The Royal Australian Navy’s newest maritime combat helicopter, - TopicsExpress



          

The Royal Australian Navy’s newest maritime combat helicopter, the MH-60R Seahawk ‘Romeo’ will soon be in service with the Royal Australian Navy. Navys 725 Squadron fired the aircrafts first ‘Hellfire’ missile and its Mk 54 torpedo at the Atlantic Undersea Test and Evaluation Centre off the Florida Coast in the United States in July 2014. The Romeo is the Navy’s next generation submarine hunter and anti-surface warfare helicopter. Its multi-mission and multi-target precision strike capabilities will increase Navys versatility and potency as a high-end fighting force. Defence took delivery of the first two of 24 Seahawk Romeos in the United States on 10 December 2013 at Lockheed Martin’s Mission Systems Facility in Owego, New York. Two more aircraft were accepted in February 2014 and a further two will be delivered in October 2014. Deliveries will continue over 2015 with the 24th and final aircraft being delivered in 2016. 725 Squadron personnel and their aircraft will be brought home to Australia at the end of 2014.
Posted on: Wed, 30 Jul 2014 01:54:02 +0000

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