A ceremony was held today at the Farnborough International Airshow, in the presence of the Secretary of State for Defence, the Rt Hon Philip Hammond MP, to celebrate the successful delivery to the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of the new AgustaWestland AW159 Wildcat multi-role helicopter.
Military helicopters
CH-147F first flight
The new Boeing [NYSE: BA] CH-147F Medium-to-Heavy-Lift Helicopter for Canada is progressing ahead of schedule after making its first flight on June 24.
First internal qualification of the Puma Mk2 aircraft
The upgrade of UK Ministry of Defence Puma aircraft took a major step forward last week with Eurocopter completing its first internal qualification of the Puma Mk2 aircraft.
Merlins replace Sea King fleet
The transition of the Merlin Mk 3 from the RAF to the Commando Helicopter Force (CHF), replacing the Sea King Mk 4, has begun in earnest at RAF Benson in Oxfordshire.
Two more CH-47D for Australia
Minister for Defence Stephen Smith and Minister for Defence Materiel Jason Clare today announced that two additional CH-47D Chinook helicopters have been handed over to the Australian Defence Force (ADF) in Townsville.
MH-60R and MH-60S for Qatar
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress June 26 of a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government Qatar