Germany to send WS-61 Westland Sea King helicopters to Ukraine
Germany has committed to sending Ukraine six of its 21 retiring WS-61 Westland Sea King multirole, amphibious helicopters.
Officials overseeing the Pentagon's VH-92A presidential helicopter replacement programme are anxiously awaiting the upcoming 'first flight' milestone for the new rotary wing fleet.
Programme office responsibilities include the current fleet of in-service aircraft (11 VH-3 and eight VH-60N plus one training aircraft of each type model) as well as the pending VH-92A replacement aircraft, according to Col Robert Pridgen, NAVAIR programme manager at Naval Air Station Patuxent River.
'It's all about safe, reliable transportation for the president, vice president and heads of state,' he said. 'The other piece of it is those responsibilities the president has; mostly communications are inside
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Germany has committed to sending Ukraine six of its 21 retiring WS-61 Westland Sea King multirole, amphibious helicopters.
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