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.
German industry partners to be used for the country's heavy-lift helicopter competition are increasing across both platforms as the two participant OEMs hedge their bets on the selection process being swayed by indigenous industrial input.
Partners including: AERO-Bildungs GmbH; Aircraft Philipp, CAE Elektronik GmbH; COTESA; Diehl Defence; Honeywell; Liebherr-Aerospace; Reiser Simulation; Training GmbH; Rockwell Collins; and Rolls-Royce have all been enlisted by Boeing to fulfill delivery, maintenance and training requirements on its CH-47 aircraft.
The move is in keeping with growing speculation that the German government could request from industry that it commits to retaining a certain percentage of domestic
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