28-May-24 - Smith Myers Artemis Mobile Phone Detection Location System has been selected for the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) CH-149 Cormorant search and rescue Helicopter mid-life upgrade (CMLU) #CMLU
26-Dec-22 - Leonardo UK awarded € 690M contract for the AW101 / CH-149 “Cormorant” Canadian search and rescue helicopter mid-life upgrade (CMLU) #Cormorant
13-Jun-22 - Team Cormorant ( Leonardo, IMP, CAE, GE, Collins Aerospace and other Canadian suppliers ) pushing for the RCAF CH-149 helicopter upgrade. The proposed CMLU will be performed in Canada and upgrade the helicopters to the latest standard #CMLU
23-Aug-19 - Canada confirmed Cormorant Mid-Life Upgrade (CMLU) of the RCAF search and rescue helicopters to the AW101-612 standard with the modernization of current 14 CH-149 plus at least 2 (of 7) cancelled Marine One VH-71 airframes under a US$1B deal #CMLU
29-May-18 - Canada to proceed with the 14 CH-149 Cormorant Mid-Life Upgrade Program (CMLU) based on AW101-612 (Norway) and expand by up to 7 additional AW101s to serve beyond 2040 #aircraft
29-May-17 - Leonardo and IMP to support RCAF CH-149 Cormorant Mid-Life Upgrade (CMLU) including the expansion of the fleet through the conversion of AW101-519 helicopters (ex U.S. Marine One VH-71)
