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Bell Service Life Extension for Canadian CH-146 Griffon

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MIRABEL, QC, Jan. 17, 2024 — The Government of Canada signs a Service Life Extension to its Bell CH-146 Griffon helicopter fleet. This contract with Bell Textron Canada Ltd. will extend the service life and maintain the existing capabilities of CH-146 Griffon helicopters to support the Canadian Armed Forces and keep Canadian citizens safe. Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Public Leer másBell Service Life Extension for Canadian CH-146 Griffon[…]

United States Naval Test Pilot School graduates Class 163

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NAVAL AIR WARFARE CENTER AIRCRAFT DIVISION, Patuxent River, Md. — The United States Naval Test Pilot School (USNTPS) held a graduation ceremony for Class 163 on December 14, 2023. 28 students successfully completed the intense 11-month course of instruction and received their designations as Engineering Test Pilots, Engineering Test Flight Officers, and Test Project Engineer. U.S. Army Leer másUnited States Naval Test Pilot School graduates Class 163[…]

French, Canadian, US Forces rescue 11 fishermen off Rota, CNMI

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SANTA RITA, Guam — French Air Force (Armée de l’Air), Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF), U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) and U.S. Air Force (USAF), collaborated with local responders, successfully conducted a search and rescue operation for 11 fishermen of a distressed fishing vessel off the coast of Rota, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Leer másFrench, Canadian, US Forces rescue 11 fishermen off Rota, CNMI[…]

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

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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

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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

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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[…]

Bell to modernize RCAF CH-146 Griffon helicopter fleet

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On May 30 (2022), the Government of Canada announced a contract  for Bell Textron Canada to extend the life the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) fleet of 85 CH‑146 Griffon helicopters until the mid-2030s. “Since 1992 when the Griffon procurement was originally awarded, Bell has remained a key partner to the Canadian Air Force. For Leer másBell to modernize RCAF CH-146 Griffon helicopter fleet[…]

Coast Guard rescue 31 fishermen: the aircrews Awards Ceremony

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BOSTON – Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Karl Schultz presented the aircrew Awards Ceremony at Air Station Cape Cod due the rescue of 31 fishermen in only one mission. The U.S. Coast Guard, Canadian Coast Guard, and the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) rescued the 31 fishermen from a disabled, Canadian vessel over 130 nautical miles Leer másCoast Guard rescue 31 fishermen: the aircrews Awards Ceremony[…]

ASAREX 2021, el ejercicio SAR organizado por la Força Aérea Portuguesa

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ASAREX es un ejercicio SAR anual organizado por la Força Aérea Portuguesa. Este año contó con la participación del USCG (entre otras Agencias). El ASAREX (Advanced Search And Rescue Exercise) nació en 2015 y únicamente no se pudo llevar a cabo el pasado 2020 debido a la pandemia. La edición de este 2021 se prolongó Leer másASAREX 2021, el ejercicio SAR organizado por la Força Aérea Portuguesa[…]

El Leonardo AW101 supera las 500 mil horas de vuelo

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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[…]

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