The AgustaWestland AW101 (EH101 until June 2007)
Merlin HM1
Merlin HC3
Merlin HC3A
CH-148 Petrel
33 originally ordered by the Canadian Forces, reduced to 28 and later cancelled.
CH-149 Cormorant
Search and rescue variant for the Canadian Forces (14 in service).
VH-71 Kestrel
USMC variant intended to serve as the US Presidential helicopter.
Died but you would think it would be Revived when the seaking aew will need replacing
DERBY
Looks like it went through
http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?i=3480072
NEW DELHI – Operating in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Goa last week, an Indian navy Sea Harrier test-fired a Derby beyond-visual-range (BVR) missile.
It was the Navy’s first live test of the Israeli-made Derby, a senior service official said April 15, and two more live tests are planned in the near future.
Indian navy sources said the missile hit its target on the high seas from a distance of 20 kilometers at a speed of Mach 1.2 and was able to lock onto the target before launch.
The Indian navy signed a $25 million contract in 2005 with the missile’s maker, Rafael, for procurement of 20 Derby missiles to replace aging Sea Eagle missiles bought from BAE Systems in the early 1980s.
Meanwhile, India’s state-owned Hindustan Aeronautics is upgrading the Navy’s 15 Sea Harrier jump jets, purchased from BAE in 1983, under a $115 million contract. The upgraded aircraft will be armed with the Derby BVR missile.
The Sea Harriers were set to be retired along with the aircraft carrier INS Viraat in 2010, the Navy official said, but this upgrade will keep the planes in service for deployment on the planned Air Defense Ship.
BAE Sea Harrier: The BAE Sea Harrier operates from the INS Viraat[33]. The BAE Sea Harrier FRS Mk.51 / T Mk.60 fly with the INAS 300 and INAS 552 squadrons of the Indian Navy. They were first acquired by the Indian Navy in the mid-1980s. After years of undergoing maintenance in the UK, the Indian Navy launched Project Ashok to set up a maintenance facility in Kochi in 1994. A mid-life upgrade in 1999 for these aircraft was cancelled when the decision was made to purchase MiG-29K air defense fighters, to be deployed aboard the INS Vikramaditya (formerly Admiral Gorshkov). The Sea Harriers are armed with the Matra Magic-II AAM and the Sea Eagle Anti-ship missiles. The aircraft were upgraded with the Elta EL/M-2032 radar and the Rafael Derby BVRAAM missiles[34]. Though the Sea Harriers were expected to remain in service with the Indian Navy till 2012-15, limited upgrades are being performed on these Sea Harriers to extend the life of the aircraft by 15 years, indicating a retirement date of 2023.[35] The upgrades are expected to be performed by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aircraft_of_the_Indian_Navy
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