eh.101 in Fleet Air Arm

Helicopters

By Dave Taskis

1998 - 44 HM.1 Merlin
2012 - 30 to be upgraded as HM.2
2014 - ex RAF HC.3 for the Royal Marine Commando, during retirement of Sea King HC.4/HC.6 fleet.
2015 - HC.3i interim variant awaiting for the HC.4
2016 - Mk.4 variant for the Royal Marines Commando (MLSP)
2018 - Mk.5 AEW variant Crowsnest

News

Merlin and Chinook Trials on HMS Queen Elizabeth, 21-Mar-18 : QinetiQ and the Air Warfare Centre under the Air Test & Evaluation Centre (ATEC) partnership carried out Merlin and Chinook clearance trials on the HMS Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier

Royal Navy Merlins HM2 in Dynamic Manta 2018, 09-Mar-18 : 814 and 829 NAS Merlins deployed to Catania in Sicily to take part of anti-submarine warfare exercise Dynamic Manta 2018 with Italy, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Greece, Spain, Turkey and USA

820 Squadron Getting Ready For HMS Queen Elizabeth, 31-Jan-18 : Royal Navy helicopter training for the 820 NAS, the HMS Queen Elizabeth’s official helicopter Squadron that will soon embark the Aircraft Carrier

Merlin First aircraft to Land on HMS Queen Elizabeth, 04-Jul-17 :

A Merlin helicopter from 820 Naval Air Squadron has become the first aircraft to ever land on HMS Queen Elizabeth, the Royal Navy’s biggest warship

Lockheed Martin 25 Years with Royal Navy Merlin, 17-Oct-16 : Lockheed Martin UK celebrating 25th Anniversary supporting Royal Navy’s Merlin helicopter. First contract for the Merlin Mk1 signed October 9, 1991

30th Merlin HM.2 Delivered to Royal Navy, 28-Jul-16 : Ceremony to mark the handover of the 30th and final Merlin Mk.2 by Leonardo and Lockheed Martin UK at AgustaWestland’s facility in Yeovil

814 Naval Squadron ASW Exercise in the Mediterranean, 09-Mar-16 : Royal Navy 814 NAS two Merlin Mk2 Helicopters flew across Europe over two days in order to participate in Exercise Dynamic Manta 16 NATO’s largest Anti-Submarine exercise in the Mediterranean

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Units

Years	Units	bold : Current base of the Unit
2015/	814 NAS	RNAS Culdrose
2014/18	829 NAS	RNAS Culdrose
2013/	824 NAS	RNAS Culdrose
2013/	820 NAS	RNAS Culdrose
2004/14	829 NAS	RNAS Culdrose
2003/13	820 NAS	RNAS Culdrose
2001/14	814 NAS	RNAS Culdrose
2000/13	824 NAS	RNAS Culdrose
1998/01	700 NAS	RNAS Culdrose