Upgraded US Navy MH-60S operational flight trainer re-enters service
Source: CAE, 30-Apr-13
CAE USA today announced that the United States Navy has declared an updated MH-60S “Sierra” operational flight trainer (OFT) as ready-for-training at Naval Air Station (NAS) North Island near San Diego, California. This MH-60S OFT, originally manufactured by Lockheed Martin, was completely upgraded by CAE to add new technologies and ensure concurrency with other MH-60S [...]
HS-15 officially transitions to HSC-15
Source: US Navy, 20-Nov-12
Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron (HS) 15 officially transitioned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 15 during a ceremony, Nov. 15, at Naval Air Station North Island. The “Red Lions” are the latest anti-submarine squadron to make the transition to a sea combat squadron as part of the Navy’s new direction for the rotary wing community, said [...]
$56M contract awarded for construction work at NAS North Island
Source: US DoD, 02-Feb-12
Hensel Phelps Construction Co., Irvine, Calif., is being awarded a $56,463,304 fixed-price modification under a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N62473-12-C-1406) to exercise option 0001 which provides for the construction of a helicopter maintenance facility at Naval Air Station North Island. The work to be performed provides for the construction of a multi-story, steel-framed, three-bay maintenance [...]
NAS North Island celebrates 100 years
Source: Fleet Week San Diego, 20-Sep-11
More than 250 classic racing cars will take to the specially-constructed track on the runway at Naval Air Station North Island (NASNI) September 24-25 for the 14th annual Fleet Week Coronado Speed Festival. While the Festival’s mission is to honor San Diego’s military every year, this year it will help commemorate a momentous milestone. The Coronado Speed Festival will [...]
US Navy moving more helicopters to North Island
Source: San Diego Union-Tribune, 19-Mar-11
Four additional squadrons will be based there by 2016
CAE awarded $44M contract for additional MH-60R simulators
Source: CAE, 26-Jan-11
CAE USA has been awarded a contract valued at approximately US$44 million to design and manufacture two MH-60R tactical operational flight trainers (TOFTs) for the United States Navy. The first simulator will be a fixed-based MH-60R TOFT delivered to Naval Station (NS) Mayport near Jacksonville, Florida in mid-2013. The other MH-60R TOFT, which will also [...]
