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Boeing lands UK Chinook helicopter deal
February 19 by Defence IQOn a visit to Portsmouth, Prime Minister David Cameron has announced significant government investment in the UK’s defence capabilities in the region, including a major service support contract...
What the Royal Air Force’s new Chinooks mean for the future
October 03 by Richard de SilvaIn a deal worth £1 billion, the UK MoD has ordered 14 new Chinook HC6 transport helicopters from Boeing, set to be fully operational by 2017. Making the announcement at RAF Odiham, where the...
Senior US leaders offer condolences in wake of helicopter crash
August 08 by US Department of DefenseSenior U.S. leaders extended condolences to the families of American and Afghan forces lost in an International Security Assistance Force helicopter crash in eastern Afghanistan. Thirty ISAF serv...
MOD publishes independent review of Chinook accident
July 14 by Defence IQ13 Jul 11 Defence Secretary Dr Liam Fox has today published the conclusions of an independent review into the Chinook Mk2 helicopter crash of June 1994 on the Mull of Kintyre which tragically res...
Update on Afghanistan helicopter incident
June 01 by Australian Department of DefenceDefence has been able to rule out insurgent ground fire as a possible cause for the CH-47D Chinook crash in southern Afghanistan yesterday which killed Lieutenant Marcus Case and wounded five Army A...
Australian Chinooks return to the Afghan skies
March 30 by Australian Department of DefenceThe Australian Defence Force’s air operations capability has returned to Afghanistan to support International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) operations for 2011. The Rotary Wing Group recent...
'There Are No Inconsistencies': Defence Minister Luff Says Defence Review Will Not Be Revisited
March 14 by Defence IQ Digital
Australian Department of Defence signs $21m Chinook maintenance contract with BAE
March 01 by Australian Department of DefenceMinister for Defence Materiel Jason Clare today announced that Defence had signed a contract with BAE Systems to maintain the Army’s fleet of Chinook Helicopters. The $20.9 million contr...
'We'll Find the Money': Defence Minister Luff Opens Up About Defence Spending Gap
February 20 by Defence IQ Digital
Joint Helicopter Force keeps things moving in Afghanistan
August 20 by Defence IQ19 Aug 10 Helicopters are crucial to the success of operations in Helmand, and, from medical evacuation and troop movement to resupply and ground attack, the men and women of the Joint Helicopter...
UK Agrees on Defence Contracts Before Election Campaign Starts
April 30 by Defence IQ PressPrior to the announcement of the general election on the 6th April, the British Government has reportedly signed or agreed to at least nine key defence contracts, valued at more than $3.8 billion. Th...
Podcast with Elfan AP Rees, Editor, 'Helicopter International,' on Military Helicopters
March 26 by Defence IQ PressThe UK Government has developed a new rotary-wing concept, which consolidates the forces and also considerably reduces the number of modern helicopters available. Arguably there is too much emphasis o...