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.
A tender worth more than €270 million ($328 million) from the Romanian Ministry of the Interior for 12 helicopters has attracted proposals from PZL Mielec, Airbus Helicopters and Leonardo Helicopters.
PZL Mielec (the Polish subsidiary of Lockheed Martin) is offering locally manufactured S-70i Black Hawk helicopters in the tender, which calls for two configurations of multi-role helicopter for operations over land and sea.
The offer submitted by PZL Mielec includes eight Black Hawk helicopters in the aerial firefighting and utility missions configuration (known as Firehawks) and four equipped for maritime SAR.
‘Our Firehawk helicopter is built just like any other
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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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