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印度軍方計畫在2020年之前採購1000架新型攻擊、運輸和通用直升機
2011-03-08

[據印度《印度防務》網站2011年3月3日報導]通過一項數十億美元的採辦專案，印度軍方計畫在未來的十年內引進1000架國產和進口的攻擊、運輸和通用直升機。據印度國防部官員對印度報業托拉斯稱，這些直升機包括大約450架輕型多用途直升機、12架要員運輸直升機、超過200架攻擊直升機、139架米-17運輸直升機和15架重型運輸直升機，另外印度海軍還採購超過50架多用途直升機。

新型直升機用於替換印度軍方現役的“獵豹”（Chetak）直升機和“印度豹”（Cheetah）直升機，採購合同有望在今年底簽訂。印度一名官員表示已完成了評審以及分析報告，將為印度陸軍和空軍選擇一位供應商採購187架輕型通用直升機（LUH），另外還向印度斯坦航空有限公司（HAL）採購大約187架相似的國產直升機。印度海軍正計畫採購超過60架雙發直升機以取代老舊的“獵豹”直升機和“印度豹”直升機，目前處於採辦過程的初始階段。

為了加強由俄制米-35和米-25組成的攻擊直升機機隊，印度空軍還計畫採購22架攻擊直升機，美國波音公司的AH-64D和俄羅斯的米-28正競標該專案。目前已完成了投標評審，評估報告已經提交到了印度空軍司令部，將在不久簽訂合同。

印度斯坦航空有限公司正在研製輕型戰鬥直升機（LCH），將向印度空軍和陸軍提供200架LCH。2011年年中，印度將開始分批次，在2～3年內從俄羅斯引進139架米-17直升機，首批是80架。

關於採購15架重型直升機以取代原始型別的米-26直升機的評審也處於最終的階段，俄羅斯升級版的米-26和波音公司的CH-47D “支奴幹”雙旋翼直升機競標該項目。

印度海軍採購16架多用途的評估有望在今年4月或5月開始，美國西科斯基飛機公司的S-70B和歐洲NH工業集團的NH-90競標該項目。（中國航空工業發展研究中心  陳宣友）

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洛克希德•馬丁公司在澳大利亞尋求MH-60R直升機工業合作夥伴
2011-03-01

[據美國洛克希德•馬丁公司網站2011年2月25日報導]
    洛克希德•馬丁公司向澳大利亞潛在供應商發佈了MH-60R直升機關鍵硬體設備招標書，借此擴大該型直升機在澳大利亞的潛在供應商基礎。

按照最近簽署的全球供應鏈（GSC）協議規定，洛•馬公司將通過向澳大利亞公司提供參與其全部產品和服務領域轉包合同競爭的新機會來與後者建立長期合作關係。

MH-60R武器吊艙製造是澳大利亞工業界按照GSC協議投標參與的首批競爭中的一個。這些安裝在MH-60R直升機兩側的吊艙設計用於裝載執行反潛和反艦任務時所用的魚雷和導彈。

洛•馬公司海軍直升機專案主管喬治•巴頓稱：“MH-60R訂單的增加已經使擴大供應基礎成為一項急迫的需求，澳大利亞工業界具備足夠的能力，是我們供應基礎的理想補充。”

這份招標書要求潛在投標企業進行按照不同的吊艙生產數量做出費用評估，包括2018年前洛•馬公司預計的國內需求以及潛在的國外軍事客戶需求。澳大利亞皇家海軍就是潛在用戶之一。MH-60R正在參與澳大利亞“空中9000”階段8競爭。由洛•馬公司、美國西科斯基飛機公司、美國通用電氣航空集團、美國雷神公司和加拿大CAE公司組成的團隊將準備好向澳大利亞提供24架多用途MH-60R直升機。

MH-60R直升機武器吊艙的供應商選擇預計將在2011年底結束。洛•馬也正考慮在“空中9000”階段8和其他項目中採用其他GSC和澳大利亞供應商。（中國航空工業發展研究中心  褚世永）

http://www.lockheedmartin.com/news/press_releases/2011/022411_LM_MH-60R_AIP.html
Lockheed Martin Solicits for Australian Industry Partnership on MH-60R Helicopter

Canberra, Australia, February 25th, 2011 -- Lockheed Martin Corporation [NYSE: LMT] is expanding its base of potential suppliers for the MH-60R helicopter in Australia, issuing a request for information from potential suppliers of critical pieces of aircraft hardware.

