Regiment 916’s helicopters deployed to Central Vietnam for flood relief7/24/2025 11:52:29 PMPANO - On the morning of July 24, in response to severe flooding caused by the third storm in the western region of Nghe An province, the Ministry of National Defense mobilized two helicopters from the Northern Helicopter Company (Corps 18) and Regiment 916 (under Division 371 of the Air Defense - Air Force Service) to carry out urgent relief missions for isolated residents. More helicopters take flight to transport relief packages for flood victims9/12/2024 9:06:00 PMA helicopter of Regiment 916 of the Air Defense - Air Force Service's Air Division 371 took off at Hoa Lac Airport in Hanoi on September 12 to carry out rescue missions and transport essential supplies to flood-affected areas in Nguyen Binh district of the Northern mountainous province of Cao Bang. Helicopters fly ill foreign patients to Con Dao for treatment10/1/2022 7:26:49 PMPANO – Helicopters EC-225 (numbered VN-8622) and Super Puma L2 (numbered VN-8616) of the Southern Vietnam Helicopter Company (VNH South) under the Army Corps 18 flew ill foreign sailors to Con Dao for treatment on September 30. Russian Helicopters sees prospects in Vietnam9/17/2020 9:37:35 PMVietnam and Russia should cooperate more closely in the repair and maintenance of helicopters, especially as the Southeast Asian country has a maintenance and repair center belonging to Russian Helicopters. Helicopters for tourism promoted6/7/2013 8:31:41 PMPANO - The Northern Helicopter Company (under the Vietnam Helicopter Group of the Ministry of Defence) held a seminar on Development of Helicopter Service in Tourism on June 6th in Hanoi in the presence of its senior leaders and representatives from the General Department of Tourism, under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the Vietnam Tourism Association, the Embassies of Japan and Australia in Vietnam, international and domestic tourist agencies, 5-star hotels in Hanoi and other foreign airlines and helicopter companies... Naval pilots master EC120B helicopters 5/23/2013 8:46:37 PMPANO – Naval pilots started to practise flying EC120B helicopters on May 22nd from Vung Tau Airport, after they had received a training course organised by the Training Centre of the Vietnam Helicopter Corps (Corps 18)... Vietnam Navy receives their two first helicopters12/26/2011 8:51:02 PMPANO – The Vietnam Navy held a ceremony to receive two EC-225 helicopters and set up a squadron of helicopter at Vung Tau Airport on December 25th in the presence of Admiral Nguyen Van Hien, Deputy-Minister of Defence and Head of the Navy...
Regiment 916’s helicopters deployed to Central Vietnam for flood relief
PANO - On the morning of July 24, in response to severe flooding caused by the third storm in the western region of Nghe An province, the Ministry of National Defense mobilized two helicopters from the Northern Helicopter Company (Corps 18) and Regiment 916 (under Division 371 of the Air Defense - Air Force Service) to carry out urgent relief missions for isolated residents.