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HeliOperations Awarded Royal Navy FHSU Contract

Aug 8, 2025 · 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
Royal Navy Merlin Support Contract Extended

Apr 5, 2025 · Leonardo UK has been awarded a £165M contract extension to provide two years of continued support at Yeovil for 54 Royal Navy Merlin helicopters, including 30 HM Mk2 maritime patrol helicopters and 24 HC Mk4/Mk4A transport aircraft
Safran Renews Royal Navy Merlin Engines Support

Apr 4, 2024 · Safran signs a 6-year renewal contract to support the RTM322 engines used on the Royal Navy’s fleet of 55 Merlin helicopters at its facility in Fareham, UK
AI Modernizes Royal Navy Helicopter Support

Nov 6, 2023 · Motherlode, an artificially intelligent (AI) software, will be able to solve engineering problems in seconds by identifying faults with equipment before they become problematic
Wildcat is First Royal Navy Helicopter to Land on USS Gerald R Ford

Aug 1, 2023 · A Royal Navy Wildcat helicopter becomes first British aircraft to land on world’s largest warship, the US Navy’s USS Gerald R Ford (CVN-78) aircraft carrier
Royal Navy Engineers Rapidly Repair Aircraft

Jun 9, 2023 · Royal Navy engineers have sharpened their ability to rapidly repair aircraft during operations around the world.

Feb 28, 2023 · Royal Navy Wildcat Rescue Mission
Feb 10, 2023 · Camcopter Drone for Royal Navy Ships
Jan 12, 2023 · Last Merlin Mk4 Delivered to Royal Navy
Dec 10, 2022 · Leonardo Completed Royal Navy Merlin MLSP Upgrade
Nov 24, 2022 · First UK-Donated Sea King Arrives in Ukraine
Oct 20, 2022 · Camcopter ASW Drone at REPMUS 2022
Apr 7, 2022 · Leonardo WIST Support for British Wildcat
Jan 29, 2022 · Sustainable Aviation Fuel for UK Merlin Engine
Oct 26, 2021 · Royal Navy Wildcat Tests Martlet Missile
Apr 28, 2021 · UK Carrier Strike Group to Visit 40 Countries
Apr 27, 2021 · Merlin Launched Sting Ray Torpedoes
Mar 25, 2021 · Crowsnest Enters Service in Royal Navy
Nov 26, 2020 · Dutch Trio First Time On Board
Aug 19, 2020 · Leonardo UK Supporting Armed Forces COVID-19 Response
Jun 23, 2020 · RFA Argus Merlin Rescues Kayakers in the Caribbean
May 25, 2020 · Royal Navy Wildcat with Martlet Missiles
May 13, 2020 · Merlin Lands on River Batch 2 OPV
Apr 6, 2020 · Royal Navy Helicopters Supporting the NHS
Dec 13, 2019 · Permali Provides Ballistic Protection for Commando Mk4
Jun 24, 2019 · British Merlin and Apache RTM322 Engines
Mar 9, 2019 · Merlin in Norway for Exercise Clockwork
Jan 29, 2019 · Royal Navy’ Merlins Reaches 200,000 Flight Hours
Nov 28, 2018 · Royal Navy Reactivates 744 Squadron for Crowsnet Merlin
Oct 28, 2018 · Royal Navy Exercise Saif Sareea 3 off Oman
Oct 4, 2018 · Merlin Commando First Time on Type 23 Frigate
Sep 25, 2018 · Sea King Flypast Ends 49 Years of Service
Aug 20, 2018 · Merlin Mk4 Deck Quals on HMS Queen Elizabeth
May 24, 2018 · First Commando Merlin Mk4 Delivered to Royal Navy
Mar 29, 2018 · 829 Naval Air Squadron Decommissioned
Mar 21, 2018 · Merlin and Chinook Trials on HMS Queen Elizabeth
Mar 9, 2018 · Royal Navy Merlins HM2 in Dynamic Manta 2018
Jan 31, 2018 · 820 Squadron Getting Ready For HMS Queen Elizabeth
Jan 10, 2018 · Wildcat in First Deployment to Far East
Oct 19, 2017 · 846 NAS’ Merlin Helps Iconic Somerset Site
Jul 14, 2017 · Royal Navy Wildcat Deployed on German Frigate
Jul 12, 2017 · Merlin HC4 Makes Yeovilton Debut
Jul 4, 2017 · Merlin First aircraft to Land on HMS Queen Elizabeth
Jun 8, 2017 · Pakistan Navy New Sea Kings Refurbishment
Apr 5, 2017 · Royal Navy Merlin Deployed Aboard French Mistral
Apr 5, 2017 · Lynx / Sea Venom Missile Compatibility Test
Mar 24, 2017 · Royal Navy Retired Lynx Helicopter
Jan 16, 2017 · Royal Navy Announced Crowsnest Contract
Jan 9, 2017 · UK MoD £271M Contract for Wildcat WIST
Nov 29, 2016 · Restored Wessex Goes on Display
Nov 21, 2016 · AW101 Merlin Mk4 Makes Maiden Flight
Nov 16, 2016 · SW-4 Solo at Unmanned Warrior 2016
Oct 28, 2016 · Royal Marines Merlin Mk4 First Flight
Oct 17, 2016 · Lockheed Martin 25 Years with Royal Navy Merlin
Sep 26, 2016 · Bristow Commemoration of Helicopter Landing
Jul 28, 2016 · 30th Merlin HM.2 Delivered to Royal Navy
Jul 20, 2016 · Exercise Deep Blue II in the Mediterranean
Jun 17, 2016 · 846 Squadron Female Pilot Named in Awards
Apr 19, 2016 · UK 815 NAS Starts Receiving AW159 Wildcat
Apr 12, 2016 · Royal Navy SAR Sea Kings Leave Culdrose
Mar 29, 2016 · Royal Marines Merlin iMk3 Aboard HMS Ocean
Mar 24, 2016 · Royal Navy Retired Sea King HC.4
Mar 9, 2016 · 814 Naval Squadron ASW Exercise in the Mediterranean

