A programme to upgrade the UK Royal Navy's AW101 Merlin multi-mission helicopters is on track to introduce an operational fleet of 30 HM2-standard aircraft by 2014, according to partners ...

Flight test activities with the Royal Navy's upgraded AgustaWestland AW101 Merlin HM2 multi-mission helicopter have passed an initial 10-sortie campaign performed from the deck of the aircraft carrier ...

The UK's Ministry of Defence is currently examining a variant of the MQ-9B SkyGuardian to replace the Merlin HM2 Airborne Surveillance and Control aircraft. In a written parliamentary question ...

The UK Royal Navy is looking to upgrade the search radars of its 30 Merlin HM2 helicopters as it seeks to extend the type's service life out to 2040. (Janes/Patrick Allen) The UK Royal Navy (RN) is to ...

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 confirmed the loss of one crew member following an incident off the coast of Dorset, UK, where a Merlin HC4 helicopter, operating from aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth, crashed ...

UK Royal Navy (RN) aircrews have begun operational training on Merlin HM2 helicopters configured for the Crowsnest airborne surveillance and control (ASaC) role-fit ahead of a first deployment in ...

The Telegraph reports that Roberto Cingolani, CEO of Leonardo, has warned the UK Defence Secretary that further delays to contracts could threaten the ...

Royal Navy aircraft carriers could soon be equipped with US-made drones capable of early threat detection. The MQ-9 unmanned aerial system (UAS), developed by American firm General Atomics, has been ...