Terma North America announced that it reached an important milestone in the development of program systems integration-measures against helicopters for medium to heavy lift Chinook Royal Canadian Air Force.
The ALQ-213 program (V) EWMS, integrated with a double dash is supplied by Terma under a contract of subcontract awarded in 2009 by Boeing in 2009, is the manufacturer of the helicopter.
The company Terma has successfully completed a critical review of the concept, which, she says, perfectly meets the requirements of the Canadian Forces Aerospace Warfare Centre (CFAWC) Canadian Forces in support of electronic warfare operations (EWOS) the requirements for the helicopter project.
Under a contract awarded by the Canadian Department of National Defence (DND) in June 2012, a test of special equipment which includes survival equipment and aircraft support tools missions Terma is provided by the company CFAWC.
The equipment is designed to help support system operational electronic warfare to manage the entire software electronic warfare (DEWS), which is being developed for the program.
Electronic warfare software is designed to equip the helicopter with a comprehensive systems integration, systems management duplicating electronic warfare AN/ALQ-213 (V) with full simulation capability, all under -defensive systems installed on the aircraft.
The Netherlands' first twoBoeingCH-47F transport helicopters were delivered to its Defence Helicopter Command at Gilze-Rijen air base on 8 October.
Accepted by Royal Netherlands Air Force commander Lt Gen Sander Schnitger, the pair are drawn from a six-unit order which will increase the nation'sChinookfleet to 17 aircraft, with 11 D-model examples already in use.
Three CH-47Fs will be flown by 298 Sqn from Gilze-Rijen, with the other three to be permanently based at the US Army's Fort Hood site in Texas for training purposes.
The Netherlands' new variant features a glass cockpit with multifunction displays (below) and a chin-mounted forward-looking infrared camera, with the latter to support operations in almost total darkness.
The aircraft also has five fast-rope positions for use by special forces personnel, while pod-housed self-protection equipment can be added at several points on its fuselage.
According to the air force, 85% of the cockpit environment will look familiar to a CH-47D pilot.
"As a commander you want one thing: that your personnel will go on a mission very well trained with the best equipment," Schnitger says.
The Ministry of Defence is spending £408 million to upgrade its
Chinook helicopter fleet. Each of its Mark II Chinooks is having new
computers installed which will make it easier to navigate and fly the
choppers.
RAF Chinook
ZA718 is the force's most prestigious helicopter. Named Bravo
November after its tail-wing identification BN, she has seen action in
the Falklands, Iraq, Afghanistan, Northern Ireland, Lebanon, Germany
and Kurdistan.
Now the twin-blade aircraft is being reinforced with hard
drives and maps which reduce the workload of the pilots, shares
navigation with the loadmaster and makes the Chinook safer to fly
whilst on operational tours.
Flight Lieutenant Steve Badham of Chinook Development Flight told Channel 4 News:
"The loadmaster has the moving map tablets which talk to each other,
so he can actually do the re-planning on my behalf to allow me to
concentrate on flying the aircraft, look out the window and look for
threats." Battle-scarred veteran
Bravo November has evaded several major disasters by the
thinnest of margins in its 30-year history. In doing so, four of its
pilots have been awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC). BN
earned the nickname "the survivor" during the Falklands War
in 1982, when it was the only Chinook to survive an Argentine Exocet
missile attack on its carrier ship, the Atlantic Conveyor. BN,
luckily, was out on a test flight at the time.
RIDLEY TOWNSHIP, Pa., Aug. 16, 2012 -- As Boeing [NYSE: BA] marks the
50th anniversary of delivering the first H-47 Chinook military
helicopter, the company is nearing completion of a $130 million
renovation of its production line near Philadelphia that will help it
meet global demand for the latest model, the CH-47F.
"The Chinook has served as the backbone of U.S. Army aviation since the
Vietnam era, revolutionizing how we move troops and supplies in combat,
and save lives and deliver aid in times of need," said Col. Bob Marion,
U.S. Army Cargo Helicopter program manager. "The latest F-model has
ushered in a new era of heavy-lift capability for the U.S. Army. With
continued technology insertions, I fully expect that 50 years from now
there will be a centennial celebration for Chinooks still in service."
United Technologies, Pratt & Whitney Canada and
Hamilton Sundstrand Corporations Also Agree to Pay More Than $75 Million
to U.S. Government
Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp. (PWC), a Canadian
subsidiary of the Connecticut-based defense contractor United
Technologies Corporation (UTC), on Thursday, Jun. 28., pleaded guilty to
violating the Arms Export Control Act and making false statements in
connection with its illegal export to China of U.S.-origin military
software used in the development of China’s first modern military attack
helicopter, the Z-10.
