Saudi Arabia Requires 10 MH-60R Helicopters From US

Saudi Arabia has requested from US a sale of ten MH-60R multi-mission helicopters, radars, twenty-four T-700 GE 401 C engines, twelve APX-123 IFF transponders, fourteen FLIR, 38 AGM-114R Hellfire II missiles; five (5) AGM-114 M36-E9 Captive Air Training missiles; four (4) AGM-114Q Hellfire Training Missiles; three-hundred eighty (380) Advanced Precision Kill Weapons System rockets; twelve (12) M-240D crew served weapons; and twelve (12) GAU-21 crew served weapons. Also included are spare engine containers; facilities study and design; spare and repair parts.
The principal contractors will be Sikorsky and Lockheed Martin.
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Australian Navy MH-60r Romeo Successfully Launches First Mk 54 Torpedo

In only seven months of operating the MH-60R ‘Romeo’ Maritime Combat Helicopter, Australia NUSQN 725 has achieved successful Mk 54 torpedo firings during the current deployment to the Atlantic Undersea Test and Evaluation Centre (AUTEC).
In a Royal Australian Navy first, a total of three Mk 54 torpedos were employed against dynamic targets provided by United States Navy staff at the AUTEC range.
NUSQN 725 aircrews were required to utilise all available MH-60R sensors to localise, track, and correctly classify these targets prior to being given approval for the weapon release.
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Denmark purchases U.S. Navy MH-60R Seahawk helicopters

The U.S. Navy is selling nine MH-60R Seahawk helicopters and associated support to Denmark.
Valued at approximately $686 million, this is the second U.S. foreign military sales (FMS) procurement for the MH-60R, following Australia’s FMS selection in 2011.

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Denmark confirms MH-60R selection to replace Lynx helicopters

The Sikorsky/Lockheed Martin MH-60R Seahawk has been selected to replace Denmark's Westland Lynx shipborne helicopters, with the US team having beaten a rival offer of AgustaWestland's new-generation AW159 Lynx Wildcat.

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Lockheed Martin, Sikorsky to offer mix fleet of MH-60R/S to India

Lockheed Martin Corp. said it may offer India a mixed helicopter offering as it competes for an order for more than $2 billion worth of maritime aircraft.

Lockheed, based in Bethesda, Maryland, and United Technologies Corp. (UTX)’s Sikorsky are trying to tempt India with an offering comprised of the more capable MH-60R helicopter to fight against ships coupled with the basic MH-60S to help lower costs, said George Barton, vice president for business development at Lockheed Martin Mission Systems and Sensors. India is poised to formally kick off the competition for at least 75 naval helicopters.

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El MH-60R se perfila como futuro helicóptero naval de Australia/ MH-60 likely to be Australian navy's new helicopter

El MH-60R (Romeo), ya utilizado por la US Navy, se perfila como nuevo helicóptero naval de Australia, según un reciente informe. Su rival es el NFH-90 de Eurocopter.
EL Romeo, ha volado mas de 50.000 horas con la US Navy con un gran nivel de fiabilidad.
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Australia's new naval helicopter is likely to be one which is used extensively by the US Navy - the Sikorsky/Lockheed Martin MH-60R (Romeo), a new study says.
Australian Strategic Policy Institute analyst Andrew Davies said the government could announce a final decision between the Romeo and the European NFH-90 (Nato Frigate Helicopter) early next year.
Dr Davies said since the tender competition was launched in February, events had tended to favour the Romeo, with 76 aircraft in US Navy service flying more than 50,000 hours with a very high level of reliability.

Dinamarca interesada en comprar helicópteros MH60R/Denmark seeks 12 MH-60Rs

La Agencia de Defensa Seguridad y Cooperación de Estados Unidos ha anunciado una posible venta a Dinamarca de 12 helicópteros MH-60R por unos 2 mill millones de dólares.
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Denmark has requested a possible sale of 12 MH-60R helicopters for an estimated cost of $2.0 billion
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Tailandia recibirá en breve helicópteros MH-60 Knighthawk para el Chakrie Naruebet/Knighthawk Helicopters Ready to be Sent to Thailand

La Armada de Tailandia ha enviado a Estados Unidos una delegación para inspeccionar el estado de fabricación de los helicópteros MH-60 Knighthawk antes de su envío a Tailandia.
Tailandia pidió en 2007, seis MH-60 en versión de transporte y SAR para equipara a su portaeronaves fabricado en España, HTMS Chakrie Naruebet.
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The navy has sent a delegation to conduct an inspection of the manufacture of MH-60s Knighthawk helicopters before the helicopters were sent to Thailand.
Thailand in March 2007 have been ordered six MH-60S transport and SAR helicopters that will be placed on the aircraft carrier HTMS Chakrie Naruebet.
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