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.
Ukraine's Mi-24PU2 helicopter upgrade has entered into flight testing phase, according to Ukoboronprom, the holding company that controls a vast majority of the country's arms development.
This long-delayed upgrade, undertaken at the Aviacon Kontop Aviation Repair Plant, is the second stage of the Mi-24P upgrade effort.
Ukoboronprom also revealed that during the first quarter of 2016 it overhauled a total of 14 Mi-8 and Mi-24 helicopters at the Aviacon Kontop Aviation Repair Plant and re-delivered the aircraft – seven for the Ukrainian MoD and seven more destined for foreign customers.
The upgrade effort has been aimed at developing a night-capable
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