AgustaWestland EH101

1987 · Three-engine turbine helicopter

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FlySight OPENSIGHT Integrated on Norwegian AW101 SAR Helicopters

Apr 21, 2026 · FlySight completes first integration tests of its OPENSIGHT mission console and ATR system aboard Norway’s AW101 SAR helicopter, enhancing real-time situational awareness and decision-making.
Heli-One Renews Maintenance Contract for Norwegian AW101s

Dec 15, 2025 · CHC MRO provider Heli-One has renewed its support contract through 2030 at its Stavanger, Norway facility for the Royal Norwegian Air Force’s fleet of 16 Leonardo AW101 SAR Queen search-and-rescue helicopters.
RCAF Cormorant Crew Honored for Daring Sea Rescue

Dec 2, 2025 · A Royal Canadian Air Force 103 Search and Rescue Squadron CH-149 Cormorant crew received a Certificate of Commendation for exceptional bravery during the rescue of a disabled cargo vessel’s crew near Lark Harbour, Newfoundland, last February.
Crewman Reaches 3,000 Flight Hours on Portuguese EH101 Helicopter

May 11, 2025 · First Sergeant Igor Silva has reached a historic milestone by becoming the first crew member of the Portuguese Air Force (FAP) to achieve 3,000 flight hours in the EH101 Merlin helicopter
Royal Navy Merlin Support Contract Extended

Apr 5, 2025 · Leonardo UK has been awarded a £165M contract extension to provide two years of continued support at Yeovil for 54 Royal Navy Merlin helicopters, including 30 HM Mk2 maritime patrol helicopters and 24 HC Mk4/Mk4A transport aircraft
Artemis Phone Locator Saves Lives in Mountain Rescue

Nov 4, 2024 · Royal Norwegian Air Force (RNoAF) Leonardo AW101 SAR Queen search and rescue helicopter completed successful mision in the Vestlandsfjellet mountains thanks to Smith Myers Artemis advanced mobile phone tracking technology

