U.S. Navy Guided-Missile Cruiser USS Hue City Rescues Distressed Mariners
The U.S. Navy Ticonderoga class guided-missile cruiser USS Hue City (CG 66) rescued three fishermen on March 27, 2018 off
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Search and Rescue (SAR)
Elbit Systems Awarded $65 Million Contract to Supply Comprehensive SAR Solution
Elbit Systems announced that it was awarded a $65 million contract by an Asian-Pacific country to provide a comprehensive Search
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U.S. Navy Patrol Squadron 8 Conducts SAR Operation in South Pacific
The U.S. Navy Patrol Squadron 8 (VP-8) “Fighting Tigers” has conducted search and rescue (SAR) operation and rescued three fishermen
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U.S. Coast Guard Rescue 21 System Passes 100,000 SAR Missions
The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) has conducted approximately 100,000 search-and-rescue (SAR) operations since 2006 with support from the Rescue 21
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Airbus Breaks Ground for C295 FWSAR Training Centre in Canada
Airbus officially broke ground for a new state-of-the-art training centre for future C295 aircraft crews and technicians at CFB Comox
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Brazil orders additional Airbus C295 search and rescue aircraft
Brazil has ordered an additional Airbus C295 search and rescue (SAR) aircraft that will eventually take to 15 the number
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Modernized Ka-27M Helicopter Enters Service with Russian Navy Baltic Fleet
The Russian Helicopters delivered the first modernized Kamov Ka-27M helicopter to the Baltic Fleet Air Force base of the Russian
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San Diego to procure S-70i Black Hawk for firefighting and SAR missions
Sikorsky, a division of Lockheed Martin, received notice that the City of San Diego intends to award a contract for
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U.S. Coast Guard preparing to launch its first satellites
The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) is preparing to launch two small satellites, in 2018, that are capable of detecting transmissions from emergency
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Japanese Navy retires last US-1A SAR amphibious aircraft
The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) has conducted the final flight of its last operational US-1A search and rescue (SAR) amphibious aircraft,
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