Wednesday, October 30, 2013

DTN News: Bell Helicopter Top Stories / Headlines News Dated October 30, 2013

DTN News: Bell Helicopter Top Stories / Headlines News Dated October 30, 2013
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October 22, 2013
Announces First Commercial Order from Rio Iruya Fort Worth, TX - October 22, 2013 - Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. company (NYSE: TXT), will display the Bell 429WLG for the first time at the National Business Aviation Associatio... Read More
October 21, 2013
Fort Worth, TX - October 21, 2013 - Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. company (NYSE: TXT), announced today at the 2013 Air Medical Transport Conference (AMTC) that HALO-Flight, Inc., a non-profit air and ground ambulance service, wi... Read More
October 21, 2013
Fort Worth, TX - October 21, 2013 - Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. company (NYSE: TXT), will highlight two of its most popular aircraft in the Helicopter Air Ambulance (HAA) segment, the Bell 429 and Bell 407GX, on static display... Read More
October 21, 2013
Washington, D.C. - October 21, 2013 - Today Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. company (NYSE: TXT), announced its participation in the Association of the US Army (AUSA) Annual Meeting and Exposition, held Oct. 21-23. Bell Helicopter ... Read More
October 21, 2013
Fort Worth, TX - October 21, 2013 - Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. company (NYSE: TXT), announced today that Spirit AeroSystems (NYSE: SPR) will design, develop and manufacture the fuselage for the Bell V-280 Valor™. "We ... Read More
October 21, 2013
Philadelphia, PA - October 21, 2013 - Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. company (NYSE: TXT), will display its first commercially qualified armed helicopter, the Bell 407AH, at IACP 2013, the International Association of Chiefs of Po... Read More
October 18, 2013
Fort Worth, TX - October 18, 2013 - Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. company (NYSE: TXT), announced today that AGC Composites and Aerostructures will design, develop and manufacture the over wing fairing for the Bell V-280 Valor&tr... Read More
October 18, 2013
Fort Worth, TX - October 18, 2013 - See the Bell V-280 Valor full-scale mock-up and hear more about the next generation of vertical lift from Team Valor. You can also learn about the Bell OH-58F - the Army's most affordable and tr... Read More
October 17, 2013
Fort Worth, TX - October 17, 2013 - Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. company (NYSE: TXT), announced today that GKN Aerospace will design, develop and manufacture the V-tail aerostructure and ruddervators for the Bell V-280 Valor&tr... Read More
October 16, 2013
Fort Worth, TX - October 16, 2013 - Today, Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. company (NYSE: TXT), announced GE Aviation, an operating unit of GE (NYSE: GE), will team with Bell on its V-280 Valor™, a third generation tiltrotor... Read More
3 injured in helicopter crash in rural Douglas CountyKPIC News
According to the FAA website, the tail number on the helicopter is registered to a 1976 Bell helicopter owned by Robert Ferriera out of Ashland. The website also ...
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Highway Patrol helicopter crashes near Jefferson CityLake Expo
Michael Hargus, of Jefferson City, was reportedly piloting the 1969 BellOH-58A Kiowa helicopter on a training flight with Jeff Noack, also of Jefferson City, ...
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Appeal court considers patent utility requirementInternational Law Office
In the 2012 decision of Eurocopter v Bell Helicopter Textron Canada Limiteé ... of a patent for helicopter landing gear on the basis that the invalidated claims ...
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Army Pushes Search for Next Vertical-Lift AircraftFEDweek
Under phase one the Joint Multi-Role Technology Demonstrator program, AVX Aircraft, Bell Helicopter Textron, Karem Aircraft, and Sikorsky Aircraft are required ...
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Two state biologists and pilot survive helicopter crash in South ...NRToday.com
Bell Jet Ranger helicopter crashed shortly before noon Monday into the South ... The helicopter was carrying two Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife ...
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The Commercial Helicopter Market 2013-2023PR Carbon (press release)
Therefore, manufacturers like Bell Helicopter, Eurocopter, MD Helicopters and others are vying to attain a share in the EMS helicopters sector in these untapped ...
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DTN News - INDIA DEFENSE NEWS: Boeing Delivers Indian Air Force’s 4th C-17 Globemaster III

DTN News - INDIA DEFENSE NEWS: Boeing Delivers Indian Air Force’s 4th C-17 Globemaster III
*In February 2011, the IAF and Boeing agreed to terms for the order of 10 C-17s with an option for six more. Deliveries of the 10 aircraft are to begin in 2013.
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(NSI News Source Info) KOTTAKKAL, Kerala, India - October 30, 2013: The Indian Air Force’s (IAF) fourth Boeing [NYSE: BA] C-17 Globemaster III departs for India from Long Beach on Oct. 19, keeping the company on track to deliver a total of five advanced airlifters to the IAF this year.

