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.
Sikorsky is betting heavily on its X2 coaxial configuration as it looks to meet the military rotorcraft needs of the future, with the compound helicopter technology a big feature of its exhibit at the AUSA exhibition in Washington DC.
With Sikorsky eyeing the US Army’s Armed Aerial Scout (AAS) project and the longer-term Joint Multirole (JMR) requirement, the company used the show to display models in the coaxial configuration scaled for a variety of roles, as well as the X2 Technology Demonstrator aircraft itself.
Steve Engebretson, Sikorsky’s director of AAS, said the company’s belief in the future applications of the
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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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