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MISSION OVERVIEW<br />
SAR MARKET<br />
Top SAR Operators By <strong>Fleet</strong> Size<br />
JAPAN COAST GUARD<br />
58<br />
JAPAN PREFECTURAL AIR RESCUE<br />
39<br />
KOREA NATIONAL 119 RESCUE<br />
22<br />
MOT<br />
20<br />
CHC<br />
11<br />
HK GOVERNMENT FLYING SERVICE<br />
9<br />
SEARCH & RESCUE SERVICES<br />
8<br />
KESTREL AVIATION (AUSTRALIA)<br />
5<br />
HELICOPTERS OTAGO<br />
GOV'T OF MALAYSIA<br />
4<br />
4<br />
At the end of <strong>2023</strong> there were a total of 210 helicopters used for<br />
Search and Rescue (SAR) missions in the Asia-Pacific region,<br />
with more than a quarter of the fleet belonging to the Japan<br />
Coast Guard, which was ranked number one in the region. It was<br />
followed by Japan Prefectural Air Rescue with 39 SAR helicopters,<br />
with these two Japanese operators accounting for 47% of the<br />
Asia-Pacific SAR market. In third place was Korea National<br />
119 Rescue from South Korea with 22 SAR helicopters. China’s<br />
Ministry of Transport (MoT) had 20 SAR helicopters whilst CHC<br />
from Australia operated 11 SAR helicopters.<br />
SAR <strong>Fleet</strong> By Size Category<br />
Single 16 (8%)<br />
Heavy 21 (10%)<br />
Light Twin 38 (18%)<br />
210<br />
Super Medium 9 (4%)<br />
Medium Twin 126 (60%)<br />
Except for one New Zealand operator that chose Fairchild Hiller’s<br />
Single FH-1100, all helicopters in the Asia-Pacific region utilized<br />
SAR <strong>Fleet</strong> By OEM<br />
for SAR missions were from Airbus (85), Leonardo (62), Sikorsky<br />
(35) and Bell (27). Medium Twin helicopters accounted for 128<br />
Bell 27 (13%)<br />
Fairchild Hiller 1 (
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