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.
A decision on whether the UK chooses to replace or upgrade a number of its current Chinook fleet with newer MH-47G aircraft will be made in ‘mid 2020’, according to a MoD Defence Equipment and Support spokesperson.
An assessment phase to define such a requirement is in motion at present and once concluded, should the MH-47G replacement be agreed upon, a set timescale would be laid out for a future procurement process to take place.
‘All the current [Chinook] marks are being examined - that is Marks 4, 5 and 6, which we operate currently,’ Air Cdre, Owen Barnes, told
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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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