The JMSDF choose the AgustaWestland EH101 in 2003. The first one was built and tested in UK as ZK112, then dis-assembled and shipped to Kawasaki Heavy Industries for re-assembly and certification. Was officially delivery on March 2006. Three helicopters were completed as CH-101 as transports for Antarctic support missions. Eleven were configured as MCH-101 as a replacement for the Sikorsky S-80M-1/MH-53E in the aerial minesweeping/utility mission.
In February 2021, the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force fleet of EH101/AW101 reached 25,000 flight hours
In February 2021, the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force fleet of EH101/AW101 reached 25,000 flight hours
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Additional MCH-101 Helicopters for JMSDF
21-Jun-23 - Leonardo and Kawasaki Heavy Industries sign contract for additional MCH-101 helicopters and the start of a mid-life update programme for the type in Japan JMSDF
Airborne Mine Counter Measures MCH-101 to JMSDF
10-Mar-15 - AgustaWestland and Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) announce the delivery of the first Airborne Mine Counter Measures (AMCM) equipped MCH-101 helicopter to the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force.
More MH-60S Airborne Laser Mine Detection Systems
02-Feb-15 - Northrop Grumman received a contract from the US Navy for the continued production of the AN/AES-1 Airborne Laser Mine Detection System (ALMDS) pod subsystems for the MH-60S Seahawk helicopter.JMSDF awards MCH-101 contract to SAIC
06-Nov-12 - MCLEAN, Va, USA - Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) [NYSE: SAI] today announced it has been awarded a contract to provide the Mine Warfare and Environmental Decision Aids Library (MEDAL) tactical decision aid in support of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) MCH-101 helicopter Airborne Mine Countermeasures (AMCM).| More News ... |  |
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Units |
| Years | Units | Base |
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| 2010- | Shirase Hikohan | Tateyama Naval Air Base |
| 2006- | 111 Kokutai | MCAS Iwakuni |
| 2006- | 51 Kokutai | Atsugi Kaigun-hikōjō |
