AgustaWestland CH-149 Cormorant
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Canadian Armed Forces

The EH.101 was chosen as Canada new search and rescue helicopter to replaced the CH-113 Labrador.

The first unit to receive the Cormorant was 442 Transport & Rescue Squadron at 19 Wing in Comox, British Columbia. The base initially host five helicopters that formed the Operational Training Unit. The remaining ten aircraft were divided between 413 Squadron at 14 Wing in Greenwood, Nova Scotia, 424 Squadron at 8 Wing in Trenton, Ontario and 103 Squadron at 9 Wing in Gander , Newfoundland. Canada has become the first third-party customer to use the Medium Support Helicopter Aircrew Training Facility (MSHATF) at RAF Benson for training personnel which includes British Mk3 flight simulators

In 2011, Canada acquired 7 VH-71 airframes after the US cancelled the Marine One replacement program. In 2017 were announced plans to expand the CH-149 fleet by converting these aircraft and in 2019 was confirmed that the entire fleet will be upgrade to the AW101 612 standard under the CMLU program to allow them to serve beyond 2040