May 28, 2024 · Artemis Mobile Phone Detector in the Cormorant Upgrade
Apr 4, 2024 · Safran Renews Royal Navy Merlin Engines Support
Aug 15, 2023 · Poland Receives First AW101, Negotiating 22 More
May 11, 2023 · Italian Caesar Helicopters Training in Germany
Apr 28, 2023 · IMP Aerospace to Upgrade CH-149 at Halifax
Jan 26, 2023 · Heli-One Supports Norwegian AW101 SAR Queen
Jan 12, 2023 · Last Merlin Mk4 Delivered to Royal Navy
Jan 4, 2023 · AW101 in North Atlantic Crossing
Dec 26, 2022 · Leonardo Awarded Canadian CH-149 CMLU Upgrade
Dec 10, 2022 · Leonardo Completed Royal Navy Merlin MLSP Upgrade
Oct 20, 2022 · AW101 High-Altitude Trials in USA
Sep 30, 2022 · Yeovil AW101 Flight Team Growing
Jul 14, 2022 · SAR Queen Activated at Banak Base
Jul 14, 2022 · AW101 Helicopter in Jurassic World Dominion
Jul 11, 2022 · Vita Rescue System Demo on FAP EH101
Jun 13, 2022 · Canadian Cormorant Fleet Requires Mid-Life Upgrade
Jun 2, 2022 · Joint Canada-USCG Rescue Wins Cormorant Trophy 2021
Apr 29, 2022 · Europe Updating its Civil Defenses
Mar 13, 2022 · USCG and RCAF Rescue 31 from Sinking Fishing Ship
Jan 29, 2022 · Sustainable Aviation Fuel for UK Merlin Engine
Jan 18, 2022 · Kongsberg Maintenance for Norwegian AW101
Jan 12, 2022 · AW101 Looks Forward to 2022
Nov 16, 2021 · Danish EH101 in the COVID-19 Pandemic
Oct 18, 2021 · 20th Anniversary of Canadian Cormorant
Aug 23, 2021 · Norwegian AW101 Crews Training at Leonardo
Aug 12, 2021 · Babcock and Leonardo Teamed for Canada Training
Jul 20, 2021 · First Flight of Polish Navy AW101
May 17, 2021 · SAR Queen Activated at Ørland Base
May 15, 2021 · Half Million Flight Hours for the AW101
Apr 27, 2021 · Merlin Launched Sting Ray Torpedoes
Mar 25, 2021 · Crowsnest Enters Service in Royal Navy
Mar 17, 2021 · Tenth “SAR Queen” Delivered to Norway
Nov 16, 2020 · SAR Queen Operational in Norway
Sep 30, 2020 · Polar Bear Damages Canadian Cormorant
Sep 29, 2020 · GVH Sea Trays for Norwegian AW101
Aug 19, 2020 · Leonardo UK Supporting Armed Forces COVID-19 Response
Aug 5, 2020 · HH-101A Caesar Delivered to AMI 9th Stormo
Jul 20, 2020 · Merlin Crowsnest AEW Delayed
Jul 18, 2020 · British, Danish and Estonian in Mali
Jul 6, 2020 · Leonardo Osprey AESA Radar
Jun 23, 2020 · RFA Argus Merlin Rescues Kayakers in the Caribbean
May 13, 2020 · Merlin Lands on River Batch 2 OPV
Apr 30, 2020 · Leonardo Helicopters during CODIV-19 Crisis
Apr 6, 2020 · Royal Navy Helicopters Supporting the NHS
Jan 29, 2020 · Safran to Support Portugal’ EH101 Engines
Dec 19, 2019 · Denmark Deployed EH101 to Mali
Dec 13, 2019 · Permali Provides Ballistic Protection for Commando Mk4
Dec 11, 2019 · PZL Świdnik Completed First Parts for Polish AW101
Aug 23, 2019 · Canada Confirmed Cormorant Helicopters Upgrade
Jun 24, 2019 · British Merlin and Apache RTM322 Engines
May 29, 2019 · Cormorant Hoist Training System for CFB Comox
Apr 26, 2019 · Polish Navy Orders Four AW101 Valued 380M EUR
Apr 8, 2019 · Poland Starts AW101 Acquisition Process
Mar 9, 2019 · Merlin in Norway for Exercise Clockwork
Jan 29, 2019 · Royal Navy’ Merlins Reaches 200,000 Flight Hours
Dec 5, 2018 · Redstreak Mobile Phone Rescue System
Nov 5, 2018 · AW101 and NH90 Support Facility in Norway
Oct 4, 2018 · Merlin Commando First Time on Type 23 Frigate
Sep 21, 2018 · Night Aerial Refueling Capability for Italian HH-101
Aug 20, 2018 · Merlin Mk4 Deck Quals on HMS Queen Elizabeth
May 29, 2018 · Go Ahead for CH-149 CMLU Upgrade Program
May 24, 2018 · First Commando Merlin Mk4 Delivered to Royal Navy
May 22, 2018 · Rescue 901 Wins 2017 Cormorant Trophy
May 8, 2018 · Hot Blade 2018 in Portugal
Mar 21, 2018 · Merlin and Chinook Trials on HMS Queen Elizabeth
Mar 9, 2018 · Royal Navy Merlins HM2 in Dynamic Manta 2018
Jan 31, 2018 · 820 Squadron Getting Ready For HMS Queen Elizabeth
Nov 20, 2017 · First AW101 Delivered to Norway
Nov 20, 2017 · Leonardo AESA Osprey Radar for Norway
Nov 10, 2017 · Thailand Signs MoU for AW101
Jul 12, 2017 · Merlin HC4 Makes Yeovilton Debut
Jul 4, 2017 · Merlin First aircraft to Land on HMS Queen Elizabeth
Jun 28, 2017 · APROC 2017
Jun 27, 2017 · Team Cormorant for CH-149 Mid-Life Upgrade
Jun 13, 2017 · Norway AW101 Training Centre Opens
May 29, 2017 · Cormorant Fleet to be Expanded with VH-71
Apr 11, 2017 · Onboard Systems Hook Kits for AW169 and AW101
Apr 5, 2017 · Royal Navy Merlin Deployed Aboard French Mistral
Mar 3, 2017 · Polish Armaments Group Cooperation with Leonardo
Jan 16, 2017 · Royal Navy Announced Crowsnest Contract
Nov 21, 2016 · AW101 Merlin Mk4 Makes Maiden Flight
Oct 28, 2016 · Royal Marines Merlin Mk4 First Flight
Oct 17, 2016 · Lockheed Martin 25 Years with Royal Navy Merlin
Jul 28, 2016 · 30th Merlin HM.2 Delivered to Royal Navy
Jul 27, 2016 · Safran to Support Danish EH101 Engines
Jun 17, 2016 · 846 Squadron Female Pilot Named in Awards
May 31, 2016 · Norwegian AW101 Roll Out Ceremony
May 3, 2016 · Flat-Panel Surveillance Radar for Norway AW101