In addition, UTC, its U.S.-based subsidiary Hamilton Sundstrand
Corporation (HSC) and PWC have all agreed to pay more than $75 million
as part of a global settlement with the Justice Department and State
Department in connection with the China arms export violations and for
making false and belated disclosures to the U.S. government about these
illegal exports. Roughly $20.7 million of this sum is to be paid to the
Justice Department. The remaining $55 million is payable to the State
Department as part of a separate consent agreement to resolve
outstanding export issues, including those related to the Z-10. Up to
$20 million of this penalty can be suspended if applied by UTC to
remedial compliance measures. As part of the settlement, the companies
admitted conduct set forth in a stipulated and publicly filed statement
of facts.
Thursday’s actions were announced by David B. Fein, U.S. Attorney for
the District of Connecticut; Lisa Monaco, Assistant Attorney General for
National Security; John Morton, Director of U.S. Immigration and
Customs Enforcement (ICE); Ed Bradley, Special Agent in Charge of the
Northeast Field Office of the Defense Criminal Investigative Service
(DCIS); Kimberly K. Mertz, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI New Haven
Division; David Mills, Department of Commerce Assistant Secretary for
Export Enforcement; and Andrew J. Shapiro, Assistant Secretary of State
for Political-Military Affairs.
THE CHARGES
Today in the District of Connecticut, the Justice Department filed a
three-count criminal information charging UTC, PWC and HSC. Count One
charges PWC with violating the Arms Export Control Act in connection
with the illegal export of defense articles to China for the Z-10
helicopter. Count Two charges PWC, UTC and HSC with making false
statements to the U.S. government in their belated disclosures relating
to the illegal exports. Count Three charges PWC and HSC with failure to
timely inform the U.S. government of exports of defense articles to
China.
While PWC has pleaded guilty to Counts One and Two, the Justice
Department has recommended that prosecution of UTC and HSC on Count Two,
and PWC and HSC on Count Three be deferred for two years, provided the
companies abide by the terms of a deferred prosecution agreement with
the Justice Department. As part of the agreement, the companies must
pay $75 million and retain an Independent Monitor to monitor and assess
their compliance with export laws for the next two years.
THE EXPORT SCHEME
Since 1989, the United States has imposed a prohibition upon the export
to China of all U.S. defense articles and associated technical data as a
result of the conduct in June 1989 at Tiananmen Square by the military
of the People’s Republic of China. In February 1990, the U.S. Congress
imposed a prohibition upon licenses or approvals for the export of
defense articles to the People’s Republic of China. In codifying the
embargo, Congress specifically named helicopters for inclusion in the
ban.
Dating back to the 1980s, China sought to develop a military attack
helicopter. Beginning in the 1990s, after Congress had imposed the
prohibition on exports to China, China sought to develop its attack
helicopter under the guise of a civilian medium helicopter program in
order to secure Western assistance. The Z-10, developed with assistance
from Western suppliers, is China’s first modern military attack
helicopter.
During the development phases of China’s Z-10 program, each Z-10
helicopter was powered by engines supplied by PWC. PWC delivered 10 of
these development engines to China in 2001 and 2002. Despite the
military nature of the Z-10 helicopter, PWC determined on its own that
these development engines for the Z-10 did not constitute “defense
articles,” requiring a U.S. export license, because they were identical
to those engines PWC was already supplying China for a commercial
helicopter.
Because the Electronic Engine Control software, made by HSC in the
United States to test and operate the PWC engines, was modified for a
military helicopter application, it was a defense article and required a
U.S. export license. Still, PWC knowingly and willfully caused this
software to be exported to China for the Z-10 without any U.S. export
license. In 2002 and 2003, PWC caused six versions of the military
software to be illegally exported from HSC in the United States to PWC
in Canada, and then to China, where it was used in the PWC engines for
the Z-10.
According to court documents, PWC knew from the start of the Z-10
project in 2000 that the Chinese were developing an attack helicopter
and that supplying it with U.S.-origin components would be illegal.
When the Chinese claimed that a civil version of the helicopter would be
developed in parallel, PWC marketing personnel expressed skepticism
internally about the “sudden appearance” of the civil program, the
timing of which they questioned as “real or imagined.” PWC nevertheless
saw an opening for PWC “to insist on exclusivity in [the] civil version
of this helicopter,” and stated that the Chinese would “no longer make
reference to the military program.” PWC failed to notify UTC or HSC
about the attack helicopter until years later and purposely turned a
blind eye to the helicopter’s military application.
HSC in the United States had believed it was providing its software to
PWC for a civilian helicopter in China, based on claims from PWC. By
early 2004, HSC learned there might an export problem and stopped
working on the Z-10 project. UTC also began to ask PWC about the
exports to China for the Z-10. Regardless, PWC on its own modified the
software and continued to export it to China through June 2005.
