Executive helicopter service gets nod at Reagan Airport

Top Priority Sector:  airport_aviation_security Image Caption:  Sikorsky S-76 Associated Aircraft Group has been granted access into Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) by the Transportation Security Administration under the DCA Access Security Program (DASSP). The company, which says it is the East Coast’s largest executive Sikorsky S-76 helicopter services provider,…

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Airstar’s remote-controlled helicopter supports Petrobras, Brazil’s government-owned oil giant

Top Priority Sector:  video_surveillance_cctv Image Caption:  CamCopter fromAirstar International Groupo JBL has announced the completion of its first annual flare stack inspection contract with Petroleum giant, Petrobras, using a specially-equipped industrial Airstar International remote-controlled helicopter. Homepage position:  10 read more View full post on Government Security News View full post…

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Stealthy Navy micro helicopter could talk and listen

Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector:  border_security Image Caption:  Navy’s Cloak Blade A small helicopter powered by eight small rotor blades under development by the U.S. Navy could help in ocean confrontations by dodging enemy gunfire and talking with potential adversaries. The vehicle, described in an unclassified presentation on Sept. 19…

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Feds dispatch rescue helicopter, supplies as Isacc moves inland

Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector:  disaster_preparedness_emergency_response Image Caption:  Louisiana Unified Coordination meeting FEMA has deployed search and rescue helicopters and rescue planners to inundated areas of Louisiana as now-tropical storm Isaac churns inland dumping over a foot of rain on Louisiana and the northern Gulf coast. Federal emergency management officials…

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NY sheriff hawks naming rights for helicopter

By Ben Dobbin Associated Press SYRAC– USE, N.Y. — A high-tech helicopter has helped Sheriff Kevin Walsh chase down fugitives, airlift accident victims and spearhead search-and-rescue missions in the Syracuse region of central New York since 1999. In 2012, Air-1 could be grounded by budget cuts. Walsh’s proposed solution? Slap…

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