Developing Assets (UK) Limited was founded in 2002 and is a holding company which provides aviation consultancy and specialises in supporting civilian and military aircrew with tailored training programmes. Its holdings operate to military and civllian standards and also provide specialist aircrew under contract, from Search and Rescue to SuperYacht deck landings. 
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HeliOperations Orders AW139s for UK & German Navy Training
21-Nov-25 - HeliOperations, a training service provider based in Portland, UK, ordered two Leonardo AW139 helicopters during European Rotors 2025 to fulfill recently signed contracts with the Royal Navy’s FHSU (FOST) program and the German Navy #Portland
HeliOperations Awarded Royal Navy FHSU Contract
08-Aug-25 - Dorset-based HeliOperations was awarded a five-year, £41M contract to provide two Leonardo AW139 helicopters from 2026 to support the Royal Navy’s Fleet Helicopter Support Unit (FSHU), including training and transport to ships at sea #FSHU
HeliOperations will Train German Navy Helicopter Pilots
07-Nov-24 - Dorset-based HeliOperations was awarded a seven-year, £141M contract to provide comprehensive training for German Navy helicopter pilots with the Leonardo AW139 helicopter #GermanNavy
Omni Guyana SAR Transitions from AW139 to S-92
29-Jul-23 - Omni Helicopters Guyana Inc, in collaboration with VIH and HeliOperations, completed transition of the AW139 helicopter with Sikorsky S-92 for its search and rescue (SAR) program Guyana
Lobo Leasing Pipistrel Drone to HeliOperations
25-Apr-23 - HeliOperations signed signed Letter of Intent (LOI) with Lobo Leasing to lease a Pipistrel NUUVA V300 unmanned cargo drone to be used to support its military customers on ships replenishment at sea #drones
First UK-Donated Sea King Arrives in Ukraine
24-Nov-22 - The first of an undisclosed number (3?) of Sea King helicopters donated by the UK have arrived in Ukraine. The Royal Navy provided a 6-week training programme for 10 Ukrainian crews #SeaKing
Sea King Turns 50 Visiting Yeovil
22-Jun-20 - Sea King XV666 a former Royal Navy helicopter and currently with the helicopter training organisation HeliOperations visited Yeovil factory to celebrate its 50th anniversary #SeaKing
Quality Management Accreditation for HeliOperations
28-Nov-19 - HeliOperations, a helicopter training organisation based in Portland, awarded ISO 9001:2015 quality management accreditation #ISO9001
Sixteen Sea King for HeliOperations
12-Aug-19 - Sixteen former Royal Navy and Royal Air Force Sea King Helicopters were handled over to HeliOperations at Portland. They will use be to train pilots and crewmen of the Federal German Navy under a longstanding inter-governmental arrangement #SeaKing
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Model Types List of Aircraft |
| Model | C/N | Built | ID | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea King HAS.5 | wa 958 | 1986 | - : arrived at Helioperations, Portland by road for harvesting before ... | |
| AW139 | 31992 | 2023 | G-ESAR : HeliOperations, Portland | |
| AW139 | 31991 | 2023 | G-FOST : HeliOperations, Portland | |
| AW139 | 31136 | 2008 | G-GSAR : Portland, UK, pictured : Portland with Heliop | |
| AW139 | 31148 | 2008 | G-YSAR : ex LN-OLF; CAA reg issued to HeliOperations, Portland | |
| Sea King HAS.1 | wa 654 | 1970 | XV666 : HeliOps;
VAHS Fleetlands for overhaul and repainting by Jun17 fo ... : pictured (pic4) off Portland, on a training flight : of Heliops, pictured (pic5) in the static display at RNAS Yeovil ... : seen over Halberton, near Tiverton, Devon : visited Leonardo Yeovil : Damien is prone to break down when being asked to work on a bank ... : HELIOPS : 11:45 hs flew over Minehead heading south : pictured (pic6) at FIA 22 | |
| Sea King HAS.5 | wa 880 | 1979 | XZ920 : used by HeliOperations as a spare parts donor : currently based at Portland with Helioperations, undergoing a dep ... : known as Finley in Helioperations service : pictured (pic2) at Bournemouth Airport, fresh from a full spray j ... : over Lulwoth area : visible on Planefinder flying from Portland : over Exeter : flying over Jasionka Rzeszów Airport and now parked here | |
| Sea King HAS.5 | wa 898 | 1981 | ZA137 : ZA137 before paint : noted operating between Weymouth and Dorchester | |
| Sea King HAS.5 | wa 899 | 1982 | ZA166 : HeliOps; VAHS Fleetlands for overhaul and repainting by Jun17 fol ... : Dara pictured (pic4) off Portland, on a training flight with He ... |
