3-Jul-2013Source: AgustaWestland
AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, is pleased to announce that the Italian Police has taken delivery of its first two AW139 intermediate twin engine helicopters on schedule. These helicopters will be operated by the 1st Aviation Unit of the Italian Police and based at Pratica di Mare, close to Rome. Additional aircraft will be delivered to... Read more
3-Jul-2013Source: Russian Helicopters
Mi-8MTV helicopters built by Kazan Helicopters, a Russian Helicopters company, will provide security at the 27th Summer Universiade in the Russian city of Kazan this month. More than 170 nations – a record for the event – will participate in Universiade-2013, taking place on July 6-17 in the capital of Russia’s Tatarstan region. Kazan Arena,... Read more
1-Jul-2013Source: Denver Post
Denver Councilman Chris Nevitt suggested this week that the city look at adding unmanned aerial vehicles, also known as drones, to replace the police helicopter. See full story Image – Draganfly X-6, a typical UAV used by law enforcement agencies... Read more
28-Jun-2013Source: Muscat Daily
H E Paola Amadei, the Ambassador of Italy to Oman and Marco Aka, president and chief executive officer of international business of AgustaWestland company were also present at the ceremony. see full story . Photo (c) Copyright of, and used with full permission of, Damiano Gualdoni... Read more
26-Jun-2013Source: Avon and Somerset Constabulary
Guests gathered at Filton airfield yesterday to celebrate the work of the Western Counties Air Operations Unit (WCAOU). WCAOU is a consortium comprising of Avon and Somerset and Gloucestershire Constabularies; delivering police air support to their respective communities. WCAOU will disband on 3rd July 2013 when it joins the National Police Air Service (NPAS). This... Read more
25-Jun-2013Source: Helinet Technologies
Helinet Technologies, an international provider of aviation technology solutions to the law enforcement, government and military markets, announced today the deployment of an integrated video downlink solution for the Hawthorne Police Department (HPD) in the City Of Hawthorne, California. The new system enables HPD to transmit live, HD images from the Department’s MD 500E helicopter to multiple, ground-based... Read more
25-Jun-2013
Emergecny landing after reportedly losing power. Boom separate from cabin, which ended up on its side. 3 POB to hospital... Read more
19-Jun-2013
A police superintendent, a police pilot and another police officer survived a helicopter crash landing atop a rem ote mountain... Read more
13-Jun-2013
The Michigan State Police will begin using helicopters to patrol the Muskegon area beginning sometime this week. (see full story)... Read more
12-Jun-2013Source: Altadenablog
The Pasadena Police Department Air Operations will hold its annual open house at the Altadena heliport on Saturday, June 29, from 11 AM-2 PM. (See Full Story)... Read more
11-Jun-2013Source: FlightSafety International
FlightSafety is pleased to announce that it has been selected by the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office Aviation Division, based in Phoenix, Arizona, to provide training for the Bell 407 helicopter at its Learning Center in Lafayette, Louisiana. “The selection of FlightSafety’s Bell 407 training program by the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office, is a clear demonstration... Read more
11-Jun-2013Source: RSG Aviation
RSG Aviation, Inc. recently received notification of contract award from the City of Houston to support their fleet of Bell 412 aircraft. RSG Aviation responsibilities will include all twin-engine helicopter component overhaul/exchange and repair services/support for the for a thirty-six month period. Houston PD air support division, with a fleet of 16 helicopters, has quickly... Read more
4-Jun-2013Source: Alaska Dispatch
The Alaska State Troopers are adding a fully-loaded rescue helicopter to their arsenal about two months after a failed search-and-rescue mission killed three Alaskans, including two troopers. The troopers reorganized how they handle those missions since the loss of Helo-1 and its veteran pilot. (See Full Story)... Read more
3-Jun-2013
Two killed, one seriously injured – police helicopter on training flight. Post crash fire... Read more
30-May-2013
Emergency landing in school field, helicopter remained upright. Tail boom sliced by main rotor blades... Read more