Boeing will deliver five more C-17s to India in 2014 to complete the contract.  

Since its first flight in 1991, the C-17 has amassed more than 2.6 million flying hours airlifting troops and large cargo, delivering humanitarian supplies by precision airdrop, and performing lifesaving aeromedical missions. Most recently, the IAF used its C-17s to support Cyclone Phailin relief efforts.

Boeing will complete production of the C-17 Globemaster III in the fourth quarter of 2015. In addition to the remaining C-17s for India, the company will build 15 more for other customers outside the United States. Boeing will continue after-delivery support of the worldwide C-17 fleet as part of the C-17 Globemaster III Integrated Sustainment Program Performance-Based Logistics agreement.

Boeing has delivered 258 C-17s, including 223 to the U.S. Air Force and a total of 35 to Australia, Canada, India, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom and the 12-member Strategic Airlift Capability initiative of NATO and Partnership for Peace nations. 

*Indian Air Force C-17 Globemaster III Chronicle - Description
Aircraft requirement, and to replace its fleet of aging transport planes. In January 2010, the U.S. Government received a request from India for 10 C-17s through the U.S.'s Foreign Military Sales program, which was approved by the U.S. Congress in June 2010. On 23 June 2010, the Indian Air Force successfully test-landed a USAF C-17 at the Gaggal Airport, India to complete the IAF's C-17 trials. In February 2011, the IAF and Boeing agreed to terms for the order of 10 C-17s with an option for six more; the order was approved by the Indian Cabinet Committee on Security on 6 June 2011. Deliveries began in June 2013 and are to continue until 2014. The total cost of the ten-plane order is US$4.1 billion, and it will make IAF the second-largest C-17 operator. It was reported that the Indian Air Force has finalized plans to buy six more C-17s in the 13th five-year plan (2017-2022).

The aircraft provides strategic airlift and the ability to deploy special forces in the event of national emergencies or terrorism. They are operated by the air force in diverse terrain - from Himalayan air bases in North India at 13,000 ft to Indian Ocean bases in South India. The Indian Air Force's C-17s are based at Hindon Air Force Station, and are operated by the No. 81 Squadron Skylords. The first C-17 was delivered in January 2013 for testing and training;

 it was officially accepted on 11 June 2013. The second C-17 was delivered on 23 July 2013 and put into service immediately. IAF Chief of Air Staff Norman AK Browne called the Globemaster III "a major component in the IAF's modernization drive" while taking delivery of the aircraft at Boeing's Long Beach factory. On 2 September 2013, the Skylords squadron with three C-17s officially entered service with the Indian Air Force.


The Skylords regularly fly mission within India, to places like Port Blair, Leh and Thoise. 

The IAF first used the C-17 to transport equipment of an army infantry battalion to Port Blair on 1 July 2013. They have also been sent on foreign deployments. These include a flight to Tajikistan in August which carried special equipment and instrument landing aids, and another flight is planned in September for Rwanda to deliver heavy equipment to support the 4,000 Indian troops deployed in Congo as part of Indian Army United Nations peacekeeping missions. One C-17 was used for transporting relief materials during Cyclone Phailin.

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Tuesday, October 29, 2013

DTN News - ISRAELI DEFENSE NEWS: Israeli Military Sends Message To Iran With Video of ‘Special Long-Range Flight Exercise’

DTN News - ISRAELI DEFENSE NEWS: Israeli Military Sends Message To Iran With Video of ‘Special Long-Range Flight Exercise’
*'Netanyahu is Not Bluffing on Intention To Strike Iran'
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(NSI News Source Info) KOTTAKKAL, Kerala, India - October 29, 2013: In an apparent message to Iran, the Israeli military said Thursday it had carried out a “special long-range flight exercise” and posted rare footage of the drill online.

The military said its squadrons practiced refuelling planes in midair this week and tested the air force’s ability. The accompanying footage shows a tanker plane refuelling a fighter jet midair, a key part of any long-range operation.

The release of the video comes just days before Western powers are to open new talks with Iran over its disputed nuclear program.

The U.S. and its allies accuse Iran of using its civilian nuclear program as a cover to develop nuclear weapons. Israel has repeatedly warned that it would be willing to take military action if necessary to stop Iran from going nuclear.

The talks on Iran’s nuclear program will be held next week with the five permanent UN Security Council members — the U.S., Russia, China, Britain, France — plus Germany, collectively known as the P5+1.

President Barack Obama disclosed in an interview with The Associated Press last Friday that U.S. intelligence agencies believe Iran continues to be a year or more away from building a nuclear weapon, in contrast to Israel’s assessment that Tehran is closer.

In recent speeches, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has warned against letting Iran drag the world along for talks while it continues to pursue a bomb. He’s been on a media blitz of late to warn the West against President Hassan Rouhani’s softer tone, which he dismissed as a trick aimed at removing crippling economic sanctions against Tehran over its nuclear program.

Israeli military officials said the drill took place over Greece, a key regional ally. The military has done similar drills in the past but releasing the footage appears aimed at sending a message to Iran before the talks that a viable military options remains.

Israel views a nuclear-armed Iran as a threat to its very existence, citing Iran’s repeated calls for Israel’s destruction, its long-range missile program and its support for violent anti-Israel groups like the Hezbollah in Lebanon.

Since the UN General Assembly last month, Netanyahu has assured journalists in the United States that he supports President Barack Obama’s diplomatic overtures to Iran’s new president, Hassan Rouhani, while also calling him a “wolf in sheep’s clothing” not to be trusted.

Western powers suspect Iran is trying to develop nuclear weapons, as it continues to enrich uranium well beyond the grade required for any civilian nuclear use.

The former senior official told the Post that Israeli intelligence assesses Saudi Arabia would not wait “a minute” after Iran acquires a nuclear weapon to build or buy one themselves, risking a nuclear arms race in the world’s least stable region.

“The Saudis have the missile technology already,” he said. “I’d be surprised if they don’t just take warheads from the Pakistanis. They’ve already paid for them.”

Emphasizing the importance of existing sanctions, the official said Iran would try to get the financial pressures lifted with as few concessions as possible.

While generally supportive of the prime minister’s policy, he said that the leadership of Israel’s intelligence community has repeatedly warned Netanyahu against striking and said that the tone of his speech to the UN last month was “a mistake.”


“He’s not the commander-in-chief,” he added. “But he can achieve consensus. And it can be done without leaks – it can be done.”....

'Netanyahu is Not Bluffing on Intention To Strike Iran'

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu “is not bluffing” on his intentions to strike Iran, should the Islamic Republic continue its nuclear program for much longer, a former senior Israeli military official told The Jerusalem Post on Sunday.

“Bibi’s not bluffing,” said the retired senior official, who requested anonymity to speak freely. “He thinks it’s the 1930s. The Iranians are the Germans, and history has a sense of humor with six million Jews now in Israel.”

Since the UN General Assembly last month, Netanyahu has assured journalists in the United States that he supports President Barack Obama’s diplomatic overtures to Iran’s new president, Hassan Rouhani, while also calling him a “wolf in sheep’s clothing” not to be trusted.

Western powers suspect Iran is trying to develop nuclear weapons, as it continues to enrich uranium well beyond the grade required for any civilian nuclear use.

The former senior official told the Post that Israeli intelligence assesses Saudi Arabia would not wait “a minute” after Iran acquires a nuclear weapon to build or buy one themselves, risking a nuclear arms race in the world’s least stable region.

“The Saudis have the missile technology already,” he said. “I’d be surprised if they don’t just take warheads from the Pakistanis. They’ve already paid for them.”

Emphasizing the importance of existing sanctions, the official said Iran would try to get the financial pressures lifted with as few concessions as possible.

While generally supportive of the prime minister’s policy, he said that the leadership of Israel’s intelligence community has repeatedly warned Netanyahu against striking and said that the tone of his speech to the UN last month was “a mistake.”


“He’s not the commander-in-chief,” he added. “But he can achieve consensus. And it can be done without leaks – it can be done.”

Watch the Israeli military's flight exercise video

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DTN News: U.S. Department of Defense Contracts Dated October 29, 2013

DTN News: U.S. Department of Defense Contracts Dated October 29, 2013
Source: K. V. Seth - DTN News + U.S. DoD issued No. 754-13 October 29, 2013
(NSI News Source Info) KOTTAKKAL, Kerala, India - October 29, 2013: U.S. Department of Defense, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) Contracts issued  October 29, 2013  are undermentioned;

CONTRACTS
NAVY
Bechtel Plant Machinery Inc., Monroeville, Pa., is being awarded a $197,571,818 modification to previously awarded cost-plus-fixed-fee contract (N00024-12-C-2106) for naval nuclear propulsion components. Work will be performed in Monroeville, Pa. (93 percent), and Schenectady, N.Y. (7 percent). Fiscal 2014 other procurement, Navy funds in the amount of $167,183,261 will be obligated at time of award and will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. No completion date or additional information is provided on naval nuclear propulsion program contracts. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity.

ManTech SRS Technologies Inc., Fairfax, Va., is being awarded a firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity architect-engineer services contract for architecture-engineering and/or environmental services for preparation of military readiness activities documentation including environmental and operational military range planning documents for primarily Pacific Fleet and United States (U.S.) activities in the Pacific Ocean and the western U.S., but may also include work on military training and testing areas and installations around the world. The maximum dollar value for the not-to-exceed 84-month period (including the base period and six option years) combined is $85,000,000. No task orders are being issued at this time. The term of the contract is not to exceed seven years, with an expected completion date of October 2020. Fiscal 2014 operation and maintenance, Navy contract funds in the amount of $10,000 are obligated on this award and will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured via the Navy Electronic Commerce Online website with seven proposals received. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Pacific, Joint Base Pearl 
Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, is the contracting activity (N62742-14-D-1863).

BAE Systems Technology Solutions and Services, Rockville, Md., is being awarded a $21,652,898 cost-plus-fixed fee contract for major production and in-service efforts such as the Evolved Seasparrow Missile, NATO Seasparrow Surface Missile System, Stalker Long Range Electro-Optical Sensor Suite and day-to-day office operation in support of the 12 nations that comprise the NATO Seasparrow Consortium. This contract to support the NATO Seasparrow Program Office is a follow-on effort, which was previously performed under contract N00024-08-C-5404. Work will be performed in Arlington, Va. (90 percent); and Chesapeake, Va. (10 percent), and is expected to be completed by October 2015. Fiscal 2014 operations and maintenance, Navy, fiscal 2013 international other procurement, Navy, fiscal 2013 research, development, test and evaluation funding in the amount of $2,656,727 will be obligated at time of award. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was not competitively procured based upon International Agreement IAW 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(4). The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington D.C., is the contracting activity (N00024-14-C-5404).

ARMY
AAI Corp., Hunt Valley, Md., was awarded a cost-plus-incentive-fee, option-included contract with a maximum value of $126,262,568 to provide logistics and operational support services to the Army and Marine Corps for shadow tactical unmanned aircraft systems. A portion of this contract includes foreign military sales in support of Australia. Work will performed in Afghanistan. A combination of fiscal 2014 procurement and fiscal 2014 operations and maintenance funds in the amount of $14,397,260 are being obligated on this award. The bid was solicited through the Internet, with one bid received. The Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, Ala., is the contracting activity (W58RGZ-14-C-0001).

Avon Protection Systems Inc., Cadillac, Mich., was awarded a firm-fixed-price, multi-year contract with a maximum value of $23,471,543 to procure voice protection units for use with the joint service general purpose mask. Work performance location and funding will be determined with each order. The bid was solicited through the Internet, with one bid received. The Army Contracting Command, Warren, Mich., is the contracting activity (W56HZV-14-D-0007).

Wolverine Fire Protection, Mount Morris, Mich., was awarded a firm-fixed-price contract with a maximum value of $16,354,747 to procure a fire protection system for Defense Logistics Agency warehouse facilities at Tinker Air Force Base, Okla. Fiscal 2014 operations and maintenance funds are being obligated on this award. The bid was solicited through the Internet, with nine bids received. The Army Corps of Engineers, Tulsa, Okla., is the contracting activity (W912BV-14-C-0002).

DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY
Sysco Seattle Inc., Kent, Wash., has been awarded a maximum $51,000,000 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for prime vendor full line food service distribution. This contract was a sole source acquisition. Location of performance is Washington with a Nov. 3, 2014, performance completion date. Using military service is Navy. Type of appropriation is fiscal 2014 defense working capital funds. The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, Philadelphia, Pa., (SPM300-14-D-3708).

Sysco Seattle Inc., Kent, Wash., has been awarded a maximum $15,750,000 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for prime vendor full line food service distribution. This contract was a sole source acquisition. Locations of performance are Washington and Alaska with a Nov. 3, 2014, performance completion date. Using military services are Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard. Type of appropriation is fiscal 2014 defense working capital funds. The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, Philadelphia, Pa., (SPM300-14-D-3706).
 
AIR FORCE
MACRO Industries Inc., Huntsville, Ala., has been awarded a $16,912,163 firm-fixed-price contract for the C-130 Armor Plate Program. The C-130 Armor Plate Program replaces the current armor plate system for the C-130H aircraft. Work will be performed at Huntsville, Ala., and will be completed by Jan. 31, 2016. This award is the result of a competitive, full and open, small business set-aside. It was solicited electronically by Federal Business Opportunities. Twelve offers were received. Fiscal 2011 and 2012 aircraft procurement funds in the amount of $16,912,163 are being obligated at time of award. The C-130 Contracting Office, Robins Air Force Base, Ga., is the contracting activity. (FA8504-14-C-0001)

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DTN News: Northrop Grumman Top Stories / Headlines News Dated October 29, 2013

DTN News: Northrop Grumman Top Stories / Headlines News Dated October 29, 2013
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