As of Friday, it would not be a good time to be the commander of a submarine, small boat or ship engaged in hostilities with U.S. forces in the Pacific, Ocean and hear the whisper of rotor blades drawing closer.
March 21 was the date the U.S. Navy took production delivery of the first of many MH-60R helicopters - which have the primary role of providing long-range surveillance to protect the fleet from those craft - from Lockheed Martin Systems Integration at Owego.
Frank Meyer, president of Lockheed Martin, pointed out to approximately 500 Lockheed Martin-Owego employees assembled to witness the delivery, that the helicopter body is manufactured by the Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. of Stratford, Conn., and the fully-integrated cockpit of the multi-purpose aircraft is done at Owego.
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