Under the auspices of a recently signed Global Supply Chain (GSC) Deed, Lockheed Martin will establish long-term partnerships by offering Australian companies new opportunities to compete for subcontracts on a full range of Lockheed Martin products and services.

Manufacture of the MH-60R weapons pylons is one of the first opportunities for Australian industry to bid on a project under the GSC Deed. The pylons, which are located on either side of the aircraft, are designed to carry the missiles and torpedoes the MH-60R uses for Anti-Submarine Warfare and Anti-Surface Warfare missions.

“Growth in orders for the MH-60R has resulted in an urgent need for an expanded supply base,  and Australian industry has a depth of capability that would be an ideal supplement to our dedicated supplier base,” said George Barton, Lockheed Martin’s director of Naval Helicopter Programs.

The request for information asks potential bidders for cost estimates on varying quantities of pylons, which would include Lockheed Martin’s forecasted domestic demand as well as supply for potential Foreign Military Sales customers through 2018. The Royal Australian Navy is one of those potential customers. The MH-60R is being offered for the country’s Air 9000 Phase 8 competition. Team Romeo—comprising Lockheed Martin and airframe manufacturer Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., General Electric, Raytheon and CAE—is poised to provide 24 multi-mission MH-60R, or “Romeo,” aircraft to Australia.

The source selection process for the MH-60R pylons is expected to conclude by the end of 2011.   Lockheed Martin is also considering other prospective GSC and Australia Industrial Capability opportunities on the Air 9000 Phase 8 and other programs.

Headquartered in Bethesda, Md., Lockheed Martin is a global security company that employs about 132,000 people worldwide and is principally engaged in the research, design, development, manufacture, integration and sustainment of advanced technology systems, products and services.  The Corporation’s 2010 sales from continuing operations were $45.8 billion.

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印度將在今後10年內生產1500架直升機
2011-02-28

[據印度國防部網站2011年2月20日報導]國營的印度斯坦航空有限公司（HAL）已經制訂了一項雄心勃勃的計畫，將在今後10年內開發、設計和製造超過1500架直升機。

HAL的一位高級官員近日向外界透露，在HAL計畫生產的上述1500餘架直升機中，有100架將是“先進輕型直升機”（ALH），300架是“輕型通用直升機”（LUH），其餘的1100架將是“多用途直升機”（MRH）。

目前HAL已經投入了44億美元的資金以擴建其生產廠，爭取儘快執行上述總價值約220億美元的訂單。（中國航空工業發展研究中心  陳黎）

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阿古斯塔•韋斯特蘭向美國空軍推薦AW139M，但高層想要UH-60
2011-02-25

[據英國《飛行國際》2011年2月21日報導]在2月17-18日舉行的美國空軍協會空中作戰研討會上，絕大多數公司帶來的是介紹冊和模型，但阿古斯塔•韋斯特蘭帶來了一架完整的武裝直升機。

考慮到美國空軍採購超過90架新直升機的需求，這家義大利製造商無疑是希望通過在美國空軍協會第二大公開活動中揭開第一架AW139M直升機面紗的方式傳達一些訊息。

但AW139和其他至少三型潛在競爭者可能從未獲得參與美國空軍這項通用垂直起降支持平臺（CVLSP）合同競爭的機會。

美國空軍高級採辦官員很快將開會決定CVLSP合同是公開進行競標，還是按照單獨選擇（sole-source）規則授予西科斯基UH-60M“黑鷹”的改型。

美國空軍全球打擊司令部司令詹姆斯•柯瓦斯基少將強烈傾向于進行單獨選擇。柯瓦斯基不是採辦專業人士，但他的態度很重要。CVLSP將接替貝爾UH-1保護空軍在偏遠地區設置的核導彈發射井，這些設施歸全球打擊司令部管轄。柯瓦斯基表示單獨選擇能加快採辦進程，並稱替換UH-1是“必須且急迫的”，因為這只70年代機隊從1996年開始就已經不適合這項任務了。

空軍在數年前就已經試圖替換CVLSP機隊，並將該專案被列為戰鬥搜索與救援（CSAR-X）直升機需求檔的附件。CSAR-X合同的競爭成為了美國空軍採辦系統的一個失敗案例，授予波音HH-47“支奴幹”的兩個合同都用於抗議和競標終止而被推翻。

