UK defence officials hope by next April to have awarded a pair of contracts to Leonardo Helicopters and Lockheed Martin to carry out risk-reduction studies as part of a project to enable the Royal ...

Leonardo Helicopters has secured a £165 million ($213.1 million) two-year extension to support the UK’s EH101 Merlin rotorcraft fleet. The Integrated Merlin Operational Support (IMOS) provides depth ...

Safran Helicopter Engines will continue to support the RTM322 turboshafts powering the Royal Navy’s fleet of Leonardo Helicopters AW101 Merlins for a further six years under a new contract. Running ...

LONDON—Leonardo Helicopters and Lockheed Martin have both been awarded contracts to begin assessing the scope of a life-extension program for the UK Royal Navy’s fleet of AW101 Merlin helicopters. The ...

The UK is considering the use of MQ-9 drones to fulfil the Royal Navy’s carrier-borne airborne early warning (AEW) capability once the existing Crowsnest system retires from service, due to occur in ...

King Charles III flew to the aircraft carrier on board a Royal Navy Merlin HM2 direct from his Sandringham Estate, where he recently hosted President Zelenskyy of Ukraine. The King’s visit to the ship ...

The Royal Navy has now received back into service all 25 HC3/3A Merlin helicopters that have been upgraded to the maritime HC4/4A Merlin Commando standard. (Janes/Patrick Allen) The UK has upgraded ...

The UK has upgraded the last of its AgustaWestland Merlin HC3/3A transport and assault helicopters for littoral use by the Royal Navy (RN) and Royal Marines (RM). The first of 25 upgraded Merlin ...