MIAMI – A USCG Station Miami Beach law enforcement boat crew along with CBP AMO and HSI seized approximately 1,7 tons (3,715 pounds) of cocaine, worth an estimated $28 million, from a suspected drug smuggling vessel 2 nautical miles east of Miami Beach. Tuesday. Tuesday, December 2, 2025. CBP AMO law enforcement boat crews provided Leer másUSCG, CBP, HSI seized 1,7 tons of cocaine off Miami Beach[…]
MIAMI – The Coast Guard Cutter Stone crew seized more than 22 tons (specifically 22,230.5 kilos / 49,010 pounds) of cocaine in the Eastern Pacific Ocean worth more than $362 million. The drug were offloaded at Port Everglades, the past week. This offload marks the most amount of cocaine seized by a single Cutter in Leer másCoast Guard continues to break records seizing more than 22 tons of cocaine in the Eastern Pacific Ocean[…]
Cologne, 18 November 2025 – Airbus Helicopters will now support the entire fleet of H145 family helicopters of the French Sécurité Civile and Gendarmerie Nationale, following a new contract signed with France’s Aeronautical Maintenance Directorate (DMAé). This latest agreement covers 46 H145 helicopters (40 for the Sécurité Civile and six for the Gendarmerie Nationale) for Leer másAirbus to support entire French Sécurité Civile and Gendarmerie H145 fleet[…]
Cologne, 18 November 2025 – Leading UK air charter service provider Thunder Aviation announced at European Rotors 2025 (Cologne, 17-20 November) that it will renew its fleet with Leonardo AW109 Trekker light twin engine helicopters. These three new aircraft will replace one AW109 GrandNew light twin and three AW119Kx single engine aircraft. The new helicopters Leer másThunder Aviation selects AW109 Trekker for charter services in UK[…]
HONOLULU – The Coast Guard Cutter Midgett (WMSL 757) crew returned to their Honolulu home port Friday after a 79-day deployment to the Eastern Pacific Ocean in support of the counter-drug mission Operation Pacific Viper. While patrolling international waters off the Pacific coasts of Mexico and Central America, Cutter Midgett’s crew apprehended 19 suspected drug Leer másUSCGC Midgett and HITRON in Operation Pacific Viper[…]
MIAMI – The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Seneca offloaded approximately 5,8 tons (12,750 pounds) of narcotics (cocaine and marijuana) interdicted during Operation Pacific Viper. The drugs, with an approximate street value of $94.5 million, were offloaded in Port Everglades on Tuesday, September 30, 2025. Cutter Seneca was deployed in support of Operation Pacific Viper. Leer másCoast Guard interdicted 5,8 tons of narcotics during Operation Pacific Viper[…]
SAN DIEGO — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Midgett (WMSL 757) offloads approximately 9,6 tons (9582,5924 kilos) of cocaine in San Diego, with an estimated value of more than $156.4 million. Thursday, September 25, 2025. The offload resulted from four separate drug interdictions of suspected drug-smuggling vessels in international waters off the coasts of Leer másCoast Guard Cutter Midgett interdicted more than 9 tons of cocaine[…]
WASHINGTON — The USCG recently completed contract actions aimed at accelerating delivery of new MH-60T Jayhawk medium-range recovery helicopters and HC-130J Hercules long-range surveillance aircraft and expanding mission capabilities of the expanded aviation fleet. On September 8, the Coast Guard placed a $14.3 million order for delivery of 13 General Electric T700 engines for its Leer másUSCG completed contract actions for new MH-60T and HC-130J[…]
MILTON, Florida. September 18, 2025. — Leonardo Helicopters celebrated the official grand opening of its new Florida Support Center on September 18 at Whiting Aviation Park in Santa Rosa County. The ceremony marked a significant milestone in the company’s continued investment —now totalling $65 million— in U.S. military aviation support, civil helicopter services, and regional Leer másLeonardo Helicopters opens Florida Support Center to enhance TH-73A and civil fleet sustainment capabilities[…]
JACKSONVILLE, Florida. — The U.S. Coast Guard Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron (HITRON) achieved a significant milestone in its counter-drug mission completing 1,000 interdictions of suspected drug trafficking vessels August 25, 2025. Since October 1, 2024, HITRON has interdicted $3.3 billion in illicit narcotics destined for the United States via maritime routes, a three-fold increase over its Leer másCoast Guard HITRON reaches the milestone of 1,000 interdictions[…]