當去年重開CSAR-X項目時，美國空軍縮小了尺寸要求，從而允許“黑鷹”級別的機型參與競爭。同時，全球打擊司令部開始嘗試利用1932年頒佈的經濟法案來全面繞開採辦進程。該法案允許政府部門為一項急迫的新需求向一個現有供應商授予單獨選擇合同。

柯瓦斯基稱：“從1996年開始，我就對速度、航程和有效載荷有了急迫的需求。UH-1無法滿足這種需求。我們不願意帶著風險等待更長時間了。”

西科斯基公司確認已經將HH-60M“鋪路鷹”類似型號能夠執行CSAR-X和CVLSP任務的情況通報給了美國空軍。
西科斯基公司航空系統商業發展主管表示：除了可能節省時間以外，將空軍直升機機隊統一到一個通用平臺可以在未來30年節省30億美元的費用。

阿古斯塔•韋斯特蘭方面則稱購買AW139仍將比只購買UH-60便宜。該公司北美分公司戰略和聯合商業發展副總裁丹•希爾表示AW139M運作成本是UH-60M的1/3，而採購費用僅為UH-60M的的一半。

美國空軍採辦系統還沒有決定為CVLSP繞開競爭。AW139不是唯一的潛在競標機型。這次研討會的展示廳中還包括貝爾UH-1Y“超級休伊”和波音HH-47的宣傳材料。早先，EADS北美公司官員已經對基於歐直AS332“超美洲獅”的投標方案進行了討論。

柯瓦斯基表示是否進行競爭的最終決定將由空軍採辦主管和空中作戰司令部做出，在決定做出前還將進行一次或兩次會議。（中國航空工業發展研究中心  褚世永）

http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2011/02/21/353436/agustawestland-unveils-aw139m-for-usaf-but-top-commander-wants.html
DATE:21/02/11
SOURCE:Flight International
AgustaWestland unveils AW139M for USAF, but top commander wants UH-60
By Stephen Trimble

Most companies brought brochures and models to the Air Warfare Symposium on 17-18 February, but AgustaWestland came with a fully armed helicopter.

With a US Air Force requirement to buy more than 90 new aircraft, the Italian manufacturer clearly hoped to send a message by unveiling the first AW139M inside the exhibit hall at the Air Force Association's second-largest public event.

"We'll be able to deliver to the air force's schedule, if not beat it," says Dan Hill, AgustaWestland North America's vice-president of strategy and federal business development.

But the AW139 and at least three other likely bidders may never get the chance to compete for the common vertical lift support platform (CVLSP) contract.

Senior air force acquisition officials will be meeting soon to decide whether the CVLSP contract will be opened to competitive bids, or awarded on a sole-source basis to a version of the Sikorsky UH-60M Black Hawk.

Lt Gen James Kowalski, chief of Global Strike Command, strongly favours the sole-source option. Kowalski is not an acquisition authority, but his preference is important. The CVLSP will replace a fleet of Bell UH-1s protecting the air force's remote nuclear missile silos, which fall under his command.

"I can use an existing contract to purchase helicopters," Kowalski says. "It accelerates that process and maybe removes some things that, while nice to do within the acquisition formal structure, [they're not] when we're trying to do things efficiently and do things the smartest way."

The case for replacing the UH-1 is "urgent and compelling", Kowalski says, because that 1970s-era fleet has been deemed inadequate for the mission since 1996.

The air force had attempted to replace the CVLSP fleet several years ago. The programme was listed as an annex to a requirements document for the combat search and rescue (CSAR-X) helicopter.

A competition for the CSAR-X contract became a case study of breakdowns in the air force acquisition system, with two separate contract awards for the Boeing HH-47 Chinook overturned by protests and the bidding process terminated.

When the USAF relaunched the CSAR-X programme last year, service officials scaled down the requirement, allowing aircraft in the size class of the Black Hawk to compete. At the same time, Kowalski's command began pushing for a way to circumvent an acquisition process entirely, employing an obscure 1932 law called the Economy Act.

The law allows government agencies to award a sole-source contract to an existing supplier for a new requirement if there is an urgent need.

