AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica Company, is
pleased to announce that it has been awarded a contract by the Indian Navy
to return to service seven Sea King Mk 42B helicopters. Work on the
contract will commence immediately with AgustaWestland providing a
specialist team that will work with personnel from the Indian aerospace
industry to undertake the recovery programme.
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) will
undertake the repair and overhaul of "rotable" items including the
transmission and rotor heads in support of this contract. In March 2004
AgustaWestland signed a contract with HAL to enable it to perform
indigenous Sea King repair and overhaul work in support of the Indian Navy
Sea King fleet.
Bert Brookes, AgustaWestand UK`s Customer
Support Director, said "We are delighted to have agreed this contract with
the Indian Navy who are the largest export customer for our Sea King
helicopters. The contract will ensure that seven existing airframes will
be returned to service enabling the Indian Navy to achieve increased
numbers at sea. This contract will aid AgustaWestland to further
develop its business links with the Indian aerospace industry and will
result in additional work for HAL's Sea King repair and overhaul
facility."
The Indian Navy has
received a substantial number of AgustaWestland Sea King helicopters
including advanced Sea King Mk.42B and Mk.42C variants which were
delivered in the late 1980’s.
