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歐直公司計畫在巴黎以外建造新槳葉工廠
2011-04-08

[據美國《防務新聞》網站2011年4月6日報導]歐洲直升機公司首席執行官Lutz Bertling稱，由於公司宣佈一部分產品將從其附近La Courneuve遷出，歐直公司計畫投資1.2億歐元（1.72億美元）在巴黎北部市郊的Dugny新建一個複合材料槳葉工廠。
    Bertling指出，該投資“是‘大巴黎’項目中的首個工業項目”。“大巴黎”計畫是由薩克奇總統推動的，以建設高技術工業和研發中心群，從而擴大巴黎覆蓋區域。
    Bertling說，歐直的投資中包括9千萬歐元的基礎設施建設費，主要用於購買土地和建造廠房；其餘的3千萬歐元用於購買製造工具、設備和其他資產。
    Dugny廠址所在地以前是一個法國航空兵基地，在巴黎北部的Bourget商用機場附近。公司稱，本次遷移將利於槳葉生產供應。該工廠計畫在2014年前建造完畢。
    Bertling稱，本次遷移是由歐直母公司EADS支持的，將從西郊的Suresnes研發工廠遷移一部分複合材料工作至Dugny。
    EADS計畫從Suresnes調動40名員工至新廠址，但對於Suresnes保留什麼能力還仍在討論。公司3月30日聲明：“本次遷移將幫助歐直公司在日漸激烈的競爭中保持在法國的創新領導地位。”“歐直計畫將投資作為遷移的一部分以提高競爭力和進一步擴展其在諸如保障、維修領域的實力。” Bertling指出，需要遷移的主要原因是因為Courneuve工廠已有94年歷史，無論怎樣維護，其年久的情況已成為限制因素。選址通常考慮的是低成本，然而本次的重要考慮是保留Courneuve工廠的高能力的人員。
    Bertling稱：“槳葉是特殊的工作。”為了滿足保持技術能力的需求，公司決定在距Courneuve 10千米或“三站路”範圍內尋找廠址。
    本次遷移不會導致職位削減，總人員人數可能保持在穩定的600～700人，但組成人員將包括大量的工程師，而原有的一些銷售人員將調往法國南部的Marignane工廠。本次遷移源于法國開發“大巴黎”航空卓越中心的背景。（中國航空工業發展研究中心  王傳勝）

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Eurocopter Plans New Blade Plant Outside Paris
By PIERRE TRAN
Published: 6 Apr 2011 17:02      
PARIS - Eurocopter plans to invest about 120 million euros ($172 million) in a purpose-built composite blade factory at Dugny, in the northern outskirts of the capital, as part of the company's announced transfer of production from its nearby La Courneuve site, chief executive Lutz Bertling said.

The investment "is one of the first industrial projects in the Grand Paris project," Bertling said April 4. The Grand Paris plan is a high-profile political drive by President Nicolas Sarkozy to develop the greater Paris region by creating clusters of high technology industry and research and development centers.

Eurocopter's investment consists of 90 million euros for infrastructure, notably buying the land and purpose-built buildings, and 30 million euros for manufacturing tools, equipment and other assets, Bertling said.

The Dugny site is on a former French Navy air base, near Bourget business airport, north of the capital. The move will bring the production closer to the blade balancing operations, the company said. The plant is due to be completed by 2014.

The move by Eurocopter is backed by parent company EADS, which will transfer to Dugny some of the composites work from its Suresnes research and development facility in the western suburbs, Bertling said.

EADS expects to transfer about 40 Suresnes employees to the new site, although discussions are still going on as to what competences should stay at Suresnes, an industry executive said.

"The move will help Eurocopter remain the leader in innovation in France in the face of increasingly fierce competition," the company said in a March 30 statement. "Eurocopter plans to make major investments as part of the transfer in order to increase its competitiveness and to further develop its objective to expand its activities in areas such as support and maintenance services."

A move was needed because the Courneuve factory is 94 years old, and no matter what maintenance was done, the age of the facility remained a constraining factor, Bertling said. A normal reflex would be to find a site in a low-cost country, but a key consideration was to retain the highly competent staff at the Courneuve factory, he said.

