Kaman K-MAX

Amazon Introduces Its Most Powerful Fire TV Sticks Ever and Unveils Generative AI Updates for Fire TV

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Wednesday, September 20, 2023

(NASDAQ: AMZN)—Today, Amazon announced a range of updates to its popular Fire TV family, introducing enhanced conversational voice search with generative AI, upgrades to the Fire TV Ambient Experience, and the most powerful Fire TV Sticks yet—the all-new Fire TV Stick 4K Max, now with the Fire TV Ambient Experience, and Fire TV Stick 4K.

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  • (NASDAQ: AMZN)—Today, Amazon announced a range of updates to its popular Fire TV family, introducing enhanced conversational voice search with generative AI, upgrades to the Fire TV Ambient Experience, and the most powerful Fire TV Sticks yet—the all-new Fire TV Stick 4K Max, now with the Fire TV Ambient Experience, and Fire TV Stick 4K.
  • In addition, Amazon announced the all-new Fire TV Soundbar, enabling customers to enjoy their favorite TV shows, movies, and games with room-filling sound.
  • Fire TV has always been great at search, but generative AI takes it to a whole new level,” said Tapas Roy, vice president of Fire TV.
  • All-New Fire TV Stick 4K—Faster, more fluid 4K streaming for under $50
    The new Fire TV Stick 4K delivers Fire TV Stick’s best performance yet for under $50.

Kaman Announces New Order for the K-MAX® Helicopter

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Wednesday, January 20, 2021

Kaman Air Vehicles, a division of Kaman Corporation (NYSE:KAMN), announced today the receipt of a signed purchase agreement for a K-MAX medium-to-heavy lift helicopter.

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  • Kaman Air Vehicles, a division of Kaman Corporation (NYSE:KAMN), announced today the receipt of a signed purchase agreement for a K-MAX medium-to-heavy lift helicopter.
  • We are excited for the opportunity to deliver our third K-MAX aircraft in the last two quarters.
  • We are very proud that Kaman continues to provide new K-MAX aircraft to customers worldwide.
  • Kaman Corporation, founded in 1945 by aviation pioneer Charles H. Kaman, and headquartered in Bloomfield, Connecticut conducts business in the aerospace & defense, industrial and medical markets.

Kaman K-MAX® Continues as a Proven Firefighting Asset for U.S. Forest Service

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Wednesday, May 20, 2020

Kaman Air Vehicles, a division of Kaman Corporation (NYSE: KAMN), today announced the United States Forest Service (USFS) awarded 40 percent of all Type 1, large helicopters exclusive use contracts, to K-MAX helicopter operators.

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  • Kaman Air Vehicles, a division of Kaman Corporation (NYSE: KAMN), today announced the United States Forest Service (USFS) awarded 40 percent of all Type 1, large helicopters exclusive use contracts, to K-MAX helicopter operators.
  • These four-year contracts ensure immediate resources are available to the USFS when the need for firefighting arises.
  • The K-MAX continues to be a proven aerial firefighter worldwide and is the most cost effective Type 1 helicopter in service today, said Roger Wassmuth, Senior Director of Business Development.
  • We are extremely proud of our K-MAX operators and pleased the USFS has decided to increase the number of K-MAXs on exclusive use contracts.

Kaman Opens New K-MAX® Sales Channel in the Middle East With Helicopter Distribution Agreement

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Friday, February 14, 2020

Kaman Air Vehicles, a division of Kaman Corporation (NYSE:KAMN), announced today that it has entered into a strategic distribution agreement with Trust International Group (Trust International) for the K-MAX medium-to-heavy lift helicopter.

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  • Kaman Air Vehicles, a division of Kaman Corporation (NYSE:KAMN), announced today that it has entered into a strategic distribution agreement with Trust International Group (Trust International) for the K-MAX medium-to-heavy lift helicopter.
  • This reseller agreement provides Trust International with exclusive rights to market the K-MAX aircraft and its spare parts in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
  • Our partnership with Trust International will open up new opportunities for us and expand our K-MAX helicopter footprint to the Middle East.
  • Kaman recently won contracts for multiple unmanned kits from two companies that already operate the K-MAX helicopter in a manned configuration.

Kaman K-MAX® Advances Civil and Military Autonomous Flight Programs

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Tuesday, January 28, 2020

Kaman Air Vehicles, a division of Kaman Corporation (NYSE: KAMN), today announced the advancement of its military and commercial K-MAX Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) programs.

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  • Kaman Air Vehicles, a division of Kaman Corporation (NYSE: KAMN), today announced the advancement of its military and commercial K-MAX Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) programs.
  • Kaman continues the development of the next generation of K-MAX UAS to support US Marine Corps future operating concepts.
  • In parallel with the military K-MAX project, Kaman is developing a new K-MAX UAS kit for commercial applications with first flight scheduled in Q3 2020.
  • Development of the K-MAX aircraft was led by Kaman founder and former CEO, aviation pioneer Charlie H. Kaman, and received Federal Aviation Administration certification in 1994.

