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 has been awarded a $10.7 million contract to retrofit AH-6i helicopters destined for Saudi Arabia, the Department of Defense announced on 22 November.
Under the Foreign Military Sales (Saudi Arabia) contract the company will integrate and retrofit 23 AH-6i aircraft with DVR, equipment stowage and Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System II capabilities.
The work will run through March 2022.
The contract was issued by the US Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama.
The AH-6i is a light attack/reconnaissance variant of the AH-6M Little Bird operated by US Army special forces.
Germany has committed to sending Ukraine six of its 21 retiring WS-61 Westland Sea King multirole, amphibious helicopters.
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