17-Dec-25 - The first of six Airbus H145D3 five-bladed helicopters has been delivered to RAF Benson for training. The Jupiter HC2 will replace the Bell 212 operated by 667 Squadron Army Air Corps in Brunei and the Bell 412 flown by 84 Squadron Royal Air Force in Cyprus. #Jupiter
16-Dec-25 - A two-year £33.6 million contract was awarded to Oxford-based Airbus UK to support six new H145D3 Jupiter HC2 helicopters to be deployed by the RAF in Cyprus and the Army Air Corps in Brunei #H145
15-Nov-24 - UK eVTOL manufacturer Skyfly has been selected to join the UK Ministry of Defence’s UASHLC (Uncrewed Air Systems Heavy Lift Capability) Framework with the eHarrier unmanned electric vertical Take-Off and Landing (eVTOL) aircraft #eHarrier
19-Apr-24 - The UK Ministry of Defence confirmed the order for six five-bladed Airbus H145D3 helicopters, first announced last November, to be used in Cyprus and Brunei #H145D3
14-Nov-23 - The UK plans to order 6 Airbus H145 helicopters to be known as Jupiter HC Mk2 for the British Armed Forces in Brunei and Cyprus from 2024 #Jupiter
09-Feb-23 - The Aurora Engineering Partnership and the MoD’s Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) team published the fourth edition of Annual Review of the Engineering Delivery Partner (EDP) programme #EDP
25-Jul-22 - UK MoD awarded £60M 4-year RWUAS CCD Phase 3 TDP contract to Leonardo to design and develop unmanned helicopter demonstrator as part of Project Proteus #drones
19-May-21 - Airbus RBH (Repair by the Hour) and PBH (Parts by the Hour) support contracts are gaining ground in the military sector with customised offers still essential to meeting the widest range of demands #CustomerSupport
20-Oct-20 - Leonardo UK demonstrated integrated capabilities between a British Army AW159 Wildcat helicopter and an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) from Callen-Lenz Associates during the Manned-Unmanned Teaming (MUMT) trials #drones
27-May-20 - The Defence Helicopter Flying School (DHFS) part of the United Kingdoms Military Flying Training System (UKMFTS) took delivery at RAF Shawbury of a brand new Airbus EC145T2/H145 known as Jupiter HT1 in British service. It is the fourth delivered and three more are expected #Jupiter
10-Mar-20 - The training facility at RAF Shawbury named in honour of The Duke of Cambridge. The building is part of the UK Military Flying Training System (UKMFTS) and houses flying simulators #UKMFTS
22-Jan-20 - British Ministry of Defence (MoD) signed £183M contract for 4 new H145/EC145T2, or Jupiter HT.1, and an additional simulator to be added to the 3 helicopters already in use by private contractor Ascent in the joint Defence Helicopter Flying School (DHFS) #Jupiter
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