http://www.aviationtoday.com Aviation Today en-us 2013 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:23:39 EDT Brighton, UK—Peter Dymond, acting chief of HM Coastguard in the UK, fleshed out details of the Future Coastguard Program that entails the reduction of the 18 maritime Rescue Coordination Centers plus a small base in London, down to a hub and spoke system of eight Coastguard Operations Centers... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/military/c-sar/From-Antarctic-to-Angel-Thunder-SAR-Operators-Share-Their-Experiences-in-Brighton_79436.html Thu, 6 Jun 2013 0:00:00 EDT Brighton, UK—The UK’s Aeronautical Rescue Coordination Center (ARCC), currently manned by members of the Royal Air Force and based at RAF Kinloss in Scotland, could be relocated to the new National Maritime Operations Center (NMOC) in Fareham, near Portsmouth, around 2017 when the military ceases... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/military/c-sar/ARCC-to-Join-with-NMOC-UK-SAR-Conference-Starts-in-Brighton_79431.html Wed, 5 Jun 2013 0:00:00 EDT At the end of March, Flight Lt. Christopher Gordon, a Royal Air Force (RAF) Chinook pilot, received the Distinguished Flying Cross for rescuing British and Afghan troops during a major contact with the Taliban in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. Flying one of two Chinooks, escorted by a Boeing Apache... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/military/c-sar/RAF-Pilot-Receives-DFC-for-Using-Chinook-to-Shield-Troops_78911.html Wed, 3 Apr 2013 0:00:00 EDT Kazan Helicopters has contracted Telephonics Corp. to supply 85 RDR-1600 weather avoidance/search and rescue (SAR) radars... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/military/c-sar/Telephonics-to-Supply-Radars-for-Indian-Mi-17s_78345.html Tue, 29 Jan 2013 0:00:00 EST Cedar Rapids, Iowa-based Rockwell Collins has finished the first installation of its ARC-210 Gen5 radio on a combat search and rescue... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/military/c-sar/Rockwell-Collins-Upgrades-HH-60G-Fleet_78257.html Fri, 18 Jan 2013 0:00:00 EST The Philippine Navy will receive three AgustaWestland AW109 Power helicopters following the signing of a Dec. 20 contract between the Philippine Armed Forces and AgustaWestland at the Department of National Defense (DND). The acquisition is valued at around $33.6 million and includes logistical support... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/military/c-sar/Philippine-Navy-to-Get-Three-AW109s-in-Modernization-Plan_78144.html Wed, 2 Jan 2013 0:00:00 EST The United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) has approved a £258-million contract to extend the Sea King Integrated Operational Support (SKIOS) program to the expected end of service of the helicopter type in 2016. The SKIOS extension has been necessary following the need to rebid the search... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/military/c-sar/UK-Extends-Sea-King-SKIOS-to-2016_78088.html Thu, 20 Dec 2012 0:00:00 EST More than 600 British Royal Marine commandos are completing an annual six-week exercise, Black Alligator, which is at the U.S. Marine Corps’ Air-Ground Combat Center in Twentynine Palms, Calif. The battalion-level exercise has... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/military/c-sar/Twentynine-Palms-Hosts-UKs-Exercise-Black-Alligator_77907.html Fri, 30 Nov 2012 0:00:00 EST The Swedish Maritime Administration (Sjöfartsverket), the authority responsible for maritime and aeronautical search and rescue (SAR) services in Sweden, has placed an order with AgustaWestland for seven AW139 intermediate twins. The AW139s will be outfitted for SAR missions and equipped with a Full Ice... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/military/c-sar/Seven-AW139s-to-Boost-Swedens-SAR-Capability_77861.html Mon, 26 Nov 2012 0:00:00 EST NACRA Testbed for Rapid Warfighter Response and Experimentation, or T-Rex. The U.S. Naval Aviation Center for Rotorcraft Advancement has now entered its second phase, or “NACRA 2.0”, as of last June, according to NACRA Director Timothy Gowen. Movement into the second phase gives NACRA a stronger... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/military/c-sar/T-Rex-Lives!-NACRA-Flying-Testbed-Proves-Worth_77425.html Tue, 9 Oct 2012 0:00:00 EDT