"Blades are a special job," Bertling said.

Given that need to keep the technical competence, the company looked for a site within 10 kilometers, or "three bus stops," from Courneuve, he said.

The move was not expected to lead to job cuts, with the total number of staff likely to remain stable at 600 to 700, although the mix might include a greater number of engineers, as some sales staff might be transferred to the main Marignane factory, in southern France, Bertling said.

Eurocopter was able to commit to Dugny after a March 25 commitment from French local and government authorities, which gave their backing to the EADS and Eurocopter project, Bertling said.

The agreement to buy Canadian aircraft maintenance specialist Vector for 625 million Canadian dollars ($638 million), announced March 28, also helped the Dugny decision as Eurocopter then had a clearer idea of how much cash would be available, Bertling said.

The move comes in the context of French ambitions to develop a Greater Paris aeronautics center of excellence. The Groupement des Industries Françaises de l'Aeronautiques et Spatiales (GIFAS) trade body is in talks with the local authorities of Bourget, who seek to develop the area - already home to the Paris Airshow, the business airport, and the Air and Space Museum.

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美國空軍仍未就CVLSP採辦策略做出決定
2011-04-08

[據美國《航空週刊與空間技術》網站2011年4月6日報導]美國空軍部長邁克爾•唐利近日表示，軍方還沒有做出在戰鬥搜救及通用垂直起重支持專案（CVLSP）直升機上採用商用機型的改型的決定。

空軍一位官員證實了其說法，稱空軍正在商業現貨產品方案和軍方需求之間尋找一個平衡點。

空軍的CVLSP項目進展十分曲折。軍方從上世紀90年代就已經開始進行這方面的工作，但由於其他採辦項目的優先順序都較高，該項目始終沒有正式立項。

直到2012財年預算中才包含了兩架CVLSP的預算。但目前CVLSP的採辦策略又成為了質疑的重點。

與此同時，空軍採購了若干架陸軍的H-60，計畫將其改裝用於承擔戰鬥搜救（CSAR）任務，以填補HH-60G“鋪路鷹”留下的缺口。但是，空軍未來如何選擇CSAR飛行器仍未確定。

工業部門的一些領導人擔心，軍方可能會繞過CSAR飛行器專案的競標過程，只是選用陸軍最新的H-60並加以改裝滿足CSAR需求。

空軍於今年3月同意了開始CVLSP專案競標，來評估採購“黑鷹”直升機的方案，來抵抗工業界施加的壓力。（中國航空工業發展研究中心  李昊）

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印度空軍計畫採購65架LCH輕型戰鬥直升機
2011-04-07

[據英國《飛行國際》網站2011年4月5日報導]印度空軍計畫採購65架印度斯坦航空公司（HAL）生產的輕型戰鬥直升機（LCH），交付工作預計於2013-14年開始。軍方稱，他們已經確定了採購數量，採購價格將在隨後確定。

LCH輕型戰鬥直升機是印度第一架國內自主研製的攻擊直升機。該機與2010年3月完成首飛，並在今年2月的印度航展上做了一次簡短的飛行表演，但根據照片和印度媒體的報導，該機很可能是由於機械故障縮短了飛行時間。

LCH的最大起飛重量為5.8噸，是HAL公司在先進輕型直升機“北極星”基礎上開發的發展型。法國透博梅卡公司協助HAL開發了LCH的“力量”（Shakti）發動機。

該機具備一定的隱身能力，裝玻璃駕駛艙、裝甲防護，具備抗墜毀能力和夜間使用能力。其任務系統包括頭盔瞄準具、電子戰系統、定向紅外對抗/鐳射發射器、資料鏈和紅外抑制裝置。

LCH可使用20毫米口徑機炮炮塔、火箭彈和導彈。據HAL稱，LCH能夠攜帶多種不同的導彈，包括空-空、空-面和反輻射導彈。

2010年1月，HAL主席納亞克（Ashok Nayak）稱，印度軍方最終的LCH採購數量可能超過100架。

此外，印度還發出了22架戰鬥直升機的國際採購訂單。今年1月，美國國防安全合作局公佈了一份聲明，稱波音公司的AH-64D“長弓阿帕奇”參與了印度22架戰鬥直升機的競標。據稱，印度向數家外國供應商發佈了招標書，但目前為止只知道俄羅斯的米-28也參與了競標。（中國航空工業發展研究中心  李昊）

http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2011/04/05/355161/india-to-buy-65-hal-light-combat-helicopters.html
DATE:05/04/11
SOURCE:Flight International
India to buy 65 HAL light combat helicopters
By Greg Waldron

The Indian air force plans to buy 65 Hindustan Aeronautics light combat helicopters, with deliveries to start in 2013-14. The service has confirmed the size of its planned purchase, but says the cost of the deal will be specified later.

