Search This Blog

Friday, May 27, 2011

First Cyclone helicopter to be formally delivered to military this summer

CH-148 Cyclone Maritime HelicopterThe Canadian military is expected to receive its first "fully operational" Cyclone maritime helicopter later this summer after years of delays, Defence Minister Peter MacKay said Thursday as he offered the media a brief viewing of an idle test model at an airbase near Halifax.

He said the first "interim" CH-148 Cyclone arrived at 12 Wing Shearwater two weeks ago to help train Canadian Forces aircrew and technicians. But this model is for ground-based training only.

It was supposed to arrive last November, and it wasn't the first Cyclone to fly over Halifax harbour when it arrived. U.S.-based Sikorsky, manufacturer of the Cyclone, first sent test versions of the helicopter to Halifax in the winter of 2009 for sea trials.

Read more
om

No comments:

Post a Comment

Note: only a member of this blog may post a comment.

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)

Fair Use Notice

This site contains copyrighted material the use of which has not always been specifically authorized by the copyright owner.

The material is being made available in an effort to advance understanding arms trade activities, for non-profit research and educational purposes only.

I believe this constitutes a 'fair use' of any such copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the US Copyright Law.

If you wish to use this copyrighted material for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use,' you must obtain permission from the copyright owner.

This is a completely non-commercial site for private personal use. No fee is charged, and no money is made off of the operation of this site.