Spanish Navy Receives Their First Airbus H135 P3H Helicopter
On Thursday, October 26, the Spanish Navy took delivery of the first AIRBUS H135 P3H helicopter (dubbed ‘Nival’) of a total of seven that, over the next two years, will…
Spanish Navy Orders Eight Sikorsky MH-60R Seahawks
Lockheed Martin has received a contract from the U.S. Navy to produce eight Sikorsky MH-60R Seahawk® helicopters for the Spanish Navy (Armada). Designed, built and integrated with advanced missions systems…
Wildcat Squadron Pushes Missile System to its Limits
A Royal Navy missile which can eliminate small, fast-moving threats was pushed to its limits in a series of firings in skies above the UK. The Operational Advantage Center (Maritime…
RNZN Seasprite SH-2G(I) Trains in Coromandel Region
Whitianga locals had a bit of a different view last month, as a Royal New Zealand Navy Seasprite SH-2G(I) helicopter took to the skies over the Coromandel region. The helicopter,…
Choppers Hone Sub Hunting Skills
Navy’s anti-surface and submarine-hunting warfare helicopters provided valuable training for aircrew and maintainers during Exercise Tigerfish. The two-week exercise focused on the employment of live weapons and increasing proficiency in…
US Navy Approves Full-Rate Production for Sikorsky CH-53K
he U.S. Navy declared full rate production of the Sikorsky CH-53K® helicopter, a decision that is expected to increase production to more than 20 helicopters annually in the coming years.…
Chilean Navy Pilots Train in H-125 Helicopter Simulator
Officers from the HU-1 General Purpose Helicopter Squadron and the “Guardiamarina Zañartu” Naval Aviation School conducted training on the H-125 (HH-50) aircraft simulator from the company Eco-Copter. This, with the…
Sea Venom Missile Tested on Royal Navy Wild Cat
Month-long trials in the Atlantic have paved the way for global operations using Navy’s new ship-busting missiles. Martlet and Sea Venom – the Navy’s two new air-to-surface anti-ship missiles –…
Sikorsky Delivers S-92® Helicopter To Korea Coast Guard
The Korea Coast Guard accepted the delivery on Sept. 30 of its third S-92® search and rescue helicopter built by Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company. The expansion of Korea Coast…