AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, attends Dubai Airshow 2013 (November 17th – 21st) exhibiting its range of state-of-the-art helicopters and showcasing full scale mock-ups of the most recent addition to its expanding and modern product range, the AW189 8 ton class twin engine and the AW169 4.5 ton class light intermediate helicopters. Members of the exclusive AgustaWestland Family of recent generation helicopters along with the very best-selling AW139 intermediate twin, all three models share same design philosophy and outstanding mission capability, latest certification and safety standards, components in addition to same solution to maintenance and coaching offering the market unique flexibility... Read More »
The U.s. has scrapped plans to buy additional helicopters from state-run Russian arms exporter Rosoboronexport amid pressure from federal lawmakers over Russian arms deliveries to Syria, a top US senator said Wednesday. “I applaud the [US] Defense Department’s decision to cancel its plan to purchase 15 additional Mi-17 helicopters from Rosoboronexport,” US Sen. John Cornyn said in statement, The Associated Press (AP) reported. Cornyn, a Republican from Texas, was leading a push in Congress to oppose the Pentagon’s purchase of Russian helicopters for deployment in Afghanistan because of Moscow’s weapons shipments to the govt. of Syrian President Bashar Assad as... Read More »
The pinnacle of the powerful US gun lobby railed against American media Thursday, saying it was biased and lying in regards to the heated debate on regulating weapons. “One of America’s greatest threats is the national news media that fails to offer a degree playing field for the reality,” NRA executive vice chairman Wayne LaPierre told an annual conference of conservatives just outside Washington. Congress did not pass a hotly contested gun control law last year, despite a chain of latest mass shootings that shocked the nation. The failure came after stiff opposition by the National Rifle Association and other... Read More »