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.
While progress has continued across US military helicopter programmes, one platform that has garnered its share of headlines this side of 2017 has been the Black Hawk with developments in the Middle East and across Asia-Pacific.
As more refurbished Black Hawks enter the civil market to conduct an array of missions, the aircraft remains a popular choice for military forces.
Notably, in June this year Sikorsky received the go-ahead from the US Army for a five year contract worth $3.8 billion, which included 40 UH-60M Black Hawks to Saudi Arabia.
There is scope for another 103 aircraft meaning
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