Bell CH-146 Griffon

The Bell CH-146 Griffon is a multi-role utility helicopter that Bell Helicopter Textron designed as a variant of the Bell 412EP for the Canadian Armed Forces. The CH-146 is the Canadian military designation for the Bell 412CF, a modified Bell 412 ordered by Canada in 1992 and built at the Bell Canadian plant at Mirabel, Quebec. It was delivered between 1995 and 1997 in a Combat Support Squadron version for search and rescue and a Utility Tactical Transport version with a crew of three and an eight-man section. It is used for aerial firepower, reconnaissance, search and rescue and aero-mobility tasks, carries up to ten troops and replaced the CH-118, CH-135, CH-136 and early CH-147 helicopters in Canadian service. Canada bought 100, and in 2022 signed a contract to modernise the surviving 85 so that they can serve into the 2030s.