Leonardo Secures Contract for the Mid-Life Upgrade Project of CH-149 Cormorant Helicopters.

 

 

“The contract encompasses upgrades to 13 existing Cormorant Search and гeѕсᴜe (SAR) helicopters and the augmentation of a further three aircraft, delivering great car… advancements and extending the life expectancy to 2042+. The program will be executed by Team Cormorant, led by Leonardo and comprising IMP Aerospace and defeпсe, GE Canada and Collins Aerospace. The Canadian Department of National defeпсe has awarded Leonardo (through its subsidiary in the United Kingdom, Leonardo MW Ltd) a $1 billion CAD (€690 million) contract for the AW101/CH-149 “Cormorant” Mid-Life Upgrade (CMLU) Project for 16 aircraft in total, comprising 13 existing Cormorant Search and гeѕсᴜe (CSH) currently in-service and three additional aircraft.”

 

 

R???l C?n??i?n Ai? F??c? A??st?W?stl?n? CH-149 C??m???nt M??i?m SAR Utilit? H?lic??t??A?t?? ?istin??is??? 20-????s ?? s??vic? li??, t?? CH-149 C??m???nt ?l??t will n?w ?n????? ? mi?-li?? ???????, ???t??? t? T??m C??m???nt’s ?????siti?n. T?? t??m is ? c?ll?????ti?n ?? L??n???? ?n? is s?????t?? ?? its ??inci?l? C?n??i?n s??c?nt??ct?? IMP A???s??c? ?n? D???nc? t???t??? wit? GE C?n???, ?n? C?llins A???s??c? C?n???. T?? m?j??it? ?? t?? CMLU w??k will ?? ??????m?? in C?n???, ??im??il? ?t IMP’s H?li??x, N.S. ??ciliti?s. T?? CMLU P??j?ct will t??nsiti?n C?n???’s AW101/CH-149 “C??m???nt” SAR ??lic??t?? ?l??t t? t?? l?t?st st?n???? c????ntl? ??in? ??liv???? ??? SAR in N??w?? ?n? ??????l? t?? ??st s???c? ?n? ??sc?? ??lic??t?? in t?? w??l?. T?? CMLU P??j?ct will incl???; st?t?-??-t??-??t ?vi?nics, ? n?w ?l?ss c?ck?it, m??? ??w????l ?i?it?ll?-c?nt??ll?? ?n?in?s, wi??l?ss in-c??in c?mm?nic?ti?ns, t?? l?t?st SAR s?ns??s incl??in? El?ct?? O?tic?l In???-R?? ??vic? ?n? M??il? P??n? D?t?cti?n L?c?ti?n S?st?m –?n??lin? l?ss s???c? ?n? m??? ??sc??.

 

 

R???l C?n??i?n Ai? F??c? A??st?W?stl?n? CH-149 C??m???nt M??i?m SAR Utilit? H?lic??t??. (P??t? ?? RCAF)Gi?n Pi??? C?till?, M?n??in? Di??ct?? ?? L??n???? H?lic??t??s, s?i?: “T?? AW101/CH-149 “C??m???nt” S???c? ?n? R?sc?? ??lic??t?? ?l??t will ???vi?? t?? R???l C?n??i?n Ai? F??c? wit? t?? s?st?inm?nt ?? ? ????st, ?i??-t?c? ?ll w??t??? SAR c????ilit? ?c??ss C?n???. T?? CMLU ??????mm? t?????? T??m C??m???nt will ????c? t?? c?st ?? ?l??t ?wn??s?i?, w?il? ???t??? inc???sin? ??li??ilit?, c????ilit? ?n? s???t? ??? C?n??i?n ????l?.”

Al?ss?n??? P????m?, C?i?? Ex?c?tiv? O??ic?? ?? L??n????, s?i?: “Wit? t?? C??m???nt ??lic??t?? t?? C?n??i?n G?v??nm?nt is ??ttin? t?? ?i??t ???i?m?nt ??? t??i? F??c?s, ?t t?? ??st ??ic? ??? C?n??i?ns, wit? t?? ?i??t ??n??its ??? C?n??i?n in??st??. L??n???? is ????? t? l??? wit? ??? T??m C??m???nt ???tn??s t?? AW101/CH-149 “C??m???nt” S???c? ?n? R?sc?? ??lic??t?? ?l??t ??????? ?s ?nn??nc?? ?? t?? C?n??i?n G?v??nm?nt. Wit? t?? C??m???nt ??lic??t?? t?? G?v??nm?nt is ??ttin? t?? ?i??t ???i?m?nt ??? t?? C?n??i?n F??c?s, ?t t?? ??st ??ic? ??? C?n??i?ns, wit? t?? ?i??t ??n??its ??? C?n??i?n in??st??.”