The helicopter is India's first indigenous attack rotorcraft. It made its maiden flight in March 2010 and staged a brief aerial display at February's Aero India air show near Bangaluru, but photographs and Indian media reports suggest the display was cut short owing to mechanical problems.

With a maximum take-off weight of 5.8t, the LCH is a development of HAL's Dhruv advanced light helicopter. France's Turbomeca helped develop the helicopter's twin Shakti engines.

Key features include stealth, a glass cockpit, armour protection, crashworthiness and the ability to operate at night. Mission systems include a helmet-mounted sight, electronic warfare system, directional infrared countermeasure/laser transmitter, a datalink and an infrared suppressor.

The helicopter's armament includes a 20mm cannon in a chin turret, as well as rockets and missiles. According to HAL, the helicopter will be able to carry missiles for a variety of missions, including air-to-air, air-to-surface, and anti-radiation.

In January 2010, HAL chairman Ashok Nayak said that India could eventually purchase up to 100 LCHs.

India also has a requirement for 22 combat helicopters produced overseas. In January a notice posted by the US Defense Security Cooperation Agency detailed Boeing's bid to sell 22 AH-64D Apache Longbows. According to the agency, India has requested bids from "several foreign suppliers", although only Russia's Mil Mi-28 is publicly acknowledged as a rival.

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美國預測國際公司：軍用中/重型直升機的生產將在2013年達到頂峰
2011-04-07

[據美國《軍用及航宇電子》網站2011年3月上旬報導]據美國預測國際公司分析，按照現有的採辦項目測算，世界範圍對於中/重型軍用直升機的需求將在未來兩年內增加，在2014年開始下滑，並持續到2020年。
    在預測國際公司一份名為“中/重型軍用直升機市場”的報告中顯示：從現在至2020年，全球製造商將生產4434架中/重型軍用直升機和傾轉旋翼機，價值1004億美元。多數中/重型軍用直升機型號的訂貨都在減少，新訂單不足以維持訂貨量平穩。分析師預測中/重型軍用直升機的2011年產量將為418架，2013年增加至504架，隨後逐漸穩定下降至2020年的366架。2011~2020年間，西科斯基飛機公司將在產量和產品價值方面成為市場主導。其他主要製造商將包括阿古斯塔•韋斯特蘭、波音、歐直和俄羅斯直升機公司。 
    預測國際公司稱一型中/重型旋翼機的總重至少為15000磅（6800千克）。按照該標準，包括在研型號在內的中/重型旋翼機包括義大利阿古斯塔•韋斯特蘭公司的AW101；美國波音公司/貝爾直升機公司的V-22“魚鷹”；波音公司的CH-47“支奴幹”和AH-64“阿帕奇”；歐直公司的AS332/532和EC225/725；韓國航宇工業公司的“韓國通用直升機”；俄羅斯卡莫夫設計局的卡-28/29/31/32、卡-50/52和Ka-60/62；俄羅斯米里公司的米-8/17、米-24、米-26和米-28；歐洲NH工業集團的NH90；美國西科斯基飛機公司的CH/MH-53、S-92、SH/MH-60“海鷹”和UH-60/S-70“黑鷹”。（中國航空工業發展研究中心  褚世永）

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AH-1Z“眼鏡蛇”攻擊直升機具備初始作戰性能
2011-03-29
    [據美國《軍事與航空電子》2011年3月28日報導]    據稱，美國海軍陸戰隊裝備的AH-1Z“眼鏡蛇”攻擊直升機具備了初始作戰性能。該直升機由貝爾直升機公司生產。

