Canadian Cyclone helicopter helps navy search for subs [Video]

LUZON STRAIT, Indo-Pacific –

CTV National News is on board HMCS Ottawa, with correspondent Adrian Ghobrial embedded with Canadian Navy personnel and documenting their work in the Indo-Pacific – a region where China is increasingly flexing its maritime muscle. This is the second of a series of dispatches from the ship.

Canadian warships deployed by the navy on a mission to promote peace and rules-based order in the hotly-contested waters of the Indo-Pacific, includes a highly-skilled specialized crew from the Royal Canadian Air Force.

A Canadian Air Force Cyclone helicopter landing on HMCS Ottawa on Jan. 8, 2025 (Phil Fraboni / CTV News)

Detachment Commander Maj. Darlene Sych and her team operate the CH-148 Cyclone, a massive, twin-engine helicopter, that’s deployed multiple times a day from HMCS Ottawa as it travels through the Indo-Pacific.

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