Australian Government as an organisation, set up as parent for civilian operated helicopters, owned or contracted by Government Departments or agencies (for instance, Climate Change Energy Environment and Water, Ministry of Defence - non-military, the Research Agencies). 
News about Australian Government |
Babcock Secures Border Force Contract in Torres Strait
20-Sep-25 - Babcock Australasia (Babcock) has renewed its partnership with the Australian Border Force (ABF) as part of a new $250 million contract to protect the nation’s border in the strategically important Torres Strait using two Airbus H145D3 helicopters #TorresStait
Recoil Tsunami Aerial Firefighting Tank System Certified in Australia
23-Dec-24 - Australia’s Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) approved the Recoil’s Tsunami Aerial Firefighting Tank System #firefighting
Australian Civil Aviation Approval for Camcopter Drone
13-Feb-24 - Wedgetail Aerospace has received experimental approval from the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) for the Schiebel Camcopter S-100 drone following a series of flight demonstrations in Western Australia #drones
Rex Partners Heli Resources for Antarctic Tender
03-Aug-23 - The Regional Express Group (Rex) in new partnership with Helicopter Resources Pty Ltd (Heli Resources) to provide 4 twin-engine helicopters for the upcoming tender by the Australian Antarctic Division (AAD) later this year capable of both land and sea operations, including on-board the country’s icebreaker RSV Nuyina #antarctica
Bristow Defence Industries 20th Anniversary
07-Sep-18 - Bristow Defence Industries (BDI) celebrates 20 years of maintenance operations supporting Singapore air force (RSAF) at Oakey, Australia #BristowDefence
Certification of Bell 505 in Australia
01-Mar-17 - Australian Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) granted first foreign certification to the Bell 505 Jet Ranger X helicopter
First Australian Army MRH90 Simulator Ready
29-Aug-13 - Sydney, Australia - CAE today announced that the Commonwealth of Australia has accepted into service the first MRH90 full-flight and mission simulator (FFMS) located at the Army Aviation Training Centre Oakey in Queensland. Units within this Organisation |
| Unit | From | To | |||
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 Security Forces | |||||
| Australian Border Force | ABF | 2015 | |||
| Australian Customs and Border Protection Service | 2009 | 2015 | |||
 Government | |||||
| Civil Aviation Safety Authority | CASA | ||||
| Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water | DCCEEW | 2022 | |||
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Model Types List of Aircraft |
| Model | C/N | Built | ID | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 412EP | 36236 | 1999 | VH-RHJ : Customs, noted 2007, op by Helicopters Australia | |
| EC145 | 9156 | 2008 | VH-WGO : Customs, op by Helicopters Australia | |
