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Safran Renews Royal Navy Merlin Engines Support
04-Apr-24 - Safran signs a 6-year renewal contract to support the RTM322 engines used on the Royal Navy’s fleet of 55 Merlin helicopters at its facility in Fareham, UK #RTM322
AI Modernizes Royal Navy Helicopter Support
06-Nov-23 - Motherlode, an artificially intelligent (AI) software, will be able to solve engineering problems in seconds by identifying faults with equipment before they become problematic #IA
HMS Prince of Wales in East Coast Deployment
22-Oct-23 - Royal Navy’s newest aircraft carrier, HMS Prince of Wales, visits the United States for final enlistment phase in preparation for first global deployment in 2025 #PrinceOfWales
Wildcat is First Royal Navy Helicopter to Land on USS Gerald R Ford
01-Aug-23 - A Royal Navy Wildcat helicopter becomes first British aircraft to land on world’s largest warship, the US Navy’s USS Gerald R Ford (CVN-78) aircraft carrier #Wildcat
Royal Navy Engineers Rapidly Repair Aircraft
09-Jun-23 - Royal Navy engineers have sharpened their ability to rapidly repair aircraft during operations around the world. #repairs
Royal Navy Wildcat Rescue Mission
28-Feb-23 - Royal Navy 815 Naval Air Squadron AW159 Wildcat HMA2 helicopters are regularly deployed and therefore involved in humanitarian aid missions around the world, particularly in the Caribbean and the Bahamas. #HumanitarianRelief
Camcopter Drone for Royal Navy Ships
10-Feb-23 - Schiebel and Thales awarded Uncrewed Air Systems (UAS) contract “Peregrine” to provide the S-100 Camcopter drone to the Royal Navy #drones
Last Merlin Mk4 Delivered to Royal Navy
12-Jan-23 - Leonardo Yeovil delivered the 25th and last Merlin Mk.4 to Royal Navy’s Commando Helicopter Force (CHF) as part of the Merlin Life Sustainment Programme (MLSP) which upgraded ex RAF HC.3/3A since 2014 #RoyalMarines
Leonardo Completed Royal Navy Merlin MLSP Upgrade
10-Dec-22 - Former Royal Air Force (RAF) 19 Mk3 and 6 (ex Danish) Mk3a Merlins were upgraded as Mk4 / M4a under the Merlin Life Sustainment Programme (MLSP) to be used by the Commando Helicopter Force (CHF) until 2030 #RoyalMarines
First UK-Donated Sea King Arrives in Ukraine
24-Nov-22 - The first of an undisclosed number (3?) of Sea King helicopters donated by the UK have arrived in Ukraine. The Royal Navy provided a 6-week training programme for 10 Ukrainian crews #SeaKing
Camcopter ASW Drone at REPMUS 2022
20-Oct-22 - The Schiebel Camcopter S-100 drone completed Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) capability demonstration sponsored by the Royal Navy during the REPMUS 2022 NATO military exercise in Portugal #drones
Leonardo WIST Support for British Wildcat
07-Apr-22 - Leonardo signed £360M Integrated Support and Training (WIST) contract for 3-year maintenance and training of AW159 Wildcat helicopter fleet of British Army and Royal Navy
Sustainable Aviation Fuel for UK Merlin Engine
29-Jan-22 - Safran Helicopter Engines has started using sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) at its UK facility in Fareham. It is the first Safran site outside France to use SAF #ecology| More News ... |  |
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