First Flight of Second Marineflieger Sea Lion, 13-Jul-18 : #aircraft The second prototype of the NH90 NFH for the German Naval Aviation, named Sea Lion, has performed its first flight in serial configuration starting the type qualification phase
Second NH90 Sea Lion First Flight, 28-Nov-17 : The second NH90 NFH Sea Lion performed first flight at Airbus Donauwörth facility November 24, 2017. Deliveries of 18 helicopters to German Naval Aviation, Marineflieger, scheduled to start by end 2019
Royal Navy Wildcat Deployed on German Frigate, 14-Jul-17 : For the first time Royal Navy new Wildcat deployed on a foreign vessel spending 7 weeks with the German Bundesmarine frigate Lübeck
Safran 7-Years Contract to Support German NH90, 17-May-17 : Safran signed a 7-year contract to support RTM322 engines of around 100 NH90 (82 TTH and 18 NTH) operated by the German Army (Heer) and German Navy (Marine)
German Navy Sea King Simulator Upgrade, 16-May-17 : CAE announced at the International Training and Education Conference (ITEC) that completed a major upgrade on the German Navy’s Sea King MK41 helicopter simulator located at Nordholz Naval Airbase
German Navy NH90 Sea Lion First Flight, 08-Dec-16 : Marineflieger next naval multi-role helicopter, NH90 Sea Lion, took off on its on-schedule maiden flight at Airbus plant in Donauwörth. 18 will be delivered between 2019-2022 to replace the Sea King
Koksijde SAR Meet 2016, 07-Oct-16 : Belgium with Austria, Germany and Poland taking part of Search and Rescue SAR Meet 2016 at Koksijde, October 10-14
Mine Warfare Exercise at RIMPAC, 03-Aug-16 : Australia, Canada, Germany, Japan, Mexico and Chile conducted mine countermeasures training as part of the Southern California portion of exercise Rim of the Pacific RIMPAC 2016 with HM-14’s MH-53E
Charles de Gaulle Aircraft Carrier Crossed Suez Canal, 09-Dec-15 : The French nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle (R 91) led a flotilla of warships from France, Belgium and Germany through the Suez Canal on a southbound transit into the Indian Ocean
Santa Maria Frigate Returns After Active Endeavour, 28-Aug-15 : The frigate `Santa Maria' returned yesterday to the Rota Naval Base after 45 days integrating the Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 (SNMG-2)
Marineflieger next naval multi-role helicopter, NH90 Sea Lion, took off on its on-schedule maiden flight at Airbus plant in Donauwörth. 18 will be delivered between 2019-2022 to replace the Sea King