Kaman to Deliver K-MAX® to Helicopter Express In 2019

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Thursday, November 7, 2019

Kaman Aerospace, a division of Kaman Corporation (NYSE:KAMN), announced today that it will deliver a new K-MAX medium-to-heavy lift helicopter to Helicopter Express of Chamblee, Georgia.

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  • Kaman Aerospace, a division of Kaman Corporation (NYSE:KAMN), announced today that it will deliver a new K-MAX medium-to-heavy lift helicopter to Helicopter Express of Chamblee, Georgia.
  • Helicopter Express placed their order in May and will take delivery of their new K-MAX in December of 2019.
  • Helicopter Express is a highly respected operator and we appreciate the confidence they have placed in Kaman and the capabilities of the K-MAX.
  • This Helicopter Express aircraft brings anticipated deliveries in the fourth quarter to three, for a total of four aircraft deliveries in 2019.

Kaman Receives Order For K-MAX® Helicopter

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Tuesday, October 29, 2019

Kaman Aerospace, a division of Kaman Corporation (NYSE:KAMN), announced today that it received a new order for the K-MAX medium-to-heavy lift helicopter.

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  • Kaman Aerospace, a division of Kaman Corporation (NYSE:KAMN), announced today that it received a new order for the K-MAX medium-to-heavy lift helicopter.
  • The most recent order is from a new operator, Heli Air-Swiss a member of Heli-Austria of St. Johann im Pongau, Austria.
  • Development of the K-MAX was led by Kaman founder and former CEO, aviation pioneer Charlie H. Kaman, and received Federal Aviation Administration certification in 1994.
  • Kaman Aerospace, a division of Kaman Corporation, founded in 1945 by aviation pioneer Charles H. Kaman, and headquartered in Bloomfield, Connecticut conducts business in the aerospace & defense, industrial and medical markets.

Kaman Announces New K-MAX® Order From Rotex Helicopter AG

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Monday, September 9, 2019

The most recent order is from Rotex Helicopter AG, of Balzers Liechtenstein, which currently operates multiple K-MAX aircraft focused on aerial construction and logging.

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  • The most recent order is from Rotex Helicopter AG, of Balzers Liechtenstein, which currently operates multiple K-MAX aircraft focused on aerial construction and logging.
  • Rotex Helicopter AG has been a K-MAX operator for over 22 years and has flown over 45,000 flight hours.
  • A new production K-MAX will add to our proven aerial lift operations, while providing our customers with a highly reliable low cost solution, stated Urs Riebli, Owner of Rotex Helicopter AG.
  • Kaman Aerospace, a division of Kaman Corporation (NYSE:KAMN), was founded in 1945 by aviation pioneer Charles H. Kaman.

Kaman Awarded Contract to Reactivate USMC K-MAX® Helicopters

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Wednesday, May 1, 2019

Kaman Aerospace, the Aerospace segment of Kaman Corporation (NYSE: KAMN), today announced that it has been awarded a contract to return two United States Marine Corps (USMC) K-MAX aircraft to flight operations.

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  • Kaman Aerospace, the Aerospace segment of Kaman Corporation (NYSE: KAMN), today announced that it has been awarded a contract to return two United States Marine Corps (USMC) K-MAX aircraft to flight operations.
  • Kaman Aerospace will transport the two helicopters from Yuma, Arizona, where they are currently located, to Bloomfield, Connecticut, where they will be reactivated to flight-ready status.
  • Once the aircraft are operational, the USMC and Kaman will continue to collaborate to develop and integrate next-generation autonomous technology.
  • Kaman Aerospace is a division of Kaman Corporation (NYSE:KAMN), which was founded in 1945 by aviation pioneer Charles H. Kaman.

Kaman Announces Development of Next Generation K-MAX® Unmanned Aircraft System

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Tuesday, March 5, 2019

Kaman Aerospace Group, a division of Kaman Corporation (NYSE:KAMN), announced today that it is developing the next generation K-MAX unmanned aircraft system that will allow operators to have the capability to fly either manned or unmanned missions.

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  • Kaman Aerospace Group, a division of Kaman Corporation (NYSE:KAMN), announced today that it is developing the next generation K-MAX unmanned aircraft system that will allow operators to have the capability to fly either manned or unmanned missions.
  • Kaman expects to offer unmanned system kits for new production and existing aircraft in 2020.
  • The unmanned K-MAX has a proven record providing combat support while reducing the risks faced by our service men and women.
  • Development of the K-MAX was led by Kaman founder and former CEO, aviation pioneer CharlesH.Kaman, and received Federal Aviation Administration certification in 1994.