The U.S. Department of State has approved a potential $950 million foreign military sale of eight MH-60R helicopters made by Stratford-based Sikorsky Aircraft to Spain”™s military.
According to the U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency, Spain is seeking the aircraft in order to perform anti-surface and anti-submarine warfare missions “along with the ability to perform secondary missions including vertical replenishment, search and rescue, and communications relay and will bolster the Spanish Navy”™s ability to support NATO and remain interoperable with the U.S. and the NATO alliance.”
In addition to the eight MH-60Rs, Spain is also seeking to purchase 20 T-700-GE-401C engines, two Hellfire II captive air training missiles, four airborne low-frequency sonars and other complementary equipment and aircraft support services.
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