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.
Speaking in the run-up to Farnborough International Air Show the chief of the Royal Swedish Air Force, Major General Anders Sliwer, said that the Swedish government had not yet decided on which aircraft would fulfill a requirement for 15 medium-lift helicopters that need to be in service by 2013.
Sliwer said 'the government directed us to make a hole in the budget for the helicopters, it didn't quite work out that way, but we did a good job getting them in the budget.' The delays in the NH90 were a factor in the decision, but the real catalyst was public
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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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