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Air Support Unit
Welcome to the North East Air Support Unit (NEASU), home of India99.
The NEASU is a consortium of the Northumbria and Durham police forces with its purpose to provide efficient and effective air support to both police forces. The NEASU first became operational in 1989 as Northumbria Police Air Support Unit, now supporting over 4,000 Northumbria police officers and police staff.
The North East Air Support Unit utilises a Eurocopter EC135T2 helicopter that is fully equipped for police operations and is jointly owned by both police forces. On average the helicopter is in flight 1240 hours each year and can be deployed in support of specific incidents and operations, such as searching for suspects and missing people as well as carrying out lifesaving tasks.
Air Support Unit - Part 10
Each week we'll be adding two videos, each featuring a different aspect of the helicopter and the work it carries out.
In our final video, we take a look at SkyForce - the aircraft's navigation system.
All of the Air Support videos are also available on our YouTube channel;or on our Helicopter Videos page
The unit is comprised of an executive officer and a deputy executive officer. In addition nine constable air observers, drawn from both police forces, and a police staff air observer are part of the NEASU. All observers are experienced police officers and are qualified to a national standard.
5 commercial pilots, all former military, are employed by an aviation contractor to provide piloting of the aircraft.
In this section you will find important information about the helicopter, including:
We will also be adding a number of videos about the helicopter in the coming weeks as well as an image gallery encaspulating images of the helicopter as well as sights from around the NEASU's operating area. Please remember that all images are copyright of Northumbria Police and should not be copied or reproduced without seeking consent.
