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.
Last year has proven to be a difficult year for Russian Helicopters’ business. The state-controlled umbrella holding company which controls Russia’s two design bureaus – Kamov and Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant - in addition to five large manufacturing plants and six MRO facilities, reported delivery of just 189 helicopters compared to 271 in 2014 and 212 in 2015.
The company has been traditionally reliant on large military orders for export customers.
According to Russian Helicopters’ new director-general, Andrey Boginsky, the reduction in the 2016 deliveries is a consequence of the on-going stagnation of the global helicopter market which, in
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