Royal Thai Navy receives pair of Sikorsky MH-60s

摘要

Sikorsky has delivered two MH-60S Seahawks to the Royal Thai Navy, while the nation's army has also received its first new training helicopters from US contractor Enstrom.To be used for tasks including utility transport and search and rescue, the Seahawks will bolster a fleet which already includes six S-70B-model examples which have been in use since 1997.Sikorsky said Thailand "has expressed interest in additional MH-60S purchases". The nation in 2006 outlined a six-aircraft requirement via the US Defense Security Cooperation Agency.