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German Army Will Up-grade Their CH 53s

Columba From Germany, joined Dec 2004, 6355 posts, RR: 5
Posted (5 years 6 months 2 weeks 1 day 18 hours ago) and read 1287 times:

According to the newspaper "Die Welt" the German Army will spend 690 millions Euros to up-grade their aging fleet of CH 53 transport helicopters in order to keep them flying for another 20-25 years.
The acquisition of a new helicopter is not planned.
http://www.welt.de/data/2006/08/03/984217.html

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PADSpot From Germany, joined Jan 2005, 1676 posts, RR: 7
Reply 1, posted (5 years 6 months 2 weeks 1 day 15 hours ago) and read 1260 times:

The article does not provide much information. This one is better ...
http://soldat-und-technik.de/03-06/heer.pdf

Sorry guys, only in German Sad

Cheers,
Jan

RC135U From United States of America, joined May 2005, 293 posts, RR: 0
Reply 2, posted (5 years 