Coast Guard MH-65E and RCAF CH-149 medevac two off Washington coast

Publicada en 26 de agosto de 202526 de agosto de 2025 por Hugo Ramos

SEATTLE — A U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Air Station Port Angeles MH-65E Dolphin helicopter aircrew and a Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) CH-149 Cormorant helicopter aircrew sucessfully coordinatec two separate medevac of two passengers from the cruise ship Ruby Princess approximately 145 nautical miles of Cape Flattery, Washington. Sunday August 24, 2025. Sunday morning, Coast Leer másCoast Guard MH-65E and RCAF CH-149 medevac two off Washington coast[…]

Smith Myers ARTEMIS selected for RCAF CH-149 Mid-Life Upgrade

Publicada en 4 de junio de 20244 de junio de 2024 por Admin

OTTAWA, Canada. May 28, 202 — Smith Myers ARTEMIS has been selected to be integrated on the RCAF CH-149 Cormorant Search and Rescue Helicopter Mid-Life Upgrade (CMLU) Project. The Smith Myers’ ARTEMIS Mobile Phone Detection Location System has been chosen to be a key component of the upgrade. The CMLU Project aims to transition Canada’s Leer másSmith Myers ARTEMIS selected for RCAF CH-149 Mid-Life Upgrade[…]

Leonardo sub-contract IMP Aerospace for CH-149 upgrade

Publicada en 28 de abril de 202328 de abril de 2023 por Admin

Halifax, N.S., 28 April, 2023 – Leonardo awards a sub-contract to IMP Aerospace & Defence to undertake the upgrade of 13 in-service CH-149 (AW101) Cormorant Search and Rescue (SAR) helicopters at its facility in Halifax, Nova Scotia. This agreement, announced at an event on 27 April, with Canada’s Minister of Defence, the Honorable Anita Anand Leer másLeonardo sub-contract IMP Aerospace for CH-149 upgrade[…]

Leonardo CH-149 Cormorant helicopter Mid-Life Upgrade (CMLU)

Publicada en 25 de diciembre de 202225 de diciembre de 2022 por Admin

The Canadian Department of National Defence has awarded to Leonardo (through Leonardo U.K. Ltd of Yeovil) a $1 billion CAN (€690 million) contract for the CH-149 Cormorant (AW101) Mid-Life Upgrade (CMLU) Project for 16 aircraft in total, comprising 13 existing Cormorant Search and Rescue Helicopter (CSH) currently in-service and the augmentation of a further three Leer másLeonardo CH-149 Cormorant helicopter Mid-Life Upgrade (CMLU)[…]

RCAF CH-149 Cormorant aircrew visits USCG Air Station Astoria

Publicada en 10 de diciembre de 202210 de diciembre de 2022 por Admin

ASTORIA, Oregon — A RCAF (Royal Canadian Air Force) CH-149 Cormorant helicopter aircrew visited the USCG Air Station Astoria in Warrenton, Wednesday. Coast Guard Air Station Astoria personnel welcomed a Royal Canadian Air Force CH-149 Cormorant helicopter aircrew from the 442 Transport and Rescue Squadron, 19 Wing Commex in British Columbia, Canada. During the visit, they Leer másRCAF CH-149 Cormorant aircrew visits USCG Air Station Astoria[…]

US and Canadian Coast Guard, rescue 3 people and 1 dog

Publicada en 5 de octubre de 202210 de diciembre de 2022 por Admin

SEATTLE — The U.S. Coast Guard and Canadian Coast Guard, and other agencies, rescue three people and a dog Tuesday from a sinking vessel in Echo Bay on Sucia Island. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Puget Sound received a report at 2 p.m. Tuesday of a 57-foot vessel taking on water after it struck rocks Leer másUS and Canadian Coast Guard, rescue 3 people and 1 dog[…]

El Leonardo AW101 supera las 500 mil horas de vuelo

Publicada en 21 de mayo de 202110 de diciembre de 2022 por Admin

Roma, mayo de 2021 — La flota global del helicóptero trimotor, de 15,6 toneladas (MGW), Leonardo AW101 ha superado las 500 mil horas de vuelo (FH). Actualmente son casi 200 las unidades de la plataforma en servicio para más de 10 clientes en más de diez países, distribuidos en cuatro continentes. Hoy Leonardo tiene pedidos de Leer másEl Leonardo AW101 supera las 500 mil horas de vuelo[…]

Modernización y aumento de flota del helicóptero CH-149 de la RCAF por Leonardo y Team Cormorant

Publicada en 23 de agosto de 201923 de agosto de 2019 por Hugo Ramos

El proyecto Cormorant Mid-Life Upgrade (CMLU): modernización y crecimiento de la flota de CH-149 Los CH-149 Cormorant de búsqueda y rescate (Rescue Sauvetage) de la RCAF se están aproximando a la mitad de su vida útil, por ello el Gobierno de Canadá ha decidido modernizar la flota y adquirir un mínimo de 2 nuevos helicópteros Leer másModernización y aumento de flota del helicóptero CH-149 de la RCAF por Leonardo y Team Cormorant[…]

Leonardo and Team Cormorant welcome the Government of Canada’s continued commitment to modernize and expand the Cormorant SAR Helicopter fleet

Publicada en 23 de agosto de 201910 de diciembre de 2022 por Hugo Ramos

Rome, 23 August 2019 – Leonardo welcomes the continued commitment made by Canada’s Minister of National Defence, the Honourable Harjit S. Sajjan, to modernize and expand Canada’s primary rotary search and rescue helicopter fleet through the Cormorant Mid-Life Upgrade (CMLU) program. Yesterday’s announcement marks a major step forward ahead of program finalization. To date, the Leer másLeonardo and Team Cormorant welcome the Government of Canada’s continued commitment to modernize and expand the Cormorant SAR Helicopter fleet[…]