Bell Helicopter pitches its Vipers and Venoms as a Tiger ARH replacement A surprising inclusion in February’s Defence White Paper and its accompanying Integrated Investment Program (IIP) were details of the planned early retirement and replacement of Army’s Tiger Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter (ARH) from the mid-2020s resulting from its challenging and troubled introduction into service.

Air Force’s strategic plan for the next decade While we are very close to releasing Air Force’s Strategy 2016-2026, I have to admit that we have arrived at this point by a round-about route. The journey started earlier this year when I sat down with my key staff and outlined my requirement for a communications

Big data and the risk of big hacking It’s a brave new world of information technology (IT) that’s getting more complex by the day. From basic computers we’ve moved on to the cloud, the internet of things and big data. For airlines, having the latest computer systems in virtually every part of the business is

Airport drinking faces a dry future The mayhem caused by boozed-up passengers is back in the news, with the United Kingdom’s aviation minister Tariq Ahmed stating his intentions to look into the current regime of airport bars, duty free alcohol sales and onboard licensed drinks in order to cut down on disruptive passengers. Some of