BFSAI

Structure

• 1564 (Tactical Support) Flight
• 78 Squadron

News

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  Bristow S-92 Helicopters in the Falkland Islands

  Aug 22, 2023 · Under a contract with the UK Ministry of Defence, Bristow now operates two Sikorsky S-92 helicopters from Mount Pleasant in the Falkland Islands within the British Forces South Atlantic Islands (BFSAI)
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  BIH / HeliSpeed Extends Contract for Falklands AW189

  Jul 14, 2021 · British International Helicopters (BIH) in 5-year extension partnership with HeliSpeed for the search and rescue (SAR) MoD contract in the Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
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  AW189 Starts SAR for UK MoD in South Atlantic

  Apr 1, 2016 · AW189 and S-61N from AAR, BIH and Air Rescue Systems (ARS) commenced Search and Rescue (SAR) and Support Helicopter (SH) services to the British Forces South Atlantic Islands (BFSAI) operations.
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  AAR 10-year SAR contract in Falklands/Malvinas

  Jan 19, 2015 · AAR Corp and BIH gets 10-year UK Ministry of Defence Search and Rescue and Support contract for the Falkland/Malvinas Islands with AW189 and S-61 helicopters from April 2016 valued $275 million

Operations

Ships

Dec 19921992	--	HMS Endurance (1992) (A171)
20 Aug 20072007	Oct 20182018	HMS Clyde (P257)	Mare Harbour · departed HMNB Portsmouth to become Falkland Islands Patrol ship, relieving HMS Dumbarton Castle, and replacing the Castle class vessels in this role.
23 Jun 20112011	--	HMS Protector (A173)	to replace the damaged HMS Endurance as Antarctic & Ice Patrol Ship. Leased from GC Rieber Shipping for an initial period of three years, with an option to extend lease for further 2 years.

Airframes (10)