Textron sues Iran over Bell 205 & 206 knock-offs

The knockoffs, sold under the Shahed 276 and Shabaviz 275 names, and fake parts “trade on Bell’s reputation,” according to the suit filed Sept. 29 in U.S. District Court in Washington. Bell asked the court to order the Tehran-based companies to stop making the helicopters and award damages.

Small article on the Mk5 in this week’s Flight: Mi-24 reborn for new role.

Well, it’s been a painful process getting here. I’d hate to think how much money has already been spent on numerous FOAS studies over the last decade (including a large F-22 class manned tactical bomber) to get to this point.

Attached are CGI’s of some of BAES’ earlier UCAV studies.

B-52H & hardware.

M985E1 GMT reloader for the MIM-104 Patriot system.

Nice work. For your next update, the NH 90 needs resizing.

Whats the 9N142M? The Bastion 105mm round?

It’s the version of the Invar/AT-11 (in good old 125mm) with the tandem shaped-charge warhead (aka Invar-M). Prior ASIC designation was 9M119M1, can’t say why the change to an ‘N’ designation.

The article basically states that the new 3UBK14F round is based on the 9M119F, and intended primarily for ‘soft’ MOUT targets (unlike the shaped-charge anti-armor 9M119 & 9N142M). Max range is 3.1 miles, and the munition is now in production. Despite the poorly-worded bullet point, the article does note that round uses the same semi-automatic laser beam-riding guidance system as the original 9M119 missile.