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.
CAE to maintain Lynx flight trainer in Nordholz
CAE has received a contract to provide maintenance services for the Lynx helicopter full-mission flight trainer at German Naval Air Station Nordholz in Germany. The three-year contract from the NATO Support and Procurement Agency Aviation Support Programme was announced on 23 April.
The contract will see CAE provide on-site maintenance services, logistics support and visual database development services for the trainer.
The joint Lynx simulator training establishment at Nordholz provides training support to aircrews from Germany, Denmark, and Portugal. The flight trainer has delivered over 100,000 hours of training to aircrews since it was established in 1988.
The Lynx is operated by several countries, including the UK, Denmark, Germany, Brazil and Portugal. Initially used as a utility helicopter, it has since been used for airborne command, carrying tactical troop and stores, casualty evacuation, armed reconnaissance, armed escort, airt-to-surface strike and anti-tank roles.
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