    AH-1Z攻擊直升機採用四葉片螺旋槳、性能匹配的傳動裝置、四葉片尾翼螺旋槳、大型側翼上分別掛載兩個武器存儲站、改進的起落架和綜合駕駛艙。AH-1Z的作戰半徑比AH-1W擴大了1.2倍。海軍陸戰隊計畫用AH-1Z攻擊直升機替代現有的AH-1W直升機。

    作為H-1系列直升機改進專案的一部分，AH-1Z將主要承擔攻擊支援、攻擊性空中支援和空中偵察任務，並支援空戰、電子戰和飛機與導彈控制任務。H-1改進項目保持了AH-1Z和UH-1Y直升機84%主要部件的通用性，從而減少了生命週期維護和訓練費用，降低了後勤保障工作量。 （北方科技資訊研究所 於洋）

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美空軍CVLSP專案競標即將開始
2011-03-23

[據美國《防務新聞》網站2011年3月17日報導]美國空軍將開始通用垂直起重保障平臺（CVLSP）專案的競標程式，該型號將用來替換空軍當前老化的UH-1N通用直升機。

空軍目前使用的UH-1N主要用於搭載安全保障小組在洲際彈道導彈基地進行巡邏任務，以及在緊急情況下負責華盛頓特區的執法支持。

一位分析師認為，軍方已經擁有了一條西科斯基“黑鷹”系列直升機最新型號的生產線，該生產線將能夠提供更加經濟的選擇方案。目前最新型的“黑鷹”直升機已經開始在美國陸軍、海軍和空軍服役，如果選擇該方案的話可能在後勤保障及基礎設施方面節約大量的成本。（中國航空工業發展研究中心 李昊）

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USAF To Compete Vertical Lift Support Program
By DAVE MAJUMDAR
Published: 17 Mar 2011 17:33      
The U.S. Air Force will hold a competitive bid for its Common Vertical Lift Support Platform (CVLSP) program to replace its increasingly decrepit fleet of Bell UH-1N Huey utility helicopters.

The Air Force UH-1N fleet provides transportation for security teams that patrol the service's intercontinental ballistic missile bases and also to lawmakers in the Washington area during emergency situations.

"I'm absolutely sure competition will be involved," Air Force Secretary Michael Donley told the Senate Armed Services Committee on March 17. However, the Air Force's leaders won't receive the service's vertical lift acquisition strategy until later in March, he said.

Analysts have mixed feelings about holding a competition to fill the CVLSP requirement.

Byron Callan, an analyst with Capital Alpha Partners in New York, said the military already has a hot production line for Sikorsky's Black Hawk series helicopters, and this might be a cheaper option. That aircraft is already in service with the U.S. Army, Navy and Air Force, and might therefore offer significant savings in terms of logistics and infrastructure, Callan said.

"There no real cost advantage, but that's the flavor of the day right now," he said, of holding a competitive bid process for CVLSP.

However, Callan said he is torn between that position and throwing the doors open to competition.

"I can understand the push for it, but there is another side of me that says, 'OK, why not give the other guys a crack at it? You don't know what you can gain with other approaches,'" he said.

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美空軍即將啟動CVLSP直升機採購項目競標 拒絕採用“單一供應商”合同
2011-03-18
 

[綜合美國《航宇日報》\英國《飛行國際》網站2011年3月16日報導]美國空軍計畫啟動其“通用垂直起重保障航空器專案”（CVLSP）的競標，該項目將採購最多205架直升機，用於洲際彈道導彈部署的安全和運輸。該項目原計劃直接採購美國西科斯基公司的HH-60M，但由於國內的反對意見而決定採用競標方式選擇。
　　美國空軍採辦負責人Mark Shackelford中將在3月15日的國會聽證會上表示，該項目預計將有3~4家公司能夠提供符合要求的直升機型號。空軍計畫在2012財年採購首批的兩架直升機。
　　工業界原本擔心軍方會根據經濟危機節約法案跳過競標，提高採辦的速度。空軍全球打擊司令部指揮官James（詹姆斯） Kowalski表示，軍方目前傾向于簽訂一個單一供應商的合同。
　　美軍採辦主管David Van（大衛 範） Buren隨後對Kowalski的說法進行了澄清，表示所謂的“單一供應商”是指CVLSP採辦備選方案範圍中的一個方案。
　　義大利/尹國阿古斯塔-韋斯特蘭公司和歐洲直升機公司均對該項目表現出了關注。

