--- Operation --- 11th MEU 2011-08 11th MEU 2022-2 11th MEU WESTPAC 14-2 26th UN Climate Change Conference (COP 26) 3rd visit of Pope John Paul II to Fatima 4th World Helicopter Championships 5 Torri 2018 International alpine exercise 5th International Helicopter SAR Competition 6th G20 Summit 6th International Helicopter SAR Competition 6th Meeting of Rescue Swimmers Association mv Norman Atlantic RescueAirMed and Rescue 2012 Algerian Independence Conference (Evian Accords) Apollo XIII splashdown recovery APROC 2017 APROC 2018 APROC 2023 Arandú 2023 Ariadne 2017 Armilla Patrol Atlantic Patrol Task (South) AUSINDEX 2019 Australian Bushfires 2019-2020 AW119Kx High Altitude Nepal Trials Baltimore Fleet Week BALTOPS 05 BALTOPS 07 BALTOPS 10 BALTOPS 14 BALTOPS 15 BALTOPS 19 BALTOPS 94 Bangladesh Cyclone relief Battle of the Atlantic 70th Anniversary Beira Patrol Black Blade 2016 Boscastle Flood Disaster British Helicopter Championships Brumadinho Dam Collapse CAEX II 2018 Caribbean Flood Relief operations CaSTA (Skiyng Alpin troups campionship) tecnical Chisholm Fire Christchurch Earthquake 2011 CJPRSC 2014 Co-Operative Jaguar 98 Cold Response 2016 Combined Task Force 150 Combined Task Force 151 Cougar 13 Coverack Flooding Cyclone Debbie Cyclone Tracy relief operations D-Day 50th Anniversary Flypast Daily Mail Atlantic Air Race DAKAR 2015 Dynamic Manta 2019 Dynamic Manta 2020 East African Mutinies Ebola Outbreak in West Africa Ejercicio Guarani 2016 EUFOR Althea EUNAVFOR MED IRINI Evacuation from Bissau Evacuation of non-essential offshore personnel Exercício Operacional CSAR 2015 Exercise Arctic Express 78 Exercise Auriga 2010 Exercise Balikatan 2015 Exercise Bikini 2019 Exercise Cold Response 2022 Exercise Coral Sands Exercise Dark Blade Exercise Dynamic Mongoose 2022 Exercise Emerald Move 2016 Exercise Flying Fish 2000 Exercise FOTEX 62 Exercise FOTEX 65 Exercise Joint Warrior 08-2 Exercise Joint Warrior 09-2 Exercise Joint Warrior 13-2 Exercise Joint Warrior 14-1 Exercise Joint Warrior 14-2 Exercise Joint Warrior 15-1 Exercise Joint Warrior 15-2 Exercise Joint Warrior 16-1 Exercise Joint Warrior 16-2 Exercise Joint Warrior 17-1 Exercise Joint Warrior 18-1 Exercise Joint Warrior 19-1 Exercise Joint Warrior 19-2 Exercise Joint Warrior 20-2 Exercise Kakadu 16 Exercise Komodo 2016 Exercise Lemon Shark Exercise Lime Jug Exercise Malabar 07-2 Exercise Malabar 2012 Exercise Montijo Merlin Exercise Pitch Black 2018 Exercise Real Thaw 2016 Exercise Saif Sareea 3 Exercise Saxon Warrior 17 Exercise Steadfast Defender 2024 Exercise Strike Warrior 2021 Exercise Trident Juncture 2015 Exercise Tropical Storm Exercise Unified Trident Exercise UNITAS Atlantic 2015 Exercise Wallaby 2013 Exponaval 2014 ExpoNaval 2018 Falcon Autumn 2022 Fenix 16 Fleet days 1986 Fleet Review: 100th anniversary of Canadian Navy Fleet Review: 500 years anniversary of RDN Fleet Review: 50th Anniversary of Nigerian Navy Fleet Review: 75th anniversary of RAN Fleet Review: Australia Bi-centennial Naval Salute Fleet Review: Coronation Review of the Fleet Fleet Review: Ships of the Western Fleet Fleet Review: Silver Jubilee of HM The Queen Fleet Review: Trafalgar 200 Fly out MFG-5 Kiel Formidable Shield 2021 FRONTEX G7 Summit 2021 G7 Summit 2022 Galileo Search and Rescue Meet 2021 Glen Ogle (A85) landslide Great Kefalonia Earthquake relief Great Peruvian Earthquake relief operations Grifone (Griffin) 2011 Grifone 2017 Grounding of mv Rena GRUFLEX 61 Heliraid Patagonia 2010 Hot Blade 2012 Hot Blade 2013 Hot Blade 2014 Hot Blade 2018 Hot Blade 2021 Hot Blade 2023 Hurricane David relief operations Hurricane Harvey Hurricane Ike relief operations Hurricane Matthew relief operations Hurricanes Irma, Jose and Maria Relief Operations IFOR (implementation force) IMDEX Asia 2011 IMDEX Asia 2019 Indo-Pakistan war contingency International Festival of Sea International Festival of Sea 2001 International Fleet Review Sydney 2013 International Fleet Review, Virginia 1957 International Mine Counter Measures Exercise 2014 International Naval Review: JMSDF 70th Anniversary International Naval Review: RNZN 75th Anniversary ISAF Italian Blade 2015 Jaffna University Assault Joint Expeditionary Force (Maritime) 2016 Joint Stars 2018 Kaikoura Earthquake relief operations KFOR (kosovo force) King Charles III Coronation Flypast King's Birthday Flypast 2023 Konfrontasi Manhunt in Argentina: Profugos Lanatta y Schillaci Marinedagen 2015 Medevac from BBC Georgia Medevac from Cruise Liner Columbus Medevac from Vega Virgo MINUSMA Modern Express Rescue Mombasa Flood Relief Operations MORSA 2019 MSC Napoli rescue Multinational Force and Observers mv Lovat rescue mv Quiberon fire