28-May-2013Source: Eurocopter Japan
Eurocopter Japan recently signed contracts with Japan’s National Police Agency for a total of four helicopters. Comprising two medium-class and two twin-engine light helicopters, the new acquisitions will be deployed to Hyogo Prefectural Police (EC155 B1), Hiroshima Prefectural Police (AS365 N3+), Osaka Prefectural Police (EC135 P2e) and Fukuoka Prefectural Police (EC135 P2e), as replacements for... Read more
28-May-2013Source: Florida Today
Brevard County is considering a plan to merge its mosquito control helicopter operations with the sheriff’s aviation unit in a move that could save the county about $3.3 million during the next 12 years, partly by not having to buy two new helicopters. (See Full Story)... Read more
28-May-2013Source: KTVK
It’s a full throttle, adrenaline-filled world where Phoenix police and fire team up working out of an extraordinary piece of machinery known as Phoenix Firebird #10. (See Full Story)... Read more
19-May-2013Source: PAvCon
The event will take place in the Flugmuseum Aviaticum, Ferdinand Graf von Zeppelinstr. 1, A-3700 Wiener Neustadt, Austria The office facilities for PAvCon will shift from the UK to Austria on Sunday 19th. The physical address is the HOTEL FREIZEIT TEMPEL Wiener Strae 109, 2700 Wiener Neustadt, Austria +43 2622 20720 hotel.freizeittempel@aon.at www.freizeittempel.at and the direct phone number... Read more
17-May-2013Source: Night Flight Concepts
Night Flight Concepts, the premier provider of night vision solutions, is pleased to announce the launch of five new industry specific solutions programs. These new Night Vision Imaging Systems (NVIS) solutions include equipment, maintenance and training programs which have been adapted to support the specific operational and regulatory requirements for the following markets: • Emergency Medical Services and Search... Read more
13-May-2013Source: Draganflyer
Early this morning, Saskatoon RCMP received a call of a single vehicle rollover on Highway #5 about 5 km east of St. Denis, Saskatchewan. RCMP, along with St. Denis and Vonda Fire Rescue, and EMS from MD Ambulance responded to the scene. Upon arriving at the scene, emergency responders could not locate the vehicle’s occupants.... Read more
13-May-2013Source: Noozhawk
Officials air concerns about the fleet’s soaring expenses, which have already exceeded the budget available. (See Full Story)... Read more
10-May-2013
Sheriff helicopter made emergency field landing after reporting engine problems... Read more
9-May-2013
Main rotor struck tail on landing... Read more
3-May-2013Source: HeliHub.com
Devon & Cornwall Police’s air support unit have joined Twitter and can be found @DCP_Helicopter. However, this move may be short-lived as the gradual nationalisation of law enforcement aviation across England and Wales under the “NPAS” (National Police Air Service) banner has seen various units adopt new Twitter identities involving the NPAS name. Time will... Read more
2-May-2013Source: FOX 17
There’s a new buzz around West Michigan and you may have heard it flying above your home. Michigan State Police have a new helicopter. (See Full Story)... Read more
2-May-2013
Five hospitalised after police helicopter crashed on training flight. Landed upright with significant vertical forces. Helicopter was executing a series of low orbit firing passes when the main rotor blades struck treetops and it spiraled into the ground.... Read more
29-Apr-2013Source: HeliHub.com
The Jordanian Police have recently sold a batch of three Eurocopter Bo105s to Oceania Aviation in New Zealand after retiring them from active use four years ago – we assume they have been in storage in the interim period. Each has now been put on the local ZK- register, with Oceania working initially on ZK-HVA... Read more
29-Apr-2013Source: The Washington Times
Boston’s top cop wants drones hovering over next year’s marathon, but getting his hands on one may be easier said than done. More than 30 states, including Massachusetts, are rushing to restrict the use of drones by law enforcement, with some seeking to ban it in all but the most extreme circumstances. (See Full Story)... Read more
29-Apr-2013Source: Birmingham Mail
West Midlands Police’s eye-in-the sky helicopter helped cops snare more than 500 suspects last year. The aircraft spent 1,175 hours in the sky and was also responsible for finding 27 people who had been reported missing. (See Full Story)... Read more
