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 is working on improving the performance of the CH-47 Chinook with an upgrade to the rotor blades.
The company hopes that the blades, which have been under development for several years, will be available to customers in 2014. A picture of the blades shown to reporters at the Dubai Airshow on a test rig revealed bare similarities to the BERP blades used on the AW101 helicopter built by AgustaWestland.
Boeing officials would not be drawn on details of the new blades, but Tommy Dunehew, VP of business development at Boeing's mobility division, said that the blades would improve the
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Germany has committed to sending Ukraine six of its 21 retiring WS-61 Westland Sea King multirole, amphibious helicopters.
Boeing has clinched a major contract modification to further its backing of the US Special Operations Command’s MH-47G Chinook aircraft modernisation effort.
Two KAI helicopters, the KUH-1E utility helicopter and the Light Attack Helicopter (LAH), have taken centre stage at the Dubai Airshow 2023.
The Italian Navy now boasts a fleet of 56 NH90 helicopters comprising 46 SH-90As and 10 MH-90As.
The Argentinian Air Force (FAA) and the Argentinian Naval Aviation Command (COAN) are looking for options to upgrade their helicopter fleets.
Lockheed Martin promises a boost to the British job market and export opportunities, while strengthening ties with Poland and positioning the UK for a future in rotorcraft technology in the event of a New Medium Helicopter competition triumph.