The upgrade has been planned for a decade, but initially delayed on cost grounds, and will now expand the fleet in terms of both capability and numbers. Having served for two decades the CH-149 ...

Canada will expand its CH-149 Cormorant search-and-rescue helicopter force with at least two more aircraft as the fleet undergoes a mid-life update, defense minister Harjit Sajjan has announced. The ...

• Sargent Guy St-Denis – SAR Tech Team Member. All were stationed as the crew of AW101 Cormorant helicopter “Rescue 903” with 442 Squadron at Canadian Forces Base Comox at the time of the rescue. The ...

Leonardo Helicopters and IMP Aerospace and Defence have re-established ‘Team Cormorant’ to target the Royal Canadian Air Force’s (RCAF’s) upcoming CH-149 and AW101-519 modernisation and conversion ...

Canada is seeking to extend the capabilities of its AgustaWestland CH-149 Cormorant search-and-rescue (SAR) helicopter following a series of dramatic rescues since service entry last year. Maj Gilbert ...

Canada's CH-149 Cormorant search and rescue (SAR) variant of the AgustaWestland EH-101 was declared ready for service on July 25, with the helicopter already having flown rescue missions before the ...

OTTAWA, May 29, 2017 /CNW/ - Leonardo Helicopters and IMP Aerospace & Defence (IMP) are pleased to announce that "Team Cormorant" has been re-established to support the modernization of the Royal ...

AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, congratulates the crew of the Canadian Forces 442 Search and Rescue Squadron, based at CFB Comox, on winning the 2009 Cormorant Trophy for the skilful night ...