According to court documents, PWC’s illegal conduct was driven by
profit. PWC anticipated that its work on the Z-10 military attack
helicopter in China would open the door to a far more lucrative civilian
helicopter market in China, which according to PWC estimates, was
potentially worth as much as $2 billion to PWC.
BELATED AND FALSE DISCLOSURES TO U.S. GOVERNMENT
These companies failed to disclose to the U.S. government the illegal
exports to China for several years and only did so after an investor
group queried UTC in early 2006 about whether PWC’s role in China’s Z-10
attack helicopter might violate U.S. laws. The companies then made an
initial disclosure to the State Department in July 2006, with follow-up
submissions in August and September 2006.
The 2006 disclosures contained numerous false statements. Among other
things, the companies falsely asserted that they were unaware until 2003
or 2004 that the Z-10 program involved a military helicopter. In fact,
by the time of the disclosures, all three companies were aware that PWC
officials knew at the project’s inception in 2000 that the Z-10 program
involved an attack helicopter.
Today, the Z-10 helicopter is in production and initial batches were
delivered to the People’s Liberation Army of China in 2009 and 2010.
The primary mission of the Z-10 is anti-armor and battlefield
interdiction. Weapons of the Z-10 have included 30 mm cannons,
anti-tank guided missiles, air-to-air missiles and unguided rockets.
“PWC exported controlled U.S. technology to China, knowing it would be
used in the development of a military attack helicopter in violation of
the U.S. arms embargo with China,” said U.S. Attorney Fein. “PWC took
what it described internally as a ‘calculated risk,’ because it wanted
to become the exclusive supplier for a civil helicopter market in China
with projected revenues of up to two billion dollars. Several years
after the violations were known, UTC, HSC and PWC disclosed the
violations to the government and made false statements in doing so. The
guilty pleas by PWC and the agreement reached with all three companies
should send a clear message that any corporation that willfully sends
export controlled material to an embargoed nation will be prosecuted and
punished, as will those who know about it and fail to make a timely and
truthful disclosure.”
“Due in part to the efforts of these companies, China was able to
develop its first modern military attack helicopter with restricted U.S.
defense technology. As today’s case demonstrates, the Justice
Department will spare no effort to hold accountable those who compromise
U.S. national security for the sake of profits and then lie about it to
the government,” said Assistant Attorney General Monaco. “I thank the
agents, analysts and prosecutors who helped bring about this important
case.”
“This case is a clear example of how the illegal export of sensitive
technology reduces the advantages our military currently possesses,”
said ICE Director Morton. “I am hopeful that the conviction of Pratt
& Whitney Canada and the substantial penalty levied against United
Technologies and its subsidiaries will deter other companies from
considering similarly ill-conceived business practices in the future.
American military prowess depends on lawful, controlled exports of
sensitive technology by U.S. industries and their subsidiaries, which is
why ICE will continue its present campaign to aggressively investigate
and prosecute criminal violations of U.S. export laws relating to
national security.”
“Today’s charges and settlement demonstrate the continued commitment of
the Defense Criminal Investigative Service (DCIS) and fellow agencies to
protect sensitive U.S. defense technology from being illegally
exported,” said DCIS Special Agent in Charge Bradley. “Safeguarding our
military technology is vital to our nation’s defense and the protection
of our war fighters both home and abroad. We know that foreign
governments are actively seeking U.S. defense technology for their own
development. Thwarting these efforts is a top priority for DCIS. I
applaud the agents and prosecutors who worked tirelessly to bring about
this result.”
“Preventing the loss of critical U.S. information and technologies is
one of the most important investigative priorities of the FBI,” said FBI
Special Agent in Charge Mertz. “Our adversaries routinely target
sensitive research and development data and intellectual property from
universities, government agencies, manufacturers, and defense
contractors. While the thefts associated with economic espionage and
illegal technology transfers may not capture the same level of attention
as a terrorist incident, the costs to the U.S. economy and our national
security are substantial. Violations of the Arms Export Control Act
put our nation at risk and the FBI, along with all of our federal agency
partners, are committed to ensuring that embargoed technologies do not
fall into the wrong hands. Those who violate these laws should expect
to be held accountable. An important part of the FBI’s strategy in this
area involves the development of strategic partnerships. In that
regard, the FBI looks forward to future coordination with UTC and its
subsidiaries to strengthen information sharing and counterintelligence
awareness.”
“Protecting national security is our top priority,” said Assistant
Secretary of Commerce for Export Enforcement Mills. “Today’s action
sends a clear signal that federal law enforcement agencies will work
together diligently to prevent U.S. technology from falling into the
wrong hands.”
