Bell has performed the first flight of a CH-146 Griffon utility helicopter it has upgraded under a modernisation programme for the Royal Canadian Air Force. The sortie was performed from the ...

The design and development work is valued at up to C$90 million (US$67.4 million) and will be performed under the existing support contract for the CH-146, which was awarded to Bell in 2011, says ...

LONDON – The Canadian armed forces are working to secure funding for life-extension programs for their fleet of CH-146 Griffon utility helicopters and CH-149 Cormorant search and rescue helicopters.

Photo by the Royal Canadian Air Force April 18 (UPI) -- Canada's air force on Monday deployed four CH-146 Griffon helicopters to support coalition efforts against militants in northern Iraq.

The Canadian Armed Forces currently operates 82 CH-146 Griffon helicopters. That helicopter is a variant of the Bell 412EP. Canada also operates 14 CH-147F Chinook medium to heavy lift helicopters.

In 1992, BTCL was awarded a non-competitive contract to provide National Defence with 100 CH‑146 Griffon helicopters, a military variant of the civilian Bell 412EP helicopter.

The 56-foot-long (17 meters) helicopter with a rotor span of 46 feet (14 meters) boasts a maximum gross weight of 11,904 lbs (5,400 kg). It can cover up to 407 miles (656 km) and can reach a top ...

Canada is contracting Bell to undertake definition design work to pave the way for a limited modernization of Royal Canadian Air Force CH-146 helicopters.

A Royal Canadian Air Force CH-146 Griffon helicopter conducts hoist evolutions during joint training operations with the U.S. Coast Guard in Barrie, Ontario, May 5, 2015. (U.S. Coast Guard photo ...