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.
Airbus Helicopters has issued an alert service bulletin (ASB) in relation to Tiger pilots changing from autopilot to manual operation during challenging environments.
The safety initiative based on the company’s own findings is further to the recent Airbus Helicopters Tiger attack helicopter, belonging to the German Helicopter Detachment based in Gao, Mali, which crashed south of Tabankort in late July. Two crew members were killed in the crash.
A company spokesperson told Shephard that while the ASB was a safety directive, the measures laid out are not an explanation for the causes of the incident. The Mali crash is
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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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