25-Apr-2013
Blade strike and ensuing heavy landing caused skids to deform. Fortunately helicopter did not fall over the edge of the mountain, but it was very close. Helicopter was registered HU26-18 and carried code “09-312”... Read more
24-Apr-2013
Emergency landing at night on highway US19. Pilot minor injuries treated at scene, co-pilot uninjured... Read more
22-Apr-2013Source: The Columbus Dispatch
Two Columbus police helicopters have been cleared to fly after an outside audit did not uncover any safety concerns, a commander said yesterday. (See full story)... Read more
22-Apr-2013Source: KSWO
The Stephens County Sheriff’s Department has a new large piece of equipment that will help the department fight fires or crime from a bird’s eye view. (See full story)... Read more
18-Apr-2013Source: Helibras
[electronic translation] Helibras signed in its booth at LAAD – Defence & Security 2013, a contract for delivery of two new helicopters AS350 B2 Squirrel model for the Secretary of State for Public Security and Social Defense of Pará These aircraft were acquired to form the security planning of the State Government due to the... Read more
16-Apr-2013Source: Uniflight LLC
Uniflight LLC of Grand Prairie Texas is very pleased to announce the award of a contract by the Houston Texas Police Department to provide maintenance support for the department’s helicopters. The contract awarded to Uniflight is for one base year and two additional option years. The contract is for the support of Bell Helicopter 412... Read more
12-Apr-2013Source: Daily Pilot
A 20-year law enforcement partnership that provided police helicopter patrols to Costa Mesa and Newport Beach touched down for the last time Thursday morning. (see full story)... Read more
12-Apr-2013Source: The Baltimore Sun
Eighteen months after Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake voted to approve the purchase of four new helicopters for the Police Department, her proposed budget called for grounding one of them in a cost-saving move (see full story).... Read more
10-Apr-2013Source: Bell
Bell have announced that it has secured an agreement with the Delaware State Police for the supply of two Bell 429 aircraft. The multi-mission configured Bell 429s will be utilized for both airborne law enforcement operations and helicopter emergency medical services. “For the mission and operations for the Delaware State Police, we evaluated all helicopter... Read more
9-Apr-2013Source: PAvCon
PAvCon 2013 is to be held 21-22 May 2013 in Wiener Nuestadt, Austria. Our hosts will be the Flugmuseum Aviaticum, Diamond Aircraft, Airborne Technologies and Schiebel Planning for the event is going well and both industry and the police are showing a high level of support. There are still about six weeks to go to... Read more
8-Apr-2013Source: WNYT
New York is getting a new helicopter that costs four times as much as the one it is replacing. Our waste watchers team has learned that the new state budget contains twelve and a half million dollars for state police to purchase a new helicopter (see full story).... Read more
5-Apr-2013Source: M Live
Michigan State Police 1st Lt. Chris McIntire, commander of the Rockford post, and Sgt. Jerry King, a pilot in the aviation unit, talk about the helicopter patrols over West Michigan (see full story).... Read more
5-Apr-2013Source: ABC6
Columbus police helicopters are grounded while they are inspected and maintenance records are checked. Police were ready to sell one of the choppers when they discovered “gaps” in the maintenance records (see full story).... Read more
1-Apr-2013
Precautionary landing in parking lot on night mission after warning light illuminated... Read more
30-Mar-2013
Impacted terrain while maneuvering during an SAR flight near Talkeetna, Alaska. The airline transport pilot, an Alaska state trooper serving as a flight observer for the pilot, and a stranded snowmobiler who had requested rescue were killed, and the helicopter was destroyed by impact and postcrash fire.... Read more
27-Mar-2013Source: Cobham
Cobham’s Brazilian subsidiary – has secured its first major contract in Brazil to equip State Police helicopters with High Definition (HD) video surveillance downlinks which will be used on helicopters in 12 cities during the 2013 Confederations Cup and the 2014 World Cup. The contract was developed with a local integration partner following the opening... Read more
27-Mar-2013Source: HeliHub.com
