U.S. COAST GUARD MH-65 PROGRAM MOVES INTO FULL RATE PRODUCTION

摘要

The U.S. Coast Guard MH-65 short range recovery helicopter program began full rateproduction of the MH-65E configuration Nov. 21, 2019, with the transfer of CGNR 6522 to the Aviation LogisticsCenter (ALC) in Elizabeth City, North Carolina. Two additional aircraft - CGNR 6514 and CGNR 6593- weretransferred to the ALC production line in December 2019 and one - CGNR 6507 - was transferred in January2020. The program is executing concurrent Service Life Extension Program (SLEP) work and avionics upgradesfor the MH-65E conversion on the entire fleet.