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.
Erickson to provide aerial services to USPACOM
Erickson has received an IDIQ contract from the US Department of Defense to provide dedicated rotary wing and fixed wing aircraft to the US Pacific Command (USPACOM) area of responsibility (AOR), the company announced on 30 October.
The firmed fixed price contract has one base year with options for three additional years.
The USPACOM AOR is defined as, but not limited to, continental Asia, the Philippine Islands and countries supporting operations in the Philippines. Erickson will execute the contract using organic rotary and fixed wing Erickson platforms.
Kevin Cochie, VP and GM, Erickson Defense and National Security, said: ‘Erickson is proud to perform this mission in support of the Department of Defense and the warfighters.
‘Our combination of experience supporting these operations, and ability to utilise the B214ST helicopter, a platform where we are Bell’s product support provider, enables us to offer exceptional value and performance to US government customers.’
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