Following a concerted public effort within the geographical area of Bardufoss, the Royal Norwegian Air Force have moved two Bell 412s to Bardufoss. This will meet the campaign’s target to provide a better spread of aviation resources throughout the country, particularly for emergency situations. Defence Minister Anne-Grete Strøm-Erichsen has also said that these helicopters are... Read more
26-Mar-2013Source: Curtiss-Wright Controls
Curtiss-Wright Controls Defense Solutions (CWCDS), a business group of Curtiss-Wright Controls, has introduced the newest member of its Skyquest™ family of rugged mission displays for airborne platforms. The new feature rich 21.5” Skyquest™ AVDU5500 is the company’s largest high definition (HD) display to date. This next generation video display with touchscreen is designed for the... Read more
26-Mar-2013Source: Congressman Ed Markey
With tens of thousands of domestic commercial drone licenses expected to be handed out in the coming years, Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), co-Chair of the Bi-Partisan Congressional Privacy Caucus, today introduced updated legislation to ensure standards for informing the public and establish safeguards to protect the privacy of individuals from expanded use of drones.... Read more
26-Mar-2013
Blade struck tree during forced landing while on police operations. Sole-occupant pilot not injured. Photo set here on C News Live page on Facebook... Read more
25-Mar-2013Source: RCMP
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police is a leading North American national police force, covering three Canadian territories, eight provinces, more than 190 municipalities, 184 Aboriginal communities, and three international airports. The “F” division is responsible for the Saskatchewan region and like other divisions, is always looking for new technology to improve their level of service... Read more
21-Mar-2013Source: WUFT
Gainesville Police Department launched its helicopter back in the air Tuesday after a 15-month hiatus.Helicopter (see full story). File photo... Read more
21-Mar-2013
Two helicopters collided in white-out conditions during a police exercise. An AS332L2 and a EC155 had landed and kicked up a lot of snow. The pilot of a second AS332 landing soon after then suffered white-out and landed too close to the EC155, killing the pilot. Three other injuries reported.... Read more
21-Mar-2013
Two helicopters collided in white-out conditions during a police exercise. An AS332L2 and a EC155 had landed and kicked up a lot of snow. The pilot of a second AS332 landing soon after then suffered white-out and landed too close to the EC155, killing the pilot. Three other injuries reported.... Read more
15-Mar-2013Source: Seymour Herald
Public Safety Aviation, a public private partnership, held a presentation conference to highlight the benefits of the Sevier County Sheriff’s Department new helicopter patrol Feb. 22 (see full story)... Read more
15-Mar-2013Source: Eurocopter
The acquisition of an EC145 by the Police Service of Northern Ireland will add another helicopter to this agency’s all-Eurocopter fleet, and reinforces the company’s impressive presence with law enforcement agencies in the British Isles. This latest rotary-wing aircraft is to be delivered in the first half of 2013, joining the Police Service of Northern... Read more
13-Mar-2013Source: Tennessee Highway Patrol
Department of Safety and Homeland Security Commissioner Bill Gibbons joined Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP) Colonel Tracy Trott to announce the permanent assignment of a THP helicopter and pilot to assist with aviation support of law enforcement in west Tennessee. This permanent aviation support will enhance public safety by increasing response time to incidents or missions... Read more
12-Mar-2013Source: Bell
Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. company (NYSE: TXT), announced today an enhanced relationship with the Public Safety Aviation Accreditation Commission (PSAAC) a subsidiary of the Airborne Law Enforcement Association (ALEA), as part of Bell Helicopter’s continued commitment to advancing safety in the rotorcraft industry. Bell Helicopter is the exclusive sponsor in the development of PSAAC’s... Read more
11-Mar-2013Source: Star Telegram
The Arlington Police Department recently won approval from the federal government to fly two remote-control helicopters for public safety purposes ( see full story)... Read more
