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.
Boeing executives used AUSA Winter 2012 to provide an update on current production numbers for the CH-47F as well as recent activities surrounding the pending second multiyear production contract.
According to Mark Ballew, Boeing director of business development for Chinook, the programme of record is for 464 ‘F’ models.
‘Of those 464 we have 306 on contract with 171 delivered,’ Ballew explained. ‘Back in December we exercised the bridge contract, so we were able to get 14 additional aircraft – with some of those for Australia and some for the UAE.’
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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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