Mar 29, 2016 · Royal Marines Merlin iMk3 Aboard HMS Ocean
Mar 23, 2016 · Norwegian First AW101 Maiden Flight
Mar 9, 2016 · 814 Naval Squadron ASW Exercise in the Mediterranean
Feb 25, 2016 · First Italian Air Force HH-101A Caesar Enters Service
Feb 9, 2016 · RCAF Trains with Icelandic Coast Guard
Dec 2, 2015 · Royal Navy Merlin HM.2 First Gulf Deployment
Oct 19, 2015 · First Upgraded Merlin HC.3 to Royal Navy
Oct 14, 2015 · Royal Navy Received Interim Merlin iMk3
Sep 15, 2015 · Royal Navy Merlin HM.2 Declared Fully Operational
Jun 17, 2015 · Turbomeca to Support Portugal EH101 Fleet
Jun 11, 2015 · Honeywell Enhance Navigation Capabilities of AW101
Jun 2, 2015 · New Merlin HC.4 Simulators at Yeovilton
May 22, 2015 · Thales Radar for the Royal Navy Merlin AEW Variant
Apr 23, 2015 · Canadian Operation Nunalivut in High Arctic
Apr 12, 2015 · RCAF 442 Squadron in SAREX 2015
Mar 27, 2015 · 846 Naval Air Squadron Returns to Yeovilton
Mar 26, 2015 · UK Sign 5 Another Years For AW101 Fleet Support
Feb 10, 2015 · Ultra Electronics Sonobuoys for Royal Navy Merlin
Jan 11, 2015 · RCAF Rescues Eight Men Adrift on Ice Floe
Dec 15, 2014 · AgustaWestland Renews with Critical Software
Dec 8, 2014 · General Dynamics UK awarded Merlin HC.4 contract
Nov 26, 2014 · Royal Navy Merlin Deliver Aid in Fight Against Ebola
Nov 11, 2014 · 442 Squadron “Rescue 903” wins 2014 Cormorant Trophy
Oct 1, 2014 · Royal Air Force Hand Over Merlin To Royal Navy
Aug 5, 2014 · AgustaWestland and AMI Training Agreement
Jul 16, 2014 · Kongsberg and AgustaWestland Cooperation
Jul 14, 2014 · General Dynamics systems for Merlin Mk4
Jun 16, 2014 · Royal Navy Merlin Mk2 in Exercise Deep Blue
May 28, 2014 · FLIR Star SAFIRE 380-HDc for Norway AW101
Apr 22, 2014 · Canada takes part in disaster relief exercise in Peru
Mar 19, 2014 · Maiden flight for Italian HH-101A CAESAR
Mar 17, 2014 · Merlin Mk2 initial trials on Type 23 frigate
Feb 7, 2014 · QinetiQ to provide evaluation for Merlin MLSP
Jan 2, 2014 · AgustaWestland Statement - Indian AW101
Dec 20, 2013 · Danish EH101 flew with new EW suite
Dec 19, 2013 · UK Gov welcomes £1 billion AgustaWestland deal
Dec 19, 2013 · Norway signs contract for 16 SAR AW101s
Sep 27, 2013 · RAF Merlin 10 years of continual deployments
Jul 23, 2013 · First 5 Merlin Mk 2 delivered to Royal Navy
Jun 4, 2013 · Merlin helicopters end Afghan operations
Apr 18, 2013 · First AW101 VVIP Delivered to Turkmenistan
Oct 25, 2012 · EW equipment for RDAF EH-101s
Oct 9, 2012 · Cormorants 10 Years of Canadian service
Oct 3, 2012 · Rescue 915 earns the 2012 Cormorant Trophy
