22 AH-64 and 15 CH-47 helicopters.
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Japanese court ruled that government compensate Fuji Heavy Industries over AH-64 contract
A Tokyo District Court has ordered the government to pay compensation to Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. for cancelling orders to buy 52 AH-64D attack helicopters.
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Management shakeup at A400M project office
Domingo Urena-Raso, the Airbus executive who helped steer the A400M program out of its engine troubles, has been replaced by the head of Airbus commercial flight test operations.
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Lockheed Martin F-22 chief test pilot clocks 1,000th hour
Lockheed Martin’s chief F-22 test pilot, Steve Rainey, flew his 1,000th hour on the jet on Jan. 22.
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