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.
Vector Aerospace has been contracted to provide maintenance support for the UK Army Air Corps' Gazelle AH Mk1 helicopter fleet, the company announced on 8 March.
Maintenance work on the 26 Gazelle aircraft is expected to commence in April 2018. The contract includes options that could extend work through June 2022.
Vector Aerospace’s Fleetlands facility is currently undertaking a safety modification upgrade to the fleet.
Simon Jones, managing director for Vector Aerospace UK, said: ‘This Gazelle maintenance support award compliments our current support to the Chinook through life customer support programme led by Boeing Defence UK and we look forward to the new opportunities this contract presents for our workforce.’
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