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Hot Blade 24
Hot Blade 24
The 18th edition of the Blade series exercise, the Hot Blade 24 hosted by Portugal, has finished on the 5th of June, which run together with Real Thaw 24, the Portuguese Air Force's national exercise. Hot Blade is a helicopter exercise that(...)
COMAO Planning Course 11
COMAO Planning Course 11
No 11 Composite Air Operations (COMAO) Course ran from the 4th March to 15th March 2024. It consisted of 2 weeks of ground school at Sintra Air Base in Portugal. A total of 17 students took part in the Course with representation from Germany,(...)
Helicopter Tactics Course 83
Helicopter Tactics Course 83
HTC 83 took place at Sintra Air Base over the period 12th February to 1st March 2024 with 1 German Air Force crew, 1 German Army crew, 1 Swedish crew and 1 Finnish crew.  
Electronic Warfare Course
Electronic Warfare Course
The first EW course under the umbrella of the MHTC took place at the No.1 Airbase in Sintra, Portugal, between 29 January and 09 February.  Although this is the first MHTC EW course, it is the 13th EW course that has been provided,(...)
1st Helicopter Tactics Course
1st Helicopter Tactics Course
Following the successful transition of the EDA helicopter training programmes to the MHTC, the first Helicopter Tactics Course of 2024 has been completed. This course, which ran from 8 January to 26 January, was the 82nd in the series, but the(...)
MHTC IOC
MHTC IOC
The day has come. On the 31st of December 2023, the European Defence Agency (EDA) has finished its responsibilities for the EDA Helicopter Training Programmes, concerning the activities of the EDA Helicopter Training Centre, located at(...)
Visit of the Hellenic Air Force Chief of Staff
Visit of the Hellenic Air Force Chief of Staff
On the 4th of December 2023, the Chief of the Hellenic Air Force General Staff, Lieutenant General Themistoklis Bourolias, has visited the Multinational Helicopter Training Centre. Following a visit to the Portuguese Air Force, Lieutenant(...)
Multinational Helicopter Training Centre (MHTC) Transfer Ceremony
Multinational Helicopter Training Centre (MHTC) Transfer Ceremony
The Multinational Helicopter Training Centre (MHTC) has taken over all the Helicopter Training Programmes’ activities, namely the Helicopter Exercise Programme (HEP), the Helicopter Tactics Course (HTC) Programme and the Helicopter Tactics(...)