7-Mar-2013Source: Power Sonix
Power Sonix, Inc. has been awarded a long-term contract with Korean Aerospace Industries of South Korea (KAI) to supply 900-watt PSAIR32A tactical public address systems for the Surion helicopters being made for the Korean National Police Agency program. The Surion helicopter is being designed, engineered and manufactured in South Korea by KAI in partnership with... Read more
7-Mar-2013Source: Power Sonix
Power Sonix, Inc. announces at HELI-EXPO in Las Vegas the release and availability of new aeodynamic speaker arrays for their industry-leading airborne public address systems. The new wing-shaped hexagon speaker enclosures offer a 30-40% reduction in the surface area of the speaker driver enclosures from their previous models. With these improvements, the new externally mounted... Read more
7-Mar-2013Source: AgustaWestland
AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, and Mitsui Bussan Aerospace are pleased to announce they have been awarded a contract by the Japan National Police Agency (JNPA) to supply two AW139 twin engine helicopters which will be operated in Hokkaido and Fukushima prefectures. This latest order brings the number of AW139 helicopters ordered by customers in Japan... Read more
7-Mar-2013Source: AgustaWestland
AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, and Kanematsu Corporation are pleased to announce they have been awarded a contract by the Japan National Police Agency (JNPA) to supply a GrandNew law enforcement light twin helicopter which will be operated in Kawagawa prefecture located in the southern Kantō region of Japan. The order brings to three the number... Read more
7-Mar-2013Source: MD Helicopters
MD Helicopters Inc. (MDHI), a Lynn Tilton company and leading manufacturer of commercial, air-rescue, military and law enforcement helicopters, announced a new order for a MD 500E helicopter from the Polk County Florida Sheriff’s Office (PCSO). The new MD 500E is the first order in a program to replace an aging fleet of three military surplus OH58’s. “We are... Read more
6-Mar-2013Source: American Eurocopter
American Eurocopter continues to lead the U.S. airborne law enforcement market, maintaining a 55 percent market share over the last decade with a product line that has become the industry standard. With 280 Eurocopter aircraft operating in federal, state and local law enforcement units, operators cite reliability, versatility and cost effectiveness as key factors in... Read more
28-Feb-2013Source: Frederick News Post
Years after a multimillion-dollar contract to replace the state’s fleet of aged medevac helicopters caused controversy in Annapolis, two newly purchased aircraft arrived Tuesday at the aviation command of the Maryland State Police (see full story)... Read more
26-Feb-2013Source: The Raw Story
Officials in Texas announced on Thursday that State Troopers would no longer be allowed to open fire on suspects from helicopters after the recent killing of two immigrants (see full story)... Read more
25-Feb-2013Source: Bell
Four weeks ago, HeliHub.com ran two stories on Bell 429s being delivered into Nigeria Jan 23 –Nigerian Police receive a Bell 429 Jan 24 –First EMS Bell 429 arrives in Nigeria for NEMA And then on Friday February 22nd, Bell issued the following:- Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. company (NYSE: TXT), announced today the delivery... Read more
22-Feb-2013Source: Wired
Alameda County, just east of San Francisco, is closing in on becoming one of dozens of local law enforcement agencies nationwide to deploy the unmanned crafts. (see full story)... Read more
20-Feb-2013Source: Heli Aviation
[electronic translation] The police chief and the head of the provincial police force flying Liaoningun inspected with a delegation from the Heli Aviation TRAINING ACADEMY in Augsburg. Impressed by our forward-looking, equipped with state of the art technology flight school, training and expertise of the entire fleet of Heli Aviation teams audited executives the TRAINING... Read more
19-Feb-2013Source: HeliHub.com
Sources in Nigeria are saying that the Osun State Government has commenced a lease with OAS Helicopters for a Eurocopter AS355N – the one we reported here that they had recently bought from Sky Helicopters in Spain. In a statement, the state governor’s media aide, Mr. Semiu Okanlawon, said the helicopter is to support its... Read more
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