Royal Navy test new system ahead of Caribbean launch

Royal Navy test new system ahead of Caribbean launch

The system provides a guide for pilots to land onto the ship’s flight deck in adverse conditions or at night

HMS Trent tests new helicopter landing system ahead of Caribbean deployment - Navy Lookout

Royal Navy Offshore Patrol Vessel, HMS Trent, has completed trials to validate a new Helicopter Visual Landing Aid System (HVLAS) designed to improve safety for pilots landing on ships in heavy weather or at night. After 5 years away from the UK operating in the Mediterranean, West Africa and the Caribbean and following a refit […] The post HMS Trent tests new helicopter landing system ahead of Caribbean deployment first appeared on Navy Lookout.

Royal Navy patrol ship tests new pilot aid system ahead of Caribbean mission

The River-class offshore patrol vessel, HMS Trent, has tested a brand-new system designed to guide pilots in rough seas or during night operations ahead of a deployment to the Caribbean. Royal Navy press release HMS Trent carried three days of concentrated flying operations with a Wildcat attack helicopter to test a new lighting setup known as a Helicopter Visual Landing Aid System (HVLAS) which provides a guide for pilots to land onto the ship’…