REPUBLIC OF SERBIA

MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

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MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

Material Resources Sector

Defensive Technologies Department

Military Technical Institute

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Model of equipping Gazelle helicopter for the Search and Rescue tasks

Goran Pejkić

Military Academy, Belgrade, pejkicgoran@gmail.com

Slaviša Vlačić

Military Academy, Belgrade, slavisavlacic@yahoo.com

Robert Vulić

Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Banja Luka, gitano@blic.net

Abstract: Gazelle SA-341/342 is a utility helicopter commonly used for light transport, scouting and light attack duties. It is a part of many air force inventories, including the Serbian, Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina air force. Contemporary service conditions for these helicopters impose the stress on the search and rescue role. Existing helicopters, especially in the Serbian Armed Forces are not equipped appropriately for this task and they are limited for daylight use and good meteorological conditions. This paperwork describes the possible model of equipping the fleet of the Gazelle helicopter for providing the Search and Rescue support in the case of natural disasters and catastrophes of a larger proportion where lives are at stake.

Keywords: Gazela, search and rescue, search patterns, NVG, GNS, FLIR .