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Sikorsky'll be the future of Us Navy fleet

Washington, Usa - They will be almost 500 the new helicopters to be bought in the next 20 years

According to sources coming from the Us Navy the future of its helicopter fleet will be marked, once again, by Sikorsky, and in the next 20 years they will be acquired 237 MH-60S and 243 MH-60R, the helicopter developed on the Black Hawk and the Sea Hawk's avionics. The MH-60S and the MH-60R are helicopters multi-purpose, being able to be used in different situations: for sar missions (Search and...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 40516
Rome, Italy, 02/13/2003 16:41
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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