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.
Government of Croatia requests Black Hawks
The US State Department has made a determination approving a potential sale of two UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters to Croatia.
In a package worth $115 million the Croatian government has requested a foreign military sales acquisition of two UH-60M Black Hawks in standard configuration with up to nine T700-GE-70 ID engines and up to nine H-764GU/Embedded Global Positioning/Inertial Navigation systems.
Also included are communications, security and supporting equipment including an AN/APX-123A Identification Friend or Foe transponder; AN/ARC-201D RT-1478D, and AN/ARC-231 RT-1808A radios; spare and repair parts, weapons, ammunition, night vision devices, training devices, and other related elements of logistical and programme support.
The principal contractors will be Sikorsky Aircraft and General Electric Aircraft.
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