NATO Tiger Meet 2019 naval days 2011 (marinedagen) Navy Open Day 2018 Nepal Earthquake 2015 New Horizons 2011 NOLA Navy Week NSS 2014 Opération Bérénice Opération Chammal Operação Aniversário Operação Auréola Operação Carnaval Operação Djarfogo Operação Volcano Operação Zeta Operation Agila Operation Aspides Operation Atlantic Resolve Operation Águia Real Operation Balsac Operation Banner Operation Barkhane Operation Barracuda Operation Barras Operation BAT Operation Belisi Operation Blue Bat Operation Buckthorn Operation Burlap Operation Caxton Operation Clover Operation Corporate Operation Corymbe Operation Cunningham Operation Cyclone Operation Deference Operation Desert Shield/Storm Operation Diogenes Operation Eagles Claw Operation Eastern Exit Operation Epigram Operation Eschew Operation Falconer Operation Fate Operation Firedog Operation Flamingo Operation Fortitude Operation Grapple Operation Gritrock Operation Harlech Operation Haven Operation Helvin Operation Herrick Operation Highbrow Operation Hurricane Operation Hurricane Operation Jaguar Operation Journeyman Operation Kerslig Operation Keyhole Operation Langar Operation MANITOU Operation Maturin Operation Meebos Operation Musketeer Operation Newcombe Operation Nutcracker Operation Odyssey Lightning Operation Offcut Operation Palliser Operation Panlake Operation Paraquat Operation Phillis Operation Prometheus Operation Resilient Operation Rich Man Operation Sangaris Operation Sea Guardian Operation Sea Orbit Operation Sharp Guard Operation Sheepskin Operation Skinners Gold Operation Snowdrop Operation Sophia Operation Stella Operation Telic Operation Tellar Operation Tomodachi - Tohoku Earthquake Relief Operation Toral Operation Unified Protector Operation Uric Operation Vantage Operation Vela (Green Eagle) Operation WaNo Operation Weald Operation White Horse Orient 92 deployment Partition of Cyprus Portland Fleet Week Portugal Wildfires 2017 Quatorze Juillet 2009 Quatorze Juillet 2010 Quatorze Juillet 2011 Quatorze Juillet 2012 Quatorze Juillet 2013 Quatorze Juillet 2014 Quatorze Juillet 2017 RAF 100 Aniversary Flypast RAF Luqa tornado Rescue from f/v Aguas Santas Rescue from f/v Ghandhi Rescue from ms Herald of Free Enterprise Rescue from mv Antrim Princess Rescue from mv Erika Rescue from mv Halronell Rescue from mv Kea Rescue from mv Melpol Rescue from mv Muree Rescue from Fastnet Yacht Race Rescue from fishing ship Kartli Rescue from Peneda-Gerês National Park Rescue from ss Merc Enterprise Rescue from tanker Shiokaze Rescue from tanker Tiskeri Rescue from Trawler Jeanne Gougy Rescue from Trawler Trevessa Rescue from VLCC Amoco Cadiz Rescue of mv Oceanos Cruise Liner Rescue off Praia do Coelho Resolute Support RIMPAC 04 San Francisco Fleet Week 1999 San Francisco Fleet Week 2014 SAR meet 1994 SAR meet 2005 SAR Meet 2008 SAR meet 2009 SAR meet 2010 SAR meet 2014 SAR Meet 2015 SATER 01-14 Second Indochina War (Vietnam War) Separation of Cypriot states SFIR (stabilisation force Iraq) SFOR (stabilisation force) Six Day War (Operation Focus) SNMG1 SNMG2 Spring Flag 2008 Staff College Sea Days 2011 Staff College Sea Days 2015 Tac Blaze 09-2 Tac Blaze 10-1 Tac Blaze 23-1 Talisman Saber 2013 Talisman Sabre 2015 Tercentenary of the Royal Marines The Border Campaign THPU 2015 THPU 2016 Tiger Meet 2016 Tragedia de Armero Typhoon Haiyan relief operations UNFICYP UNIFIL / NorAir / ItalAir Union Star and the Penlee Lifeboat tragedy UNPROFOR UNTAET Viking Sky Airlift Evacuation Volcanex 2005 World Economic Forum 2019 World Helicopter Championships Yom Kippur War ---- Operations List ---- 17-jul-13 to 31-jul-13
Hot Blade 2013 17-jul-13 to 31-jul-13 Ovar airbase, Centro Region
Ovar Aveiro
VIDEO
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.
Ovar Maceda Ovar,Aveiro
17-Jul-13 - Starting today, Portugal hosts the multinational helicopter exercise HOT BLADE 2013 (HB13) at Ovar Military Airfield, near Porto.
Not all models shown may have taken part in the Operation
List of aircraft at OPS Hot Blade 2013
Aerospatiale SE3160 / SA316A Alouette III Força Aérea Portuguesa pictured at Ovar airbase during HB2013. FAP F-16 on background Aerospatiale SE3160 / SA316A Alouette III Força Aérea Portuguesa pictured at Ovar airbase during HB2013. FAP F-16 on background
Helicopters for sale Accidents Acronyms Airshows Future helicopters Flying a helicopter Helicopter stories TV and movies Helicopter books Helicopter patches Helicopter model kits
MzHSSt Österreichische Luftstreitkräfte 
1 Wing Force Aérienne Belge 
HFR30 Heeresflieger 
298 Squadron Koninklijke Luchtmacht 
Esq 552 Força Aérea Portuguesa 
Individual helicopters
Aerospatiale SE3160 / SA316A Alouette III 