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.
Some five years after signing a statement of intent to jointly pursue a next-generation helicopter-launched surface attack missile, the UK and France have finally committed to production of the weapon.
MBDA has now been awarded a £500 million ($830.9 million) development and manufacture (D&M) contract under the Future Anti-Surface Guided Weapon-Heavy/Anti-Navire Léger (FASGW(H)/ANL) programme.
Seen as the test case for future bilateral cooperation in defence procurement, the FASGW(H)/ANL contract – signed on 26 March by the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) on behalf of both governments – marks the first key collaborative missile contract to result from 2010 Anglo-French Lancaster
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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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