The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has announced that Britain’s fleet of Merlin HC3 helicopters have carried out their final operations in Afghanistan as UK troops withdraw from theatre. The Merlin HC3 ...

The Royal Navy has taken delivery of its first AgustaWestland AW101 Merlin HC3 helicopter with an initial package of upgrades to support maritime operations. Modified under the Ministry of Defence’s ...

AgustaWestland will begin “marinising” the first Merlin HC3/3A aircraft for use by the UK Royal Navy’s Commando Helicopter Force in early October, shortly after ownership transfers from the Royal Air ...

The UK has upgraded the last of its AgustaWestland Merlin HC3/3A transport and assault helicopters for littoral use by the Royal Navy (RN) and Royal Marines (RM). The first of 25 upgraded Merlin ...

LONDON — The U.K. is withdrawing its Royal Air Force AgustaWestland EH101 Merlin HC3 transport helicopters from Afghanistan as part of the drawdown of British combat forces in theater. The move, ...

The Royal Navy has now received back into service all 25 HC3/3A Merlin helicopters that have been upgraded to the maritime HC4/4A Merlin Commando standard. (Janes/Patrick Allen) The UK has upgraded ...

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 ...