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Heli-One Renewed CH-146 Griffon Maintenance Contract

Heli-One Renewed CH-146 Griffon Maintenance Contract

09-Feb-24 - Heli-One, CHC MRO division, has been awarded a 5-year renewal contract (with 5 options) totaling US$111 million by Bell Canada to provide in-service support for the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) CH-146 Griffon helicopters #maintenance
Canadian Griffon Crew Wins 2022 Cormorant Trophy

Canadian Griffon Crew Wins 2022 Cormorant Trophy

19-Oct-23 - A helicopter crew from the Royal Canadian Air Force’s 439 Combat Support Squadron, flying the Bell CH-146 Griffon, has been awarded the Cormorant Trophy for a challenging rescue in Quebec in October of last year #CormorantTrophy
Canadian Helicopters Against Wildfires

Canadian Helicopters Against Wildfires

18-Aug-23 - Climate Change, Wildfires and the Role of Canada’s Military Helicopters #firefighting
SkyAlyne to Provide Aircrew Training to Canada

SkyAlyne to Provide Aircrew Training to Canada

29-Jul-23 - SkyAlyne, a partnership between CAE and KF Aerospace, selected by Canada for Future Aircrew Training (FAcT) Program against a joint-venture between Babcock and Leonardo. The Airbus H135 will be used for helicopter training #training
Record-Breaking RCAF Chinook Evacuation in Quebec Wildfires

Record-Breaking RCAF Chinook Evacuation in Quebec Wildfires

17-Jul-23 - Canadian Chinook heavy-lift helicopters set a new local record by evacuating 344 people in a single day during the Quebec wildfires #Chinook
Gastops ChipCHECK Devices for RCAF CH-146 Griffon

Gastops ChipCHECK Devices for RCAF CH-146 Griffon

01-Jun-23 - Gastops to provide seven ChipCHECK, a portable and automated debris analysis tool, to support the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) fleet of 85 CH-146 Griffon (Bell 412CF) helicopters #ChipCHECK
IMP Aerospace to Upgrade CH-149 at Halifax

IMP Aerospace to Upgrade CH-149 at Halifax

28-Apr-23 - IMP Aerospace & Defence awarded subcontract by Leonardo to upgrade 13 RCAF CH-149 Cormorant helicopters at its facility in Halifax, Nova Scotia. #Cormorant
New Partners for Bell CH-146 Griffon Upgrade

New Partners for Bell CH-146 Griffon Upgrade

26-Apr-23 - Bell Textron Canada awarded subcontracts to Alpine Aerotech and Heli-One for the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) Bell CH-146 Griffon Limited Life-Extension (GLLE) upgrade #Griffon
USAF Pave Hawks Training at USCG Rescue School

USAF Pave Hawks Training at USCG Rescue School

20-Apr-23 - US Air Force HH-60G Pave Hawk active duty, Guard and Reserve crews along Canadians from RCAF Comox base completed joint rescue training at US Coast Guard Station Astoria, Oregon #rescue
Leonardo Awarded Canadian CH-149 CMLU Upgrade

Leonardo Awarded Canadian CH-149 CMLU Upgrade

26-Dec-22 - Leonardo UK awarded € 690M contract for the AW101 / CH-149 “Cormorant” Canadian search and rescue helicopter mid-life upgrade (CMLU) #Cormorant
Canada to Evaluate Skeldar Drone in ASW

Canada to Evaluate Skeldar Drone in ASW

22-Oct-22 - Canada awarded a 2nd Phase contract to Ultra Maritime and UMS Skeldar to evaluate the V-200 unmanned aircraft system (UAS) as an anti-submarine warfare (ASW) solution #ASW
Ingenio Part of Canadian CH-146 GLEE Upgrade

Ingenio Part of Canadian CH-146 GLEE Upgrade

05-Oct-22 - Bell selects Ingenio Aerospace avionics products for the CH-146 Griffon Limited Life Extension (GLEE) Project to upgrade 85 helicopters of the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) through 2031 covering replacement of avionics and engines #Griffon
Canadian CH-148 Landed on Chilean Warship

Canadian CH-148 Landed on Chilean Warship

29-Jun-22 - A Sikorsky CH-148 Cyclone from Royal Canadian Navy landed for the first time on a Chilean warship. The helicopter embarked on HMCS Vancouver (FFH 331) landed on the Type 23 class frigate Almirante Lynch during RIMPAC 2022 exercise #RIMPAC22
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