Falklands SAR Contract Awarded

摘要

A contract for search and rescue (SAR) and support helicopter services in the Falkland Islands has been awarded by the UK Ministry of Defence to AAR Airlift. The ten-year deal, announced on January 19, is valued at around $275m. AAR Airlift, together with British International Helicopters (BIH) and Air Rescue Systems (ARS), will provide the combined SAR and support helicopter service to British Forces South Atlantic Islands (BFSAI) operations - including AgustaWestland AW189 SAR helicopters, Sikorsky S-61 support helicopters and flight operations, maintenance, logistics and facilities support at the Mount Pleasant Complex in the Falkland Islands and surrounding maritime region. The new SAR service will replace the two RAF Sea King HAR3S of 1564 Flight currently performing the role. BIH already conducts the support helicopter task from Mount Pleasant under contract to the MoD using two Sikorsky S-61Ns, and will continue to provide the service as a sub-contractor to AAR under the new contract.