Assistant Secretary Shapiro, of the State Department’s Bureau of
Political and Military Affairs, said, “Today’s $75 million settlement
with United Technologies Corporation sends a clear message: willful
violators of U.S. arms export control regulations will be pursued and
punished. The successful resolution of this case is the byproduct of
the tireless work of our compliance officers and highlights the
relentless commitment of the State Department to protect sensitive
American technologies from being illegally transferred.”
The prosecution is being handled by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Stephen B.
Reynolds and Michael J. Gustafson from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for
the District of Connecticut, with assistance from Steven Pelak and Ryan
Fayhee of the Counterespionage Section of the Justice Department’s
National Security Division.
Minister for
Defence Stephen Smith and Minister for Defence Materiel Jason Clare today
announced that two additional CH-47D Chinook helicopters have been handed over
to the Australian Defence Force (ADF) in Townsville.
The Chinook
provides the ADF with an outstanding battlefield lift capability and has
provided excellent service to Army for more than 25 years.
The purchase
of the two ex-United States Army helicopters was approved by Government last
November following the loss of a CH-47D Chinook on operations in Afghanistan in
May 2011.
The CH-47D
Chinook undertakes a wide range of missions, including troop movement,
battlefield equipment transport, search and rescue and disaster relief roles.
These two
aircraft will allow Army to more effectively manage its training and
operational support programs whilst continuing to support continued operations
in Afghanistan.
The Chinooks
have been deployed on Operation Slipper in Afghanistan since 2006.
They have
performed an outstanding service for both ADF and ISAF forces and are in high
demand across Afghanistan due to its superior performance in hot and high
altitude conditions.
The handover
of the aircraft to Army marks the culmination of many thousands of hours of
work by the Defence Materiel Organisation (DMO) and Defence Industry. DMO has
been supported by a range of Australian companies to achieve the delivery of
these aircraft to Army on schedule and to budget.
Companies
such as Nova Defence, Townsville’s BAE Systems, Flying Colours Aviation and
Columbia Helicopter Incorporated have helped support the successful delivery of
these aircraft.
The CH-47D
fleet will be replaced with seven new CH-47F Chinook helicopters from around
2016.
On Friday,
22 Jun 2012, an Australian Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter suffered a hard
landing during combat support operations at a Coalition force patrol base in
Kandahar province. It does not appear
the hard landing was the result of enemy fire.
The cause of
the accident will be investigated.
Due to the
damage to the aircraft, it may not return to service prior to the end of July
when the current CH-47 rotation in Afghanistan is due to complete
operations. A decision will be made as
to the most cost-effective location for repairs, which could result in
returning the aircraft to Australia.
Boeing [NYSE: BA] delivered the 100th modified CH-47F Chinook helicopter to the U.S. Army today in a ceremony at the company's modification center in Millville.
"The Boeing Millville team is proud to have delivered 100 modified Chinooks to the Army on time, using efficient, cost-saving processes," said Peri Widener, Boeing vice president of Rotorcraft Support. "The modification work on new F-model Chinooks gives soldiers in the field the most advanced equipment possible without taking aircraft out of service at the unit or in theater."
"In just over two years since this facility opened its doors, we are marking completion of our 100th Chinook helicopter locally, thanks to outstanding cooperation among Boeing, the U.S. Army, the Delaware River & Bay Authority and the city of Millville," said U.S. Rep. Frank LoBiondo (NJ-02), a member of the House Armed Services Committee. "I am proud to celebrate this milestone for high-tech industry in New Jersey."
Boeing opened the Millville facility in February 2010 after signing a five-year lease for hangar space with the Delaware River & Bay Authority at the Millville Municipal Airport.
After the Army takes delivery of the Chinooks from the Boeing production line in Philadelphia, the aircraft are flown to Millville, where Boeing structural and electrical employees make avionics and airframe modifications to support new Army requirements.
"The Millville Modification Center is critical in providing modifications to the CH-47F prior to delivering the aircraft to Army units," said Lt. Col. Brad Killen, CH-47F product manager for the Army.
Boeing modifies the helicopters under an Initial Production and Fielding Support contract that also includes training support on the upgrades for Army Chinook units. Boeing deploys two New Equipment Training teams, consisting of CH-47F mechanics and technicians, to support Army units around the world.
The Chinook helicopter although good for heavy transport of arms, men and ammunition it is not good for stealth operations against nimble footed infantries in the eastern hemisphere.
1 single RPG from an Afghan Taliban
brought this massive mammoth down on 6th August 2011. Mind you the
accurate range of an RPG is hardly 250 meters
The crash killed 17 SEALs, 5 Navy special operations troops who support
the SEALs, three Air Force airmen, a 5-member Army air crew, 7 Afghan
commandos and an Afghan interpreter in August 2011