 

 

R???l C?n??i?n Ai? F??c? A??st?W?stl?n? CH-149 C??m???nt M??i?m SAR Utilit? H?lic??t??.In J?l? 2022 t???? w?s t?? ?i?st ?????ti?n?l ?li??t ?nniv??s??? ?? t?? C??m???nt, w?ic? t??k ?l?c? in 2002, ?n? t?? ?i?st ??liv??? t??k ?l?c? in Oct???? 2001. T?? ?l??t ??s n?w ?c?i?v?? in ?xc?ss ?? 100,000 ?li??t ????s. T?? AW101 is t?? m?st ??v?nc?? m??i?m li?t ??lic??t?? ?v?il??l? t???? ?n? is in s??vic?, in ?????cti?n ?n? in ??m?n? ??? its ???v?n ??????m?nc?. T?? AW101 ?????s l?n?-??n??, l???? c???cit? ?n? ??v?nc?? t?c?n?l???, ?ll c?m?in?? in ? c?st-????ctiv?, m?lti-missi?n ?i?c???t ???nin? ?? ? n?w ??? in ??t??? wіп? ?????ti?ns. Ov?? 220 AW101 ??lic??t??s ??v? ???n ??????? s? ??? ?? c?st?m??s w??l?wi?? t? ??????m ? l???? n?m??? ?? ??l?s incl??in? SAR, C?m??t SAR, P??s?nn?l R?c?v???, S??ci?l F??c?s O????ti?ns, ?tilit?, t???? t??ns???t, Anti-S????c? W??????, Anti-S??m??in? W??????, Ai????n? E??l? W??nin?, min? sw???in?. T?? ?l???l ?l??t ??s ?xc????? 500,000 ?li??t ????s in ?????ti?ns ???m t?? A?ctic t? t?? Ant??ctic.

 

 

R???l C?n??i?n Ai? F??c? A??st?W?stl?n? CH-149 C??m???nt M??i?m SAR Utilit? H?lic??t??

 

 

T?? c?nt??ct incl???s ???????s ?? 13 ?xistin? C??m???nt SAR ??lic??t??s ?n? t?? ???m?nt?ti?n ?? ? ???t??? t???? ?i?c???t, ??liv??in? ????t?? c????iliti?s ?n? ?xt?n?in? ?l??t li?? ?x??ct?nc? t? 2042+. T?? ??????mm? will ?? ?x?c?t?? ?? T??m C??m???nt l?? ?? L??n???? ?n? c?m??isin? IMP A???s??c? ?n? D???nc?, GE C?n??? ?n? C?llins A???s??c? C?n??? . T?? C?n??i?n D????tm?nt ?? N?ti?n?l D???nc? ??s ?w????? L??n???? (t?????? L??n???? U.K. Lt? ?? Y??vil) ? $1 ?illi?n CAN (€690 milli?n) c?nt??ct ??? t?? AW101/CH-149 “C??m???nt” Mi?-Li?? U?????? (CMLU) P??j?ct ??? 16 ?i?c???t in t?t?l, c?m??isin? 13 ?xistin? C??m???nt S???c? ?n? R?sc?? H?lic??t?? (CSH) c????ntl? in-s??vic? ?n? t?? ???m?nt?ti?n ?? ? ???t??? t???? ?i?c???t. T?is c?nt??ct will ?n??nc? t?? ?i?c???t’s s?st?ms ?n? t?c?n?l??i?s, ?ns??? c?m?li?nc? wit? ?m???in? ?i?s??c? ????i??m?nts, ?xt?n? t?? li?? ?x??ct?nc? ?? t?? ?l??t t? 2042+ ?n? ?n??l? t?? ??t??n ?? C??m???nt ??lic??t??s t? t?? M?in O????tin? B?s? (MOB) T??nt?n.

 

 

R???l C?n??i?n Ai? F??c? A??st?W?stl?n? CH-149 C??m???nt M??i?m SAR Utilit? H?lic??t??A?t?? ?istin??is??? 20-????s ?? s??vic? li??, t?? CH-149 C??m???nt ?l??t will n?w ?n????? ? mi?-li?? ???????, ???t??? t? T??m C??m???nt’s ?????siti?n. T?? t??m is ? c?ll?????ti?n ?? L??n???? ?n? is s?????t?? ?? its ??inci?l? C?n??i?n s??c?nt??ct?? IMP A???s??c? ?n? D???nc? t???t??? wit? GE C?n???, ?n? C?llins A???s??c? C?n???. T?? m?j??it? ?? t?? CMLU w??k will ?? ??????m?? in C?n???, ??im??il? ?t IMP’s H?li??x, N.S. ??ciliti?s. T?? CMLU P??j?ct will t??nsiti?n C?n???’s AW101/CH-149 “C??m???nt” SAR ??lic??t?? ?l??t t? t?? l?t?st st?n???? c????ntl? ??in? ??liv???? ??? SAR in N??w?? ?n? ??????l? t?? ??st s???c? ?n? ??sc?? ??lic??t?? in t?? w??l?. T?? CMLU P??j?ct will incl???; st?t?-??-t??-??t ?vi?nics, ? n?w ?l?ss c?ck?it, m??? ??w????l ?i?it?ll?-c?nt??ll?? ?n?in?s, wi??l?ss in-c??in c?mm?nic?ti?ns, t?? l?t?st SAR s?ns??s incl??in? El?ct?? O?tic?l In???-R?? ??vic? ?n? M??il? P??n? D?t?cti?n L?c?ti?n S?st?m –?n??lin? l?ss s???c? ?n? m??? ??sc??.

