Erickson US Navy MSC support extended
Erickson Incorporated will continue its support of the US Navy’s Military Sealift Command (MSC) under a contract extension announced on 15 October.
The extension will see Erikson continue to provide ship-based rotor wing aircraft to support ship-to-ship and shore-to-ship vertical replenishment (VERTREP) in the Mediterranean Sea and Pacific Ocean.
The company’s SA330J Puma helicopters will be stationed on civilian cargo vessels to support navy convoys, delivering sustenance, ammunitions and aircraft parts. This reduces the need for dangerous ship-to-ship cargo transfer and enables ships and their crews to remain at sea for extended periods of time, improving military readiness capabilities.
Udo Rieder, chief executive officer, Erickson, said: ‘We see this as a huge vote of confidence. We were proud last year to have been awarded the contract to provide our airlift services to MSC to support our navy’s 5th and 7th fleets around the globe.
‘We are even more pleased for our national defence leaders to extend our service and exercise their option to entrust us with the important responsibility to provide personnel and cargo transport.’
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