HH-71 team conducts aerial refuelling trials for CSAR-X bid

摘要

A team of AgustaWestland and Lockheed Martin has conducted aerial refuelling trials with an AgustaWestland AW101 Merlin HC.3 medium transport helicopter as part its bid for the US Air Force (USAF) Combat Search And Rescue (CSAR-X) competition. The team, called HH-71, carried out the trials between a UK Royal Air Force (RAF) Merlin and a Spanish Air Force Lockheed Martin C-130J transport/refuelling aircraft over the UK on 13 February.