Future Helicopters

[Kirkhill]

Short Hops.

I keep thinking that the future is someplace between Frankie Zapata's Flyboard and the VBat UAV. Something that you can step on and, ideally, fly hands free.

 

[Baz]

It seems the USN's FVL(MS) (Future Vertical List, Maritime Strike) program intends to overwhelm the enemy with acronyms and buzzwords...

 

[Nvlgzr]

Current fleet

CH-148 Cyclone - 25 active of 28 ordered (???) - All tasked to RCN Fleet
CH-149 Cormorant - 13 active of 16 ordered - All tasked to SAR Fleet

CH-147 Chinook - 14 - All tasked to 1 Wing for Army Support
CH-146 Griffon - 82 - Operating out of 11 Locations (Edmonton, Cold Lake, Borden, Trenton, Petawawa, St-Hubert, Valcartier, Bagotville, Gagetown, Goose Bay)

What if? (wrt the Griffons and Chinooks only)

Half of the Griffons were swapped out for the V-280s (41 frames as of 2031)
And the remainder of the Griffons were all turned over to the Air Reserve (Squadrons 400 and 438) and the Combat Support Squadrons?

Weren’t some of the VH71’s to be converted to CH149?

 

[Kirkhill]

Weren’t some of the VH71’s to be converted to CH149?

I think so.

 

[dapaterson]

Project summary​

The CH-149 Cormorant fleet has been providing reliable and crucial service to Canada since 2001 and requires upgrades to remain operationally effective. Through the contract with Leonardo U.K. Ltd., we will upgrade our current fleet to the most advanced version of the helicopter, and acquire additional airframes/parts to increase our fleet size from 13 to 16 aircraft. This will ensure that we can continue to perform search and rescue operations from Comox, B.C., Gander, N.L., Greenwood, N.S., and add to the search and rescue capacity from Trenton, Ont.

Cormorant Mid-Life Upgrade - Canada.ca

The CH-149 Cormorant fleet has been providing reliable and crucial service to Canada since 2001 and requires upgrades to remain operationally effective.

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