 Hot Blade (HB) is a Multinational Helicopter Exercise that belongs to the European Defence Agency Helicopter Exercise Programme (HEP), and is designed to allow European helicopter crews to practice operations under real conditions. Portuguese Air Force was responsible for planning and conducting the HB second edition. More than 750 personnel from five countries (Austria, Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands and Portugal) participated in this operation. A total of 324 sorties with 962,42 helicopter hours were flown. |
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| Dates | Rotary Wing Aircraft Unit | Models |
 Mehrzweckhubschrauberstaffel Österreichische Luftstreitkräfte | OH-58B Kiowa | |
| leichte Transporthubschrauberstaffel Österreichische Luftstreitkräfte | AB212 | |
 1 Wing Force Aérienne Belge | A109BA | |
 Heeresfliegerregiment 30 Heeresflieger | ||
 298 Squadron Koninklijke Luchtmacht | CH-47D Chinook CH-47F Chinook | |
| 300 Squadron Koninklijke Luchtmacht | SE3160 / SA316A Alouette III AS532U2 Cougar | |
 Esquadra de Transporte 552 Força Aérea Portuguesa | Alouette III | |
| Esquadra de Busca e Salvamento 751 Força Aérea Portuguesa | EH101 | |
Some of the units could be operating fixed wing aircraft at the time, check every unit for details
Individual helicopters |  | |
| Model | IDs |
| Bell 212 | 5D-HY |
| Bell OH-58B Kiowa | 3C-OA 3C-OB 3C-OJ |
| Agusta AB212 | 5D-HN 5D-HR |
| Eurocopter AS532U2 Cougar | S-440 |
| Boeing CH-47F Chinook | D-891 |
| Boeing CH-47D Chinook | D-661 D-663 D-667 |
| AgustaWestland EH101 Mk.516 | 19609 19611 |
| F+W Emmen SA316B Alouette III | 19312 |
| Dornier UH-1D | 71+91 72+37 72+88 72+91 73+28 73+42 73+43 |
| SABCA A109BA | H21 H35 H38 H40 |
| Eurocopter AS532U2 Cougar S-440 pictured during HB2013 at Ovar airbase, Portugal |  Eurocopter AS532U2 Cougar S-440 pictured during HB2013 at Ovar airbase, Portugal |
| SABCA A109BA H40 Jul13 pictured (pic2) during HB2013 at Ovar airbase, Portugal |  SABCA A109BA H40 Jul13 pictured (pic2) during HB2013 at Ovar airbase, Portugal |
| AgustaWestland EH101 Mk.516 19609 pictured during HB2013 at Ovar airbase |  AgustaWestland EH101 Mk.516 19609 pictured during HB2013 at Ovar airbase |
| SABCA A109BA H21 pictured during HB2013 at Ovar airbase, Portugal |  SABCA A109BA H21 pictured during HB2013 at Ovar airbase, Portugal |
| Boeing CH-47D Chinook D-667 pictured (pic2) during HB2013 at Ovar airbase, Portugal |  Boeing CH-47D Chinook D-667 pictured (pic2) during HB2013 at Ovar airbase, Portugal |
| Dornier UH-1D 72+37 pictured during HB2013 at Ovar airbase, Portugal |  Dornier UH-1D 72+37 pictured during HB2013 at Ovar airbase, Portugal |
| Boeing CH-47D Chinook D-661 pictured during HB2013 at Ovar airbase, Portugal |  Boeing CH-47D Chinook D-661 pictured during HB2013 at Ovar airbase, Portugal |
| AgustaWestland EH101 Mk.516 19611 pictured (pic2) during HB2013 at Ovar airbase |  AgustaWestland EH101 Mk.516 19611 pictured (pic2) during HB2013 at Ovar airbase |
| Bell 212 5D-HY pictured during HB2013 at Ovar airbase, Portugal |  Bell 212 5D-HY pictured during HB2013 at Ovar airbase, Portugal |
| Bell OH-58B Kiowa 3C-OA pictured during HB2013 at Ovar airbase, Portugal |  Bell OH-58B Kiowa 3C-OA pictured during HB2013 at Ovar airbase, Portugal |
| Bell OH-58B Kiowa 3C-OJ pictured during HB2013 at Ovar airbase, Portugal |  Bell OH-58B Kiowa 3C-OJ pictured during HB2013 at Ovar airbase, Portugal |
| Dornier UH-1D 73+28 pictured during HB2013 at Ovar airbase, Portugal |  Dornier UH-1D 73+28 pictured during HB2013 at Ovar airbase, Portugal |
| Dornier UH-1D 72+88 pictured during HB2013 at Ovar airbase, Portugal |  Dornier UH-1D 72+88 pictured during HB2013 at Ovar airbase, Portugal |
| Dornier UH-1D 71+91 pictured during HB2013 at Ovar airbase, Portugal |  Dornier UH-1D 71+91 pictured during HB2013 at Ovar airbase, Portugal |
| Dornier UH-1D 72+91 pictured during HB2013 at Ovar airbase, Portugal |  Dornier UH-1D 72+91 pictured during HB2013 at Ovar airbase, Portugal |
| Dornier UH-1D 73+42 pictured during HB2013 at Ovar airbase, Portugal |  Dornier UH-1D 73+42 pictured during HB2013 at Ovar airbase, Portugal |
| Agusta AB212 5D-HR pictured during HB2013 at Ovar airbase, Portugal |  Agusta AB212 5D-HR pictured during HB2013 at Ovar airbase, Portugal |
| Boeing CH-47F Chinook D-891 pictured (top) during HB2013 at Ovar airbase, Portugal |  Boeing CH-47F Chinook D-891 pictured (top) during HB2013 at Ovar airbase, Portugal |
| F+W Emmen SA316B Alouette III 19312 pictured at Ovar airbase during HB2013. FAP F-16 on background |  F+W Emmen SA316B Alouette III 19312 pictured at Ovar airbase during HB2013. FAP F-16 on background |
