欧直工业 EH-101“灰背隼”HM2(MK111) | 20150920105539

型号：

欧直工业 EH-101“灰背隼”HM2(MK111)

摄影：

UK Navy/LA Dave Jenkins

图片ID：

20150920105539

用户：

英国海军

时间：

2012-08-07 12:14:40

分辨率：

3600×2396

编号：

ZH857/CU-70 (cn 50151/RN37)

地点：

英国德文郡海岸

文件容量：

2.35 MB

英国海军2013年“游隼杯”摄影大赛参赛照片，海军“灰背隼”直升机在英格兰南部参加演习时飞越德文郡海岸。（A Royal Navy Merlin helicopter taking part in an exercise over the south of England. Merlin Mk1 – the world’s most potent submarine hunting helicopter. The Merlin Mk1 have been in service with the Fleet Air Arm since the late 1990s and, after thorough testing and evaluation, the helicopters have been on the front line since 2000. Our job is to find – and if necessary destroy – enemy submarines using our state-of-the-art sonar buoys which we drop into the ocean and Sting Ray torpedoes. Beyond searching for submarines, we carry out traditional maritime helicopter duties: anti-piracy/drug-running patrols, surveillance and reconnaissance, search and rescue, and passenger and load transfers. There are more than 40 Merlins in service with the Fleet Air Arm in training and front-line squadrons. Most of these are in the middle of a £750m upgrade to turn the Merlin Mk1 into the Merlin Mk2 which has more powerful computer systems and is easier for aircrew to operate. This image was an entry to the Peregrine Trophy 2013 Royal Navy Photographic Competition.）