 

 

R???l C?n??i?n Ai? F??c? A??st?W?stl?n? CH-149 C??m???nt M??i?m SAR Utilit? H?lic??t??.Gi?n Pi??? C?till?, M?n??in? Di??ct?? ?? L??n???? H?lic??t??s, s?i?: “T?? AW101/CH-149 “C??m???nt” S???c? ?n? R?sc?? ??lic??t?? ?l??t will ???vi?? t?? R???l C?n??i?n Ai? F??c? wit? t?? s?st?inm?nt ?? ? ????st, ?i??-t?c? ?ll w??t??? SAR c????ilit? ?c??ss C?n???. T?? CMLU ??????mm? t?????? T??m C??m???nt will ????c? t?? c?st ?? ?l??t ?wn??s?i?, w?il? ???t??? inc???sin? ??li??ilit?, c????ilit? ?n? s???t? ??? C?n??i?n ????l?.”

Al?ss?n??? P????m?, C?i?? Ex?c?tiv? O??ic?? ?? L??n????, s?i?: “Wit? t?? C??m???nt ??lic??t?? t?? C?n??i?n G?v??nm?nt is ??ttin? t?? ?i??t ???i?m?nt ??? t??i? F??c?s, ?t t?? ??st ??ic? ??? C?n??i?ns, wit? t?? ?i??t ??n??its ??? C?n??i?n in??st??. L??n???? is ????? t? l??? wit? ??? T??m C??m???nt ???tn??s t?? AW101/CH-149 “C??m???nt” S???c? ?n? R?sc?? ??lic??t?? ?l??t ??????? ?s ?nn??nc?? ?? t?? C?n??i?n G?v??nm?nt. Wit? t?? C??m???nt ??lic??t?? t?? G?v??nm?nt is ??ttin? t?? ?i??t ???i?m?nt ??? t?? C?n??i?n F??c?s, ?t t?? ??st ??ic? ??? C?n??i?ns, wit? t?? ?i??t ??n??its ??? C?n??i?n in??st??.”

 

 

R???l C?n??i?n Ai? F??c? A??st?W?stl?n? CH-149 C??m???nt M??i?m SAR Utilit? H?lic??t??.In J?l? 2022 t???? w?s t?? ?i?st ?????ti?n?l ?li??t ?nniv??s??? ?? t?? C??m???nt, w?ic? t??k ?l?c? in 2002, ?n? t?? ?i?st ??liv??? t??k ?l?c? in Oct???? 2001. T?? ?l??t ??s n?w ?c?i?v?? in ?xc?ss ?? 100,000 ?li??t ????s. T?? AW101 is t?? m?st ??v?nc?? m??i?m li?t ??lic??t?? ?v?il??l? t???? ?n? is in s??vic?, in ?????cti?n ?n? in ??m?n? ??? its ???v?n ??????m?nc?. T?? AW101 ?????s l?n?-??n??, l???? c???cit? ?n? ??v?nc?? t?c?n?l???, ?ll c?m?in?? in ? c?st-????ctiv?, m?lti-missi?n ?i?c???t ???nin? ?? ? n?w ??? in ??t??? wіп? ?????ti?ns. Ov?? 220 AW101 ??lic??t??s ??v? ???n ??????? s? ??? ?? c?st?m??s w??l?wi?? t? ??????m ? l???? n?m??? ?? ??l?s incl??in? SAR, C?m??t SAR, P??s?nn?l R?c?v???, S??ci?l F??c?s O????ti?ns, ?tilit?, t???? t??ns???t, Anti-S????c? W??????, Anti-S??m??in? W??????, Ai????n? E??l? W??nin?, min? sw???in?. T?? ?l???l ?l??t ??s ?xc????? 500,000 ?li??t ????s in ?????ti?ns ???m t?? A?ctic t? t?? Ant??ctic.

 

 

R???l C?n??i?n Ai? F??c? A??st?W?stl?n? CH-149 C??m???nt M??i?m SAR Utilit? H?lic??t??