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| 12.01.2008 |
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Eurowatch
Chinook Downwash and Other Failings PARIS — Under British military procedures, the bodies of soldiers killed overseas are flown back to the Royal Air Force base at Brize Norton and, thanks to the peculiarities of English law, civilian coroners must hold...
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| 11.01.2008 |
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Eurowatch
Helicopter Industry Faces Perfect Storm PARIS — The world’s helicopter industry, boosted to unprecedented levels of prosperity by a steady growth in orders during the past decade, would do well to prepare for the perfect storm that is now looming...
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| 09.01.2008 |
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Eurowatch
Helicopters Needed, Now! PARIS — Canadian soldiers have a history of being let down by their governments and being left to operate outdated, costly and maintenance-hungry weapons so that their politicians can make whatever point they are hoping to...
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| 06.01.2008 |
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Heli-Snipers Prove Effective
PARIS — Since the French first fitted SS-11 wire-guided missiles to an Alouette 2 and invented the anti-tank helicopter, all sorts of weapons have been fitted to rotary-winged aircraft to increase the range of their combat capabilities. Helicopters have...
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| 04.01.2008 |
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Eurowatch: Beware the Siren's Song
PARIS — The Australian government’s cancellation of a $1 billion contract to buy 11 Kaman Super Seasprites for its navy is the latest illustration of the difficulties involved in over-ambitious retrofits and upgrades, but it is by no means the...
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| 01.01.2008 |
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Military Outsourcing: How Far to Go?
PARIS — In their never-ending search for the next big idea to boost growth and profits, helicopter manufacturers on both sides of the Atlantic increasingly dream of shifting their business model from the simple supply of hardware to the provision of...
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| 10.01.2007 |
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Eurowatch: A Firefighting Network
PARIS — THE WAVE OF FOREST FIRES that swept through Southern Europe in July may not seem much compared to those that regularly occur in the Western United States or South-Eastern Australia, but given European countries’ smaller land surfaces they...
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| 08.01.2007 |
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Eurowatch: The Wheel Turns
PARIS — TODAY’S HELICOPTER industry is vastly different from what it was 40 years ago, when Rotor & Wing first began publishing. Back then, it was largely dominated by the United States. Europe’s fledgling manufacturers had only recently...
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| 09.01.2004 |
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Eurowatch: A Remarkably Consistent Record
With admirable consistency, successive Canadian governments have mismanaged their helicopter procurement programs over the past 14 years, spending far too much to buy too little, too late. But even by these dismal standards, Ottawa's June 23 decision to buy...
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| 07.01.2004 |
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Euroview
By Giovanni de Briganti, Paris The $2-Billion Gamble By agreeing to buy the 50 percent of AgustaWestland it does not already own, Italy’s state-controlled Finmeccanica group achieves a long-standing ambition—creating an Italian national...
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| 05.01.2004 |
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Paris
The Pentagon's surprise decision to cancel the Comanche program has been widely hailed as proof of its new determination to transform itself. That the Pentagon will save around $14.6 billion in production costs is also widely applauded, as is the U.S. Army's...
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| 04.01.2004 |
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Loonie Tunes
Canada's helicopter procurement saga has already generated enough egg to splatter the face of a great many political figures in Ottawa, from former Premier Jean Chrétien on down. Ironically, it is now two manufacturers short-listed to supply the...
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| 03.01.2004 |
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Goliath Sits Down With David
Whenever regulatory bodies decide to expand or reorganize, those affected may tremble with fear. These bodies tend to be insensitive to the needs of the smaller groups they govern, such as the helicopter industry. But all signs are that cooperation and...
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