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.
GE Aviation to make King Stallion spare engines
Four more T408-GE-400 turboshafts will be provided under latest contract modification.
GE Aviation is to provide four T408-GE-400 spare turboshaft engines and various spare engine parts to support Lot 5 LRIP of the CH-53K King Stallion helicopter.
Work on a $21.09 million contract modification from US Naval Sea Systems Command, announced on 9 February, is expected to be completed by December 2024. It followed another modification in January 2021.
Lockheed Martin company Sikorsky is currently under contract to produce 24 King Stallions for the USN, which plans to procure 200 of the helicopters to conduct expeditionary heavy-lift operations.
Shephard Defence Insight calculates the value of the programme at $26.5 billion.
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