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Coast Guard and partners complete SAREX off Kauai

HONOLULU — Coast Guard and County of Kauai agency personnel successfully completed a search and rescue exercise (SAREX) off Kauai’s coast, Thursday. The exercise simulated a multi-agency response to the report of an overdue fishing vessel that failed to return to shore.  “The general scenario today is an overdue vessel that didn’t make it back,” Leer másCoast Guard and partners complete SAREX off Kauai[…]

Sikorsky Long-Range Hybrid-Electric eVTOL Demonstrator (HEX)

ATLANTA, March 2023 – Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, is producing a Hybrid-Electric Demonstrator (HEX), a fully-autonomous hybrid-electric vertical-take-off-and-landing (eVTOL) prototype. With a maximum gross weight of more than 7,000-pounds, the uncrewed aircraft will serve as a flying test-bed to evaluate large aircraft design, novel propulsion systems and control architectures for sustained hover, and ranges greater Leer másSikorsky Long-Range Hybrid-Electric eVTOL Demonstrator (HEX)[…]

St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office adds one Bell 407GXi

Fort Worth, TX (14 March 2023) – Bell Textron Inc. announced the purchase agreement for a Bell 407GXi aircraft to St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office (SJSO). The Bell 407GXi helicopter will join the Aviation Operations Unit to serve the citizens of St. Augustine, Florida and surrounding counties. “St. Johns County has selected to replace its Bell Leer másSt. Johns County Sheriff’s Office adds one Bell 407GXi[…]

Royal Bahrain Air Force receives three Bell 505 helicopters

Mirabel, Canada (Mar. 15, 2023) – Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. company, announced the delivery of three Bell 505 helicopters to the Royal Bahrain Air Force. Bell Helicopter delivered the aircraft during an inspection and acceptance event in February 2023 at Bell’s Mirabel facility. “We are honored to provide the Bahrain Defense Force another premiere Leer másRoyal Bahrain Air Force receives three Bell 505 helicopters[…]

Coast Guard MH-65 rescue man in Ossabaw Sound, Georgia

JACKSONVILLE, Fla.— A Coast Guard Air Station Savannah MH-65 Dolphin aircrew rescue a man after his sailboat capsized in Ossabaw Sound, Georgia. Wednesday, March 22, 2023. The MH-65 Dolphin Short-Range Recovery Helicopter (SRR) aircrew arrived on the scene, deployed the rescue swimmer, hoisted the sailor Chris Dawson off the hull of the 33-foot sailing vessel Gypsy Leer másCoast Guard MH-65 rescue man in Ossabaw Sound, Georgia[…]

Coast Guard MH-60T medevac man offshore Port Fourchon

NEW ORLEANS. Tuesday, March 21, 2023 — A Coast Guard MH-60T Jayhawk aircrew medevac a vessel crewmember approximately 15 nautical miles offshore Port Fourchon, Louisiana. U.S. Coast Guard Sector New Orleans watchstanders received a call at 7:54 p.m. from the motor vessel Solitaire stating a crewmember was experiencing seizure-like symptoms. Coast Guard Sector New Orleans watchstanders coordinated Leer másCoast Guard MH-60T medevac man offshore Port Fourchon[…]

U.S. Army signs for 184 Boeing AH-64E Apache helicopters

REDSTONE ARSENAL, Alabama — Representatives from the Army and Boeing signed a Multi-Year II (MY2) multibillion-dollar contract to acquire 184 new and remanufactured AH-64E Apache helicopters at the Boeing production facility in Mesa, Ariz., on March 17, 2023. Multi-year procurement contracts are special mechanisms designed to reduce costs for a limited number of programs that Leer másU.S. Army signs for 184 Boeing AH-64E Apache helicopters[…]

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