"I have had an urgent and compelling need since 1996 in terms of speed, range and payload," Kowalski says. "The UH-1 does not meet the need. How much longer are we willing to wait and take this risk?"

Sikorsky confirms that it has informed the air force that similar versions of the HH-60M Pave Hawk can perform both the CSAR-X and CVLSP roles.

In addition to the potential time savings, reducing the air force's helicopter fleet to a common platform can provide $3 billion in savings over the next 30 years, says Jim Naylor, Sikorsky's director of business development for aviation systems and a former HH-60 pilot.

AgustaWestland, however, argues that buying the AW139 would still be cheaper than buying only UH-60s.

"We're a third of the price to operate and at least half the price to acquire," Hill says, comparing the AW139M with the UH-60M.

The air force's acquisition system is undecided about circumventing a competition for CVLSP. The AW139 is not the only potential bid. The exhibit hall also included brochures for the Bell UH-1Y Super Huey and Boeing's HH-47. EADS North America officials have previously discussed a potential offer based on the Eurocopter AS332 Super Puma.

The final decision on whether to launch a competition will be made by David Van Buren, the air force's acquisition executive, and the Air Combat Command, Kowalski says. "There is still a meeting or two" left before a decision is reached, he adds.

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阿聯酋計畫將部分“黑鷹”直升機改裝成攻擊直升機
2011-02-25

[據美國《防務新聞》網站2月下旬報導]阿聯酋計畫將其擁有的一部分“黑鷹”直升機改裝成攻擊直升機，改裝合同價值接近10億第納爾（2.72億美元）。
改裝計畫將採購23套UH-60M的武器元件。這項升級計畫是在2月21日的IDEX航展上公佈的。這是西科斯基公司的“黑鷹”直升機武器套件的首次銷售。
根據西科斯基公司先前對該元件的宣傳，裝備該元件的“黑鷹”直升機能夠從外掛架的4個掛點上使用火箭彈、大口徑機槍及導彈等武器。
合同涉及的工作將在AMMROC進行，AMMROC是西科斯基公司與阿聯酋的Abu Dhabi飛機技術公司於去年合資創建的維護、大修及維修中心。
由於該武器元件還需要進行進一步的開發工作，首批攻擊型“黑鷹”直升機的交付時間可能為2014年左右。
阿聯酋還與西科斯基公司簽訂了另外一份合同，該合同價值6500萬第納爾。根據該合同，西科斯基公司將為阿聯酋訓練“黑鷹”直升機的飛行員和技術人員。
此外，阿古斯塔•韋斯特蘭公司也從阿聯酋獲得一份價值3.36億第納爾的合同，為其生產4架AW139直升機用於VIP運輸任務。（中國航空工業發展研究中心  李昊）

http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?i=5767822&c=MID&s=ALL
IDEX: UAE To Modify Black Hawks Into Gunships
By ANDREW CHUTER
Published: 21 Feb 2011 15:38      
ABU DHABI - The United Arab Emirates is set to turn a number of its Sikorsky Black Hawks into gunships in a deal with the U.S. helicopter maker worth nearly 1 billion Arab Emirate dirhams ($272 million).

The announcement of a plan to buy weaponization kits for 23 of its Black Hawk UH-60M helicopters was the pick of a 4 billion Arab Emirate dirham order bonanza unveiled by the UAE armed forces at the IDEX show Feb. 21 in Abu Dhabi.
 
Included in the list of 21 orders was a second deal with Sikorsky, this time a program to train Black Hawk pilots and technicians in a contract valued at 65 million Arab Emirate dirhams. The scheme to turn the UH-60M into an air assault machine gives the U.S. helicopter maker a launch customer for the Battle Hawk weaponization package it has been working on for some time now.

A Sikorsky spokesman here was unable to give additional information on the deals.

Information previously released by the company shows the weaponization package will give the UAE military a helicopter able to fire rockets, heavy-caliber machine guns and missiles from four weapon stations.

The bulk of the work will be undertaken by AMMROC, the maintenance, overhaul and repair center set up here last year in a joint venture between Sikorsky and a local company, Abu Dhabi Aircraft Technologies.

With further development work still needed on the weaponization package, sources said it was likely the first modified helicopters would be handed over to the UAE around 2014. The deal could be expanded later to cover further weaponization kits, the sources said.

