HONOLULU — Two-time world bodyboarding champion Andre Botha was presented with a Silver Lifesaving Medal by Rear Adm. Matthew Sibley, commander, Coast Guard 14th District, at Ehukai Beach Park, Oahu, yesterday. The Silver Lifesaving Medal was in recognition of Botha’s rescue of a surfer on Dec. 6, 2015, who had wiped out while surfing at Leer másThe Bodyboarder Andre Botha receives USCG Silver Lifesaving Medal[…]
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – A Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin aircrew rescue three mariners from a grounded pleasure craft near the entrance of Little Egg Harbor, New Jersey, on Sunday. Watchstanders at the Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay command center received a report via VHF channel 16 from the 36-foot pleasure craft Phyllis II stating that Leer másCoast Guard aircrew rescue 3 mariners near Little Egg Harbor, NJ[…]
STRATFORD, Connecticut, diciembre de 2021 — La FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) ha completado la certificación, una nueva designación de tipo, al emitir a Sikorsky (Lockheed Martin) un Certificado de Aeronavegabilidad Especial de Categoría Restringida para el mercado civil del helicóptero S-70M Black Hawk. Se espera que esta certificación, y el establecimiento de una habilitación de Leer másLa FAA certifica el S-70M Black Hawk para el mercado civil de helicópteros[…]
Marignane, 23 de diciembre de 2021 — Los Ministerios de Defensa e Interior del Gobierno de España han encargado 36 Airbus Helicopters H135 para el SMA (Policía Nacional), el SAGC (Servicio Aéreo de la Guardia Civil), la Armada (FLOAN) y el Ejército del Aire (EA). El Ministerio de Defensa recibirá 18 helicópteros H135, que serán Leer másArmada, EA, SMA y SAGC operarán el nuevo Airbus H135 con Helionix[…]
NEW ORLEANS – A Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin rescue helicopter aircrew medevac a 53-year-old male cruise ship passenger Wednesday approximately 218 nautical miles south of Southwest Pass, Louisiana. The U.S. Coast Guard District Eight watchstanders received a call at approximately 11:23 a.m. stating a man was experiencing stroke-like symptoms aboard the cruise ship Carnival Valor. Leer másCoast Guard aircrew medevac man 218 nm off Southwest Pass, Louisiana[…]
Roma, 22/12/2021 — Los dos helicópteros de entrenamiento básico Leonardo AW169M (designados UH-169B) del ejército italiano, han marcado recientemente un importante hito al acumular las primeras 1.000 horas de vuelo (FH). La plataforma lleva en servicio en el Esercito desde julio de 2020, fecha en la que el 2° Reggimento dell’Aviazione dell’Esercito “Sirio” recibió el Leer másLos AW169M del ejército italiano registran las primeras 1.000 FH[…]
SARAJEVO, Bosnia–Herzegovina (Dec. 21, 2021) – Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, announced the delivery of four Bell Huey II aircraft to the Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina (AFBiH) on Dec. 4. The four helicopters Bell UH-1 Huey II are part of an U.S. Foreign Military Sale signed in December 2019. The Bell Leer másBosnia and Herzegovina receives the Bell Huey II helicopter[…]
Roma, 22/12/2021 — Leonardo celebra al anuncio realizado por el Departamento de Defensa de Estados Unidos (DoD), mediante el cual otorga a AgustaWestland Philadelphia Corp. una modificación del contrato, previamente adjudicado, para los TH-73A del Sistema Avanzado de Entrenamiento de Helicópteros (AHTS, Advanced Helicopter Training System) de la U.S. Navy. Esta modificación ejercita opciones para Leer másEl DoD ejercita opciones para otros 36 Leonardo TH-73A AHTS[…]
Praga, December 2021 — Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, has signed a contract with the U.S. Government to build the Bell AH-1Z Flight Training Device for the Czech Republic helicopter fleet. The delivery of training devices will play a key role integrating new H-1 helicopters into the Czech Air Force. The Leer másBell AH-1Z Flight Training Device for the Czech Republic[…]
NORFOLK, Va., Dec. 20, 2021 – The U.S. Navy and Boeing [NYSE: BA] have successfully maneuvered the Boeing-owned T1 test asset on a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier for the first time – an early step forward in ensuring the MQ-25 unmanned aerial refueler will seamlessly integrate into carrier operations. During an underway demonstration aboard the USS Leer másU.S. Navy, Boeing complete first carrier tests for MQ-25[…]
