A400M demonstrates air-to-air helicopter refuelling capability
Airbus now aims to complete full certification for helicopter air-to-air refuelling with its A400M by late 2021.
Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Helena. (Photo: USN/ Shayne Hensley)
Repair, maintenance and modernisation work on the Los Angeles-class nuclear attack submarine USS Helena (SSN 725) will continue for another month, after the Newport News Shipbuilding division of Huntington Ingalls Industries received an $8.78 million contract modification.
Work is now scheduled for completion in May 2021, the DoD noted on 7 April.
USS Helena was commissioned in 1987. Shephard Defence Insight notes that the USN in 2019 began studying whether to extend the service life of some Los Angeles-class boats by 12 years, bringing their expected service life to 45 years.
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