Air Surveillance Service Archives

Four Helicopters Donated by the U.S. Government Are Now Operational

Four helicopters arrived in Costa Rica nearly a month ago as part of a two-year program between Costa Rica and the U.S. Embassy. The Costa Rican government will use these aircrafts to enhance their fight against illegal drug trafficking and increase the country’s capability to attend to crisis related to natural disasters. During this two-year ...

By U.S. Embassy San Jose | 9 April, 2019 | Topics: Ambassador, Events, News | Tags: Air Surveillance Service, helicopters, INL, International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, SVA

Four Helicopters Arrived in the Country to Be at the Service of Costa Rica

Four UH-IST helicopters arrived in the country aboard a Globemaster C-17. These aircrafts are part of the Aviation Program that the United States has with Costa Rica. Once the two-year program has ended, the aircrafts will be transferred permanently, after two years, to the Air Surveillance Service (SVA) of the Ministry of Public Security. The ...

By U.S. Embassy San Jose | 12 March, 2019 | Topics: Ambassador, News, Press Releases | Tags: Air Surveillance Service, Citizen Security and Justice, helicopters, INL, Office for Counternarcotics, SVA, UH-IST, un Globemaster C-17