Fleet Helicopter Support Unit Requirement

[Hood]

The MoD have issued a requirement for a medium-lift support helicopter for Fleet Operational Standards and Training (FOST) and Navy Command (NC) under a Military Registered Civil Operated Aircraft (MRCOA) contract.

The requirements are mostly training and staff transport but there are some interesting possible additional requirements:
- land-based SAR for Maritime Counter Terrorism Force training with night capability.
- transport personnel and/or freight to the Queen Elizabeth Class and other UK-based RN ships, initial utilisation circa 100hrs/yr.

UK issues tender for Fleet Helicopter Support Unit

The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has published a tender notice for the Fleet Helicopter Support Unit (FHSU), inviting bids for a framework agreement valued at £50 million.

ukdefencejournal.org.uk

 

[RavenOne]

The MoD have issued a requirement for a medium-lift support helicopter for Fleet Operational Standards and Training (FOST) and Navy Command (NC) under a Military Registered Civil Operated Aircraft (MRCOA) contract.

The requirements are mostly training and staff transport but there are some interesting possible additional requirements:
- land-based SAR for Maritime Counter Terrorism Force training with night capability.
- transport personnel and/or freight to the Queen Elizabeth Class and other UK-based RN ships, initial utilisation circa 100hrs/yr.

UK issues tender for Fleet Helicopter Support Unit

The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has published a tender notice for the Fleet Helicopter Support Unit (FHSU), inviting bids for a framework agreement valued at £50 million.

ukdefencejournal.org.uk

Old news since last year. Anyhow 3 decades ago, contract started by then Bond Helicopters with red x AS365N3, then went to Brititsh International and now with three blue AS365N3 under Bristow Group.

They primarily supported FOST or Flag Officer Support Training here’s my photos of one blue Dauphin at last years Royal International Air Tattoo 2023 at RAF Fairford



Anyhow the Leonardo AW139 is tipped to be replacement.

Cheers

 

[Hood]

Anyhow the Leonardo AW139 is tipped to be replacement.

That was my conclusion too as to the likely contender for this.