British Forces South Atlantic Islands









Diplomatic relations between Argentina and the UK after the 1982 war were re-established with the Joint Statement signed February 1990 in Madrid (Acuerdo / Tratado de Madrid 1990) in which among other issues established reciprocal information about military movements in an important maritime sector of the South Atlantic (see blue box in map).

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Bristow S-92 Helicopters in the Falkland Islands

Bristow S-92 Helicopters in the Falkland Islands

22-Aug-23 - Under a contract with the UK Ministry of Defence, Bristow now operates two Sikorsky S-92 helicopters from Mount Pleasant in the Falkland Islands within the British Forces South Atlantic Islands (BFSAI) #Falklands
RAF Exercise Austral Endurance

RAF Exercise Austral Endurance

28-Jan-23 - Royal Air Force A-400M Atlas and Voyager KC3 tanker aircraft based out of RAF Mount Pleasant completed resupply flights for British Antarctic Survey (BAS) bases in Antarctica #Antarctica
BIH / HeliSpeed Extends Contract for Falklands AW189

BIH / HeliSpeed Extends Contract for Falklands AW189

14-Jul-21 - British International Helicopters (BIH) in 5-year extension partnership with HeliSpeed for the search and rescue (SAR) MoD contract in the Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) #SouthAtlantic
AW189 Starts SAR for UK MoD in South Atlantic

AW189 Starts SAR for UK MoD in South Atlantic

01-Apr-16 - AW189 and S-61N from AAR, BIH and Air Rescue Systems (ARS) commenced Search and Rescue (SAR) and Support Helicopter (SH) services to the British Forces South Atlantic Islands (BFSAI) operations.
AAR 10-year SAR contract in Falklands/Malvinas

AAR 10-year SAR contract in Falklands/Malvinas

19-Jan-15 - AAR Corp and BIH gets 10-year UK Ministry of Defence Search and Rescue and Support contract for the Falkland/Malvinas Islands with AW189 and S-61 helicopters from April 2016 valued $275 million






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