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Sikorsky Delivers Six Cyclone Helicopters To Canada

Friday, June 19th, 2015

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Sikorsky Delivers Six Cyclone Helicopters To Canada

A CH148 Cyclone developed by Sikorsky. Photo: Sikorsky

Sikorsky [UTX] delivered six CH-148 Cyclone helicopters to Canada during an acceptance celebration on Friday, the company said.These are the first of 28 Cyclone aircraft set to be delivered to the Canadian Armed Forces. The Cylones can perform tasks including anti-submarine and anti-surface warfare, search and rescue, and utility missions in various environments.Sikorsky is introducing increased capabilities to be phased in while the Royal Canadian Air Force determined operational strategy and additional personnel are trained on the aircraft, the company…

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