Given our small size would a future common helicopter fleet, along the Dutch or Danish model, offer substantial advantages?
Realistically, is this the only structure that would be able to generate two medium utility/medivac helicopters for deployment on UN peace keeping/peace enforcement missions overseas?
As a former NH90/AW101 enthusiast, the following article makes a sobering read.
Helicopter scandals for everyone, Black Hawk to the rescue.
If we had to make a decision in the short term, and the Naval Service wanted to inclue an option for six future ASW capable helicopters, would the leading contender be the MH-60R/S?
An initial fleet structure for consideration might be..
6 MH-60-Sierra Air Corps General Operations/Garda ASU
6 MH-60-Sierra Coast Guard/Air Ambulance
.. with options for.
2 MH-60-Sierra Shipborne SAR/Deployable Utility/Medivac
6 MH-60-Romeo ASW/Shipborne SAR
The common cockpit across the Romeo and Sierra models is a huge operational advantage, compounding all the other system commonality advantages.
US Navy paying millions of dollars to store dozens of Sikorsky MH-60R helicopters it has no need for.
Realistically, is this the only structure that would be able to generate two medium utility/medivac helicopters for deployment on UN peace keeping/peace enforcement missions overseas?
As a former NH90/AW101 enthusiast, the following article makes a sobering read.
Helicopter scandals for everyone, Black Hawk to the rescue.
If we had to make a decision in the short term, and the Naval Service wanted to inclue an option for six future ASW capable helicopters, would the leading contender be the MH-60R/S?
An initial fleet structure for consideration might be..
6 MH-60-Sierra Air Corps General Operations/Garda ASU
6 MH-60-Sierra Coast Guard/Air Ambulance
.. with options for.
2 MH-60-Sierra Shipborne SAR/Deployable Utility/Medivac
6 MH-60-Romeo ASW/Shipborne SAR
The common cockpit across the Romeo and Sierra models is a huge operational advantage, compounding all the other system commonality advantages.
US Navy paying millions of dollars to store dozens of Sikorsky MH-60R helicopters it has no need for.
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