Search and Rescue (SAR)

Europe HLS 

Airbus Helicopters Signs Contract with Ukrainian Ministry of Interior for 55 Helicopters

July 15, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Airbus Helicopters, Airbus Helicopters H125, Airbus Helicopters H145, Airbus Helicopters H225, Emergency medical services (EMS), Search and Rescue (SAR), Ukraine

Following the Intergovernmental Agreement signed between France and Ukraine on 8 June, Airbus Helicopters has signed a contract with the

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Air Americas 

Assembly Underway of Airbus CC-295 Fixed-Wing SAR Aircraft for Canada

June 2, 2018 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Airbus, Canada, EADS CASA C-295 / Airbus C295, Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF), Search and Rescue (SAR)

Airbus announced that the assembly of the first of Canada’s fleet of CC-295 Fixed-Wing Search and Rescue (FWSAR) aircraft is

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Air Americas 

Canada to Proceed with CH-149 Cormorant SAR Helicopter Mid-Life Upgrade and Fleet Augmentation

May 31, 2018June 5, 2018 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments AgustaWestland AW101, AgustaWestland CH-149 Cormorant, Canada, Helicopter, IMP Aerospace, Leonardo, Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF), Search and Rescue (SAR)

The Government of Canada intent to proceed with the CH-149 Cormorant Mid-Life Upgrade Program (CMLU) to be carried out by

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Asia-Pacific GeoPolitics/ Policy 

Pacific Partnership 2018 Conducts Search and Rescue Exercise in Malaysia

May 5, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Malaysia, Malaysian Armed Forces, Pacific Partnership, Search and Rescue (SAR), U.S. Navy (USN), USA, USNS Brunswick (T-EPF-6)

Multinational forces assigned to Pacific Partnership 2018 (PP18) work together with Malaysian Armed Forces (MAF) and Malaysian medical personnel during

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Americas Naval 

U.S. Navy Guided-Missile Cruiser USS Hue City Rescues Distressed Mariners

March 28, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Guided-missile cruiser (CG), Search and Rescue (SAR), Ticonderoga-class CG, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), U.S. Navy (USN), USA, USS Hué City (CG-66), USS Mitscher (DDG-57)

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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Industry Middle East 

Elbit Systems Awarded $65 Million Contract to Supply Comprehensive SAR Solution

March 15, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Airborne Locator Systems (ALS), Elbit Systems, Emergency Locator Transmitter (ELT), Israel, Personal Survival Radio (PSR), Search and Rescue (SAR)

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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Asia-Pacific Naval 

U.S. Navy Patrol Squadron 8 Conducts SAR Operation in South Pacific

February 21, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Andersen AFB, Boeing P-8 Poseidon, Federated States of Micronesia, Kadena Air Base, Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA), Pacific Ocean, Patrol Squadron 8 (VP-8), Search and Rescue (SAR), U.S. Navy (USN), USA

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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Americas C4ISR HLS 

U.S. Coast Guard Rescue 21 System Passes 100,000 SAR Missions

February 2, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments General Dynamics Mission Systems, Search and Rescue (SAR), U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), USA, USCG Rescue 21

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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Air Americas 

Airbus Breaks Ground for C295 FWSAR Training Centre in Canada

February 1, 2018February 14, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Airbus, CAE Inc., Canada, CFB Comox, EADS CASA C-295 / Airbus C295, Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF), Search and Rescue (SAR)

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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Air Americas 

Brazil orders additional Airbus C295 search and rescue aircraft

January 22, 2018February 14, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Airbus, Brazil, Brazilian Air Force, EADS CASA C-295 / Airbus C295, Search and Rescue (SAR)

Brazil has ordered an additional Airbus C295 search and rescue (SAR) aircraft that will eventually take to 15 the number

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