Sep 18, 2012 · Northrop-Grumman & AgustaWestland AW101
Jul 3, 2012 · UK Marines learn about AW101 at RAF Benson
May 30, 2012 · EC225 NORDSAR proposal for Norway SAR
Feb 29, 2012 · Norway pre-selects the NH90 for future SAR capability
Feb 27, 2012 · US Presidential VXX program acquisition delayed further
Dec 5, 2011 · 442 squadron crew wins the 2011 Cormorant Trophy
Sep 29, 2011 · Ten year for Royal Navy Merlin
Jan 17, 2011 · AgustaWestland Signs Contract for the Second Five Year Period of the IMOS Contract
Jul 12, 2010 · Portuguese Air Force AW101 Fleet Achieves 10,000 Flying Hours
Mar 11, 2010 · Indian Air Force Signs € 560 Million Contract For 12 AW101 Helicopters
Aug 4, 2009 · Italian Navy Takes Delivery Of Its 21st AW101 Helicopter
Jun 15, 2009 · Latest Variant of the AW101 Makes Paris Debut
Jun 1, 2009 · VH-71 Terminated
May 15, 2009 · VH-71 Stop Work Order Issued
Feb 25, 2008 · HH-71 CSAR-X Aerial Refueling Flights
Jan 10, 2008 · VH-71 Begins U.S. Flight Testing
Nov 26, 2007 · AgustaWestland Completes BERP IV Flight Testing
Sep 12, 2007 · CH-149 Maintenance contract renewed
Jul 5, 2007 · VH-71 Presidential Helicopter Test Aircraft completes maiden flight
Mar 30, 2007 · Six Danish EH101 Helicopters goes to the RAF
Oct 2, 2006 · IMOS Goes Live
Sep 27, 2006 · New High Performance EH101 Enters Flight Test Phase
Jul 18, 2006 · Portuguese Air Force Receives 12th and Final EH101
Mar 6, 2006 · JMSDF Takes Delivery of First EH101
Jan 12, 2006 · AgustaWestland Launches HEAT Programme for EH101 Merlin
Nov 17, 2005 · First presidential test helo arrives at Pax River
Jul 13, 2005 · Presidential helo is now VH-71A
Jun 14, 2005 · Royal Air Force Merlin Operations in Iraq
Jan 28, 2005 · US101 Selected BY US Navy for Presidential Helicopter Replacement Program
Nov 21, 2002 · Delivery of the last of 22 HC3s for the RAF
Dec 10, 2001 · Denmark to buy 14 EH101
Dec 3, 2001 · Portugal Announces the procurement of 12 EH101
Mar 29, 2001 · Harris to provide cockpit for italian EH.101
Feb 13, 2001 · EH101 in Service and in Demand
Oct 16, 2000 · Troop Loading Milestone for Royal Air Force s EH101 Merlin HC Mk3
Jul 5, 2000 · DRS Flight control computers to equip EH-101
Jul 4, 2000 · 6th EH-101 Merlin Mk3 to RAF
May 24, 2000 · Royal Navy EH-101 Merlin trials
May 12, 2000 · EH-101 demonstates SAR & Rescue credentials
Mar 27, 2000 · Merlin deliveries reach the halfway mark
Nov 29, 1999 · Canada firm to make Cormorant helicopter parts
Nov 22, 1999 · North Oil and Gas Platform Landing Success for EH101
Nov 22, 1999 · Westland opens new transmissions test facility
Sep 9, 1999 · Transatlantic First for EH101