UAE has long been tipped as a launch customer for the Battle Hawk package, but Sikorsky wasn't the only helicopter manufacturer to benefit from new orders here.

AgustaWestland secured a 336 million Arab Emirate dirham order for the delivery of four AW139 rotorcraft for VIP duties.

The helicopter deals kicked off what is likely to become a daily routine of contract announcements here if the last IDEX show provides an example. Almost every day at IDEX 2009, the IDEX spokesman arrived in the press center to reel off a long list of orders running into billions of dirhams.

The centerpiece announcement in 2009 was the purchase of Alenia Aermacchi M-346 trainers and light attack aircraft. That deal remains on ice with the two sides at loggerheads over a number of issues, and there is little indication the deal will be signed any time soon.

Asked whether there had been any progress toward signing the deal, IDEX spokesman Maj. Gen. Obaid Al Ketbi said there was "nothing much happening in that area."

Then, as now, many of the announcements for small-value deals caught contractors by surprise.

Included in the list of contracts this time around is South Korean company Hanwha, which is supplying arms and ammunition; engines for unmanned air systems from Denel of South Africa; fire control systems for naval guns from Selex of Italy; munitions from Diehl BGT Defence of Germany; and bulletproof vests from local company Al Naboodah Protection.

The IDEX spokesman there would be more deals to come over the next few days.

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波音公司與美國陸軍將就CH-47運輸直升機的未來發展做出決定
2011-02-15
[據英國《飛行國際》網站2011年2月11日報導]考慮到最後一架CH-47F/G“支奴幹”直升機將於2019年交付，美國波音公司和美國陸軍正在就這型歷史悠久的重型直升機設計的下一步發展進行討論，即將做出決定。
波音公司CH-47F/G專案經理派特•唐納力表示討論中的方案有數種可能，包括重新設計以提升超過50%運載能力、對目前構型進行輕微改進，以及數個中間方案。
雖然還有許多計畫要與目前構型未來八年多的交付工作同時展開，但為了給可能的長期的研發階段提供支援，仍需要儘管對CH-47的未來發展做出決定。
唐納力表示最小的改動方案可能是優化旋翼槳轂和傳動系統以支援通過採用目前正在為F型研製的通用槳葉所獲得的1噸新增運載能力；而另一個方案，美國陸軍將選擇將目前機身的起重能力最大化，使“支奴幹”的起重能力提高30%，達到29483千克。後者需要用一型7500軸馬力級別的新發動機替代4868軸馬力的美國霍尼韋爾國際公司發動機。波音公司將尋求利用現有的發動機技術，避免研製一型全新的推進系統。
波音也已經向陸軍官方提供了一個不受現有運輸性要求限制的“支奴幹”設計方案。如果不必與C-17運輸機相匹配，“支奴幹”的機身能夠被加大，運載能力可增大至超過34000千克或約50%。但這樣一種構型會加大波音公司對“支奴幹”的改進壓力。一種這樣的“支奴幹”究竟算是“支奴幹”還是一型全新概念？
美國陸軍的決定源自法國和德國正在考慮購買一種新型運輸直升機以替換老舊的西科斯基CH-53。波音公司已與歐直組隊向德國提交了一個運載能力為33噸的CH-47加大型方案。唐納力稱：“法國和德國已經表達了對於下一代‘支奴幹’需求的興趣。”
與此同時，美國陸軍也正在考慮新一代旋翼機的選項，但浮出水面的聯合多用途（JMR）專案目前關注於到2025年研製出用來替換西科斯基UH-60“黑鷹”和波音AH-64“阿帕奇”的機型。唐納力稱用於替換“支奴幹”的JMR重型直升機沒有在2040年前部署的計畫。該戰略已經為研製一種“支奴幹”改進型以支持陸軍未來30年對於重型旋翼機的需求創造了一個潛在的市場。唐納力表示：為了避免CH-47F/G費城生產線因為研發進度拖延而停工，波音公司也需要立即開始改進工作。（中國航空工業發展研究中心  褚世永）

http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2011/02/11/353105/boeing-us-army-near-decision-on-ch-47-future.html
DATE:11/02/11
SOURCE:Flight International
Boeing, US Army near decision on CH-47 future
By Stephen Trimble

Looking beyond delivery of the last CH-47F/G Chinook model in 2019, Boeing and the US Army are nearing a decision about taking the next step with the venerable heavylift helicopter design.

In discussion are several options ranging from a radical redesign offering 50% more lifting power to slight improvements of the existing configuration and several alternatives in between, says Pat Donnelly, Boeing's CH-47F/G programme manager.

To support a possibly lengthy development phase, decisions about the tandem rotor's future are required soon despite more plans to continue delivering the current model of the Chinook for eight more years.

"We'll be making those decisions more than likely this year," Donnelly says.

The minimum change could involve optimising the rotor hub and transmission to support a 1t lift improvement provided by a common rotor blade currently in development for the F-model, he says.

Alternatively, the army could choose to maximise the lifting capability of the current airframe, raising its lifting power by 30% to about 29,500kg (65,000lb), Donnelly says.

That option would require integrating a new engine, replacing the 4,868shp Honeywell powerplant with a 7,500shp-class turboshaft, he says. Boeing would seek to leverage existing engine cores, rather than develop an all-new propulsion system.

Boeing also has shown army officials a Chinook design that is not limited by current transportability requirements. If a Chinook does not have to fit inside a Boeing C-17, the airframe can be enlarged to lift more than 34,000kg, or about a 50% improvement.

Such a configuration may strain Boeing's ability to describe the design as a growth version of the Chinook. "Is a 75,000lb Chinook still a Chinook or is that a new concept?" Donnelly asked rhetorically.

The army's decision-comes as France and Germany consider buying a new heavylift helicopter to replace aging Sikorsky CH-53s. Boeing has teamed up with Eurocopter to offer a larger version of the CH-47 airframe to Germany that can lift about 33t.

"The French and Germans have expressed an interest in the next generation [Chinook] requirement," Donnelly says.

Meanwhile, the army has been considering options for a new generation of rotocraft, but the emerging joint multirole (JMR) programme is currently focused on developing a replacement for the Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk and Boeing AH-64 Apache in 2025.

A heavylift version of the JMR vertical lift technology to replace the Chinook is not planned to be fielded until 2040, Donnelly says.

That strategy has created a potential gap for a growth version of the Chinook to sustain the army's requirement for a heavylift rotorcraft for the next 30 years.

Boeing also needs to start working on a growth design now to avoid a prolonged shutdown at the CH-47F/G production line in Philadelphia, he adds.

http://www.dsti.net/Information/News/65165
印度航展消息：印度陸軍接收首批5架配裝“力量”發動機的“北極星”直升機
2011-02-15

[據英國《飛行國際》2011年2月10日報導]印度斯坦航空公司（HAL）在印度航展上向印度陸軍交付了首批5架配裝“力量”（Shakti）發動機的“北極星”輕型直升機。
這批直升機編號為“北極星”Mk Ⅲ，其發動機功率比先前“北極星”的更大。“力量”發動機由HAL與法國透博梅卡公司聯合研製，作為當前陸軍型“北極星”使用的TM333發動機的替代方案。“力量”也裝備在HAL的另一個輕型直升機上，該型號將在航展上首次飛行。
印度陸軍目前已裝備了超過50架的“北極星”直升機。（中國航空工業發展研究中心  李昊）

http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2011/02/10/353021/aero-india-indian-army-accepts-first-five-shakti-powered.html
DATE:10/02/11
SOURCE:Flight Daily News
AERO INDIA: Indian army accepts first five Shakti-powered Dhruvs
By Craig Hoyle

Hindustan Aeronautics delivered its first five Shakti-engined Dhruv advanced light helicopters to the Indian army at the show.

Dubbed the Dhruv Mk III, the new aircraft features a more powerful engine than previous examples of the indigenous type. The Shakti was developed by HAL with Turbomeca as a replacement for the latter's TM333 powerplant which equipped earlier aircraft for the Indian armed forces. It is also used by the Indian manufacturer's advanced light helicopter, which is flying here at the show for the first time.

HAL chairman Ashok Nayak handed over the first batch of Shakti-powered aircraft to army Maj Gen PK Bharali during a ceremony staged on the company's stand. One of the new type is also on static display here at Aero India.

India's army has previously fielded more than 50 Dhruvs.

http://n.yam.com/cna/china/201102/20110205984186.html
美國軍機採購訂單 中國競標
    
中央社╱中央社 2011-02-05 19:57

（中央社台北5日電）英國廣播公司（BBC）報導，中國殲-20隱形戰鬥機的製造商雄心勃勃參與美國防務合同競標，爭取獲得美國海軍和空軍更新機隊的部分採購訂單。

BBC引述觀察人士說，這個計劃成功的可能性甚微，即使中國航空工業集團公司（AVIC）不是獨立參加競標，而是跟在加州現有的合作夥伴，美國航空服務集團公司US Aerospace Inc.（USAE）合作參與。

美國防務合同中的一項可能是更新已經老化的「海軍陸戰隊一號」機隊的直升機，這個機隊為美國總統專機服務。

美國「華爾街日報」報導，雖然美國國內政治阻力之大使得競標上述防務合同似乎比登天還難，但這家中國國有企業有參與競標的意向這件事本身反映出中國航空業發展的迅速及其雄心壯志。

中國AVIC過去3年來一直在與USAE就提供中國製造的AC-313大型直升機作為新的「海軍陸戰隊一號」直升機項目進行談判。

該報引述知情人士說，雙方還在討論用AVIC提供的新型L- 15獵鷹噴氣式教練機作為美國空軍NorthropT-38 機隊的替代飛機。後者用於訓練美國空軍戰鬥機飛行員的超音速飛行技能。

法新社評論說，這個計劃聽起來有點超現實，令人不可思議。因為中方此前數次試圖進入美國的重要戰略行業的努力最終都遭到挫敗，比如在石油開採領域，更遑論此事涉及國防和軍事。

美國朝野和部分官員擔心中美企業在敏感領域的合作將導致美國技術轉移給中方的軍事部門，而且美國國內輿論對中國軍事發展迅速的擔憂也不斷加劇。

美國防長蓋茨1月訪中國期間，中方首次試飛的殲-20隱形戰鬥機可能採用了從1999年科索沃戰爭期間被塞爾維亞軍隊擊落的一架美國戰機上獲取的技術，但中國軍方對此予以否認。

今年1月24日，英國「簡氏防務週刊」報導，胡錦濤訪美可能為中國企業競標美國軍用飛機採購項目提供平台。

報導直接提到AVIC和USAE的有關合作談判，並指出這一對合作夥伴競標如果成功，將對歐洲和美國的同行的同類產品造成打擊。

據估算，美國有關防務合同可能是10年間金額最大的之一，將超過100億美元。

「華爾街日報」說，USAE認為從中國購買防務產品在美國政府和軍方還是能找到支持者，因為他們希望改善與北京的關係並削減美國的防務開支。

USAE公司的律師柯克蘭（John Kirkland）直接參與了有關談判並被授權代表該公司發言。

「華爾街日報」引述他說，討論中的提議是把沒有任何軍事設備的中國飛機作為民用產品進口到美國，然後在美國安裝美國的航空電子、通訊和其它敏感技術設備。

他說，這樣既不會危及美國國家安全，又符合「買美國貨」的法律規定。

中國航空工業集團證實2010年9月同USAE簽署了戰略合作協定，其中第一階段就是用中國產飛機零部件參與美國防務合同競標。

http://tw.news.yahoo.com/article/url/d/a/110205/19/2lxin.html
中戰機製造商擬爭取美國防合約
 更新日期:2011/02/05 00:05 陳宜君
 
（法新社北京4日電） 媒體今天報導，中國最新匿蹤戰機「殲20」的製造業者計劃和美國加州1家小公司合作，展開看似不可能的任務，即爭取美國的國防合約。

美國「華爾街日報」（Wall Street Journal）報導，中國航空工業集團公司（AVIC）正和美國航太公司（Aerospace Inc）進行會談，討論合作爭取美方一些計畫的合約，可能包括為美國總統提供專用直升機在內。

這篇報導的消息來源，是熟悉洽談過程的不具名人士。

這項構想似乎令人難以置信。以往中國有意打入美國戰略產業的計畫，都在引發強烈的政治反彈後受挫。

AVIC製造的中國首款匿蹤戰機「殲20」原型機1月完成處女航，不但令觀察家震驚，也凸顯中國軍力的迅速發展。

華爾街日報引述消息人士的話指出，AVIC正在和美國航太公司討論，提供中國國產的最大型直升機AC-313作為新一代美軍「陸戰隊1號」（Marine One）的計畫。陸戰隊1號負有載運美國總統的任務。