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.
US Coast Guard officials are weighing up industry feedback on ways to once again extend the life of its ageing fleet of H-60 Jayhawks and keep them up in the air past the planned 2025 time frame.
Built by Sikorsky, the H-60 Jayhawk is a twin-engine, medium-range helicopter used for USCG recovery efforts. The USCG first purchased the H-60 Jayhawk in 1990.
At the time, the USCG decided that the platform would have a service life of 10,000 flight hours, according to a RFI in November 2017.
Then in 2003, the USCG and Sikorsky ‘determined that the H-60 fleet
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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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