Feb 15, 2016 · First Aid Ground Training
Jan 11, 2016 · Royal Navy Scotland SAR Final Farewell Fly-Past
Dec 7, 2015 · Royal Navy 771 Squadron Final Month of SAR Operations
Dec 7, 2015 · Final UK Lynx Helicopter Depth Overhaul
Dec 2, 2015 · Royal Navy Merlin HM.2 First Gulf Deployment
Oct 23, 2015 · Wildcat in St Helena. First South Atlantic Deployment
Oct 19, 2015 · First Upgraded Merlin HC.3 to Royal Navy
Oct 14, 2015 · Royal Navy Received Interim Merlin iMk3
Oct 12, 2015 · Royal Navy Helicopters Maintenance Contract
Sep 17, 2015 · Royal Navy Wildcat in Gulf Heat Trials
Sep 15, 2015 · Royal Navy Merlin HM.2 Declared Fully Operational
Jul 21, 2015 · Westland 100 Years Supporting The UK Armed Forces
Jul 16, 2015 · Royal Navy Wildcat Practising Torpedo Attacks
Jun 2, 2015 · New Merlin HC.4 Simulators at Yeovilton
May 29, 2015 · HMS Bulwark Rescues Migrants in the Mediterranean
May 27, 2015 · HMS Ocean to Assume Fleet Flagship Role
May 22, 2015 · Thales Radar for the Royal Navy Merlin AEW Variant
May 21, 2015 · 771 Naval Air Squadron Farewell Flight
Mar 27, 2015 · 846 Naval Air Squadron Returns to Yeovilton
Mar 26, 2015 · UK Sign 5 Another Years For AW101 Fleet Support
Feb 13, 2015 · Royal Navy Give SAR Sea King Final MOT
Feb 10, 2015 · Ultra Electronics Sonobuoys for Royal Navy Merlin
Dec 8, 2014 · General Dynamics UK awarded Merlin HC.4 contract
Nov 26, 2014 · Royal Navy Merlin Deliver Aid in Fight Against Ebola
Oct 1, 2014 · Royal Air Force Hand Over Merlin To Royal Navy
Sep 26, 2014 · 705 Naval Air Squadron 75th anniversary
Jul 31, 2014 · Royal Navy 700W Squadron become 825 NAS
Jul 16, 2014 · FASGW Missile Integration for Royal Navy AW159
Jul 14, 2014 · General Dynamics systems for Merlin Mk4
Jun 16, 2014 · Royal Navy Merlin Mk2 in Exercise Deep Blue
Jun 4, 2014 · Royal Navy Sea Kings 5 years in Afghan skies
Mar 17, 2014 · Merlin Mk2 initial trials on Type 23 frigate
Feb 7, 2014 · QinetiQ to provide evaluation for Merlin MLSP
Feb 1, 2014 · Seaspray 5000E
Nov 27, 2013 · Royal Navy delivering aid to the Philippines
Oct 18, 2013 · Navy Wildcat joins RFA Argus at sea for trials
Sep 1, 2013 · HIDAS-15
May 22, 2013 · Royal Navy Lynx Mk8 simulator upgraded
Jan 28, 2013 · First Navy Wildcat makes inaugural flight
Jul 13, 2012 · ASaCs 854NAS join aerial shield for Olympics
Jul 11, 2012 · AW159 Wildcat Enters Service
Jul 3, 2012 · UK Marines learn about AW101 at RAF Benson
Feb 29, 2012 · Sea King move heralds major lifesaving exhibition
Feb 17, 2012 · AW159 completes 20 days sea trials on HMS Iron Duke
Jan 11, 2012 · Wildcat begins sea trials with HMS Iron Duke
Dec 19, 2011 · Hangar party at Yeovilton to celebrate 40 years of the Lynx
Nov 17, 2011 · Dual-Input Christie Matrix StIM Projectors for helicopter training
Nov 9, 2011 · Navy s new Wildcat makes first landing at sea
Nov 2, 2011 · Sea Kings home in UK after four-week transport operation
Oct 12, 2011 · Commando Sea Kings return from Afghanistan after four years
Sep 29, 2011 · Ten year for Royal Navy Merlin
Sep 27, 2011 · ASaC.7 return from Libya
Jan 17, 2011 · AgustaWestland Signs Contract for the Second Five Year Period of the IMOS Contract
Jan 12, 2006 · AgustaWestland Launches HEAT Programme for EH101 Merlin
May 24, 2000 · Royal Navy EH-101 Merlin trials
May 12, 2000 · EH-101 demonstates SAR & Rescue credentials
Mar 27, 2000 · Merlin deliveries reach the halfway mark