      美國空軍採辦負責人Mark（馬克） Shackelford可能正在考慮選擇3-4種不同的直升機參與通用垂直起重保障航空器（CVLSP）專案競標，拒絕了一位司令部指揮官希望的“單一供應商”合同，即從美國西科斯基公司直接採購UH-60的最新改型。
　　Shackelford表示，他希望採用一個競爭性的採購策略。
　　西科斯基公司為CVLSP項目提供的方案和他們向CSAR-X項目提供的方案一樣，都是“黑鷹”直升機的最新改型HH-60M。
　　CVLSP目前的需求缺口是93架，但空軍的官員最近表示這個數字可最終確定在205架。後一個數字可能包括了戰鬥搜救直升機專案（CSAR-X）需求的112架。
　　美軍全球打擊司令部指揮官Jim（吉姆） Kowalski曾於上月表示，如果直接于單一供應商簽訂採購合同的話將大大加快採購進程的速度。對於Kowalski來說，採購速度是CVLSP專案的一個關鍵性要素。
　　貝爾直升機公司的UH-1目前正在承擔CVLSP直升機將要承擔的任務，包括巡邏導彈發射場以及在華盛頓特區進行要員運送等，該機從1996年開始承擔這些任務。
　　Kowalski上月還表示，CVLSP的採辦策略可能將於3月份與空軍負責採辦的副部長David Van Buren進行的一次會議上決定。目前並不清楚這次會議是否已經進行，但Shackelford的聲明表示，CVLSP專案採辦策略已經確定。
　　儘管Shackelford稱，將有3~4家競標商能夠滿足空軍的需求，但目前已經有至少5家公司表現出了對CVLSP項目感興趣。
除西科斯基公司外，最明確表態的是義大利/英國阿古斯塔-韋斯特蘭公司，他們將遞交AW139M作為該合同的競標方案。美國貝爾公司和波音公司也為其各自的UH-1Y和HH-47提供了市場資源，用以作為CVLSP項目的競標方案，EADS（歐洲航宇防務集團）北美分部的官員則向軍方推薦了歐直公司的“超美洲豹”直升機。（中國航空工業發展研究中心  李昊）

http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2011/03/16/354421/usaf-overrules-top-general-on-competition-for-new-helicopter.html
DATE:16/03/11
SOURCE:Flight International
USAF overrules top general on competition for new helicopter
By Stephen Trimble

The US Air Force's acquisition leaders are likely to consider three or four different helicopters for a new contract, overruling a senior commander who strongly pushed for a sole-source contract for a new version of the Sikorsky UH-60.

"I expect we will go towards a competitive strategy," Lt Gen Mark Shackelford, military deputy to the assistant secretary of the air force for acquisition, told a House Armed Services Committee hearing on 15 March.

A competition would allow at least "three or four vendors" that meet the air force's requirement to submit proposals for the common vertical lift support programme (CVLSP).

The CVLSP requirement has been listed for 93 aircraft, but air force officials recently suggested the number could eventually be 205. The latter number appears to include a related requirement for 112 combat search and rescue helicopters (CSAR-X).

Sikorsky has offered to meet both the CSAR-X and CVLSP fleet requirements with a single helicopter - the HH-60M.

That strategy has been embraced by Lt Gen Jim Kowalski, chief of Global Strike Command, which is responsible for operating the CVLSP fleet. Kowalski said last month that awarding a sole-source deal would accelerate the acquisition process.

For Kowalski, speed of acquisition is one of the key requirements for the CVLSP procurement. The Bell Helicopter UH-1s currently flying the missions, which involve patrolling remote missile fields and ferrying VIPs in Washington DC, have been inadequate for their mission since 1996, he says.

Kowalski last month said the acquisition strategy for CVLSP would be decided during a meeting in March with David Van Buren, the air force's assistant secretary of acquisition, and Shackelford's boss.

It is not clear if the meeting has taken place, but Shackelford's statement indicates the decision on the CVLSP acquisition strategy has already been made.

Although Shackelford says there are three or four vendors that meet the USAF's requirement, at least five companies have expressed interest in the CVLSP programme.

Beyond Sikorsky, the most outspoken advocate for a competition has been AgustaWestland, which has rigged up an AW139M to compete for the contract.

Bell and Boeing have also distributed marketing materials showing their respective UH-1Y Super Huey and HH-47 Chinook products as alternatives for CVLSP, while EADS North America officials have proposed Eurocopter's Super Puma.

The selected helicopter will have to perform a unique mission. As part of its requirement to secure remote missile fields, the aircraft must take off with a fully loaded nine-person response team and four crew members.

http://www.dsti.net/Information/News/65928
印度空軍購買64架國產輕型戰鬥直升機
2011-03-11
[據美國《防務新聞》網站2011年3月9日報導]印度空軍將從印度斯坦航空公司（HAL）購買64架輕型戰鬥直升機（LCH），總金額約14億美元。
　　LCH是一型雙發5.5噸直升機，從2006年開始研製，目前已經完成了數次測試飛行，計畫在2013-2014年交付。該機將可攜帶空對空導彈、20毫米航炮、無制導火箭彈和集束炸彈、槍榴彈發射器和反輻射導彈，將用於執行攻擊無人機和速度較慢的飛行器、特種作戰中護送運輸直升機、摧毀敵方防空系統、城市作戰、攻擊坦克和其他車輛等任務。
　　一位印度空軍官員表示LCH的重量已經降低，但他拒絕透露空軍的需求細節。印度空軍和陸軍共需要179架該型直升機。
　　LCH的使用升限將為16000-18000英尺，因此該機還將具備高空作戰的能力。雖然採用了相同的傳動和旋翼系統，但LCH並不是印度國產先進輕型直升機的派生機型。
　　LCH將裝備導彈告警系統、反導彈元件和使其具備夜間攻擊能力的座艙顯示器，窄機身設計將採用隱身技術，起落架則將滿足硬著陸要求。LCH採用了一型印度國產陀螺穩定瞄準系統，該系統由一台高性能熱成像儀和一部探測範圍4公里的鐳射測距儀組成。
　　該型直升機還將裝備“赫利納”（Helina）導彈，這型導彈是印度國產“納格”（Nag）反坦克導彈的派生型號，為增強空對地能力射程增大7公里。
　　印度空軍的直升機機隊僅能滿足74%的需求，且大部分已經達到壽命極限。（褚世永 責編尹）

http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?i=5914048&c=AIR&s=TOP
Indian AF to Buy 64 Indigenous Combat Helos
By VIVEK RAGHUVANSHI
Published: 9 Mar 2011 15:19      
NEW DELHI - The Indian Air Force will buy 65 Light Combat Helicopters (LCH) from state-owned Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. (HAL) for about $1.4 billion.

Under development since 2006, the LCH has undergone several test flights, and deliveries are scheduled by 2013-2014.
 
The LCH is a two-engine, 5.5-ton helicopter and will carry air-to-air missiles, 20mm guns, unguided rockets and cluster bombs, grenade launchers and anti-radiation missiles. It will be used to kill UAVs and slow-moving aircraft, escort troop-carrying copters on special operations, destroy enemy air defenses, fight in urban environments, and blow up tanks and other vehicles.

An Air Force official said the weight of the LCH has been reduced, although he declined to detail the service requirement. The total demand for the helos by the Air Force and Army is 179.

The LCH will also be capable of high-altitude warfare since its operational ceiling will be 16,000 to 18,000 feet. The LCH is not a derivative of the homegrown Advanced Light Helicopter although it uses the same transmission and rotor systems.

The helicopter will be equipped with missile warning systems, anti-missile countermeasures and night attack-capable cockpit displays. Its narrow fuselage will be stealthy, and its landing gear will be built to handle hard landings.

The LCH carries a homegrown gyro-stabilized sighting system comprising a high-performance thermal imager and laser rangefinder with a four-kilometer detection range.

The helicopter also will be armed with the Helina missile, a Nag derivative, with an extended range of seven kilometers to augment its air-to-ground capability.

The Air Force is operating at just 74 percent of its helicopter requirements, as most of its helicopter fleet have reached their life expectancy, an Air Force officer said.

http://www.dsti.net/Information/News/65836
印度斯坦航空有限公司再次交付“北極星”Mk.3直升機
2011-03-09

[據美國《航宇日報》2011年3月8日報導]印度斯坦航空有限公司（HAL）很快將向印度陸軍交付5架Mk.3型“北極星”先進輕型直升機（ALH）。這也是繼在剛剛落幕的2011印度航展上首批交付5架“北極星”Mk.3後的第二次交付。印度軍方訂購了總共159架先進“北極星”改型直升機。HAL表示其餘直升機的交付將在未來5年內分階段進行。
    一位HAL高級官員稱：“我們已經克服了由於配件短缺造成的停產危機，生產計畫已經重新啟動。印度武裝部隊的10架‘北極星’也將很快交付。”
    Mk.3型直升機在2009年進行了高空測試，該型機採用由HAL和透博梅卡共同研製的“力量”（Shakti）發動機、全新的電子戰元件、先進鐳射告警系統、導彈告警系統、光電吊艙、箔條/曳光彈自動投放器、新一代振動控制系統和玻璃座艙。向印度軍方交付的型號將由飛機系統和測試組織的飛行員測試。HAL計畫在2011-2012年間推出“北極星”Mk.4。
    作為印度媒體和審查部門頻繁批評的物件，“北極星”終於達到交付狀態還要感謝HAL直升機聯合體強大的管理原則。內部人士表示研製過程中的新型電腦輔助設計和製造、用戶回饋，以及分散的維護維修體制的建立都對推動了專案的發展。（中國航空工業發展研究中心  褚世永）

http://www.dsti.net/Information/News/65799
以色列空軍決定重建1架CH-53直升機以彌補墜機空缺
2011-03-08

[據英國《飛行國際》2011年3月3日報導]由於以色列空軍的西科斯基C-53運輸直升機在短期內沒有候補機型，以空軍決定利用殘骸零件和堆積數年之久的廢棄部件重建一架直升機。2010年7月，以色列一架CH-53在羅馬尼亞墜毀，直接導致了重建直升機的需求。那架直升機當時正在進行聯合演習，機上6名以色列機組人員和1名羅馬尼亞觀察員全部喪生。

根據以色列空軍雜誌的報導，以空軍第22維護部隊將負責重建任務，重建直升機將按照2025年的標準進行現代化，將安裝20個新系統，包括先進電子戰裝置和衛星通信設備等，提升其作戰能力。

此外，以色列打算採購西科斯基的下一代CH-53K，該機型由美國海軍陸戰隊主持研製。（中國航空工業發展研究中心  廖孟豪）

http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2011/03/03/353871/fleet-pressure-prompts-israel-to-rebuild-scrapped-ch-53.html
DATE:03/03/11
SOURCE:Flight International
Fleet pressure prompts Israel to rebuild scrapped CH-53
By Arie Egozi

With no immediate substitute for the Israeli air force's Sikorsky CH-53 transport helicopters in the frame, the service has decided to rebuild one aircraft which was cannibalised for spare parts and dumped in a scrapyard several years ago.

The need to reactivate aircraft 985 is one outcome following an Israeli CH-53 Yasur crash in Romania in July 2010.

Six Israeli crew members and one Romanian observer were killed when the aircraft came down during a joint exercise.

According to a report in the Israeli air force magazine, the service's 22nd maintenance unit will perform the rebuild, which will fit the aircraft to its modernised 2025 standard.

The upgrade, already being carried out on all Israel's operational CH-53s, will see the installation of 20 new systems, including an advanced electronic warfare suite, and a satellite communications fit to expand the type's operational capability.

The project will also introduce an altitude hold-and-hovering stabilisation system and a laser obstacle ranging and display capability.

Israel plans to continue flying its current fleet until it can acquire Sikorsky's new-generation CH-53K, under development for the US Marine Corps.

Only the CH-53K is designed for the type of missions Israel's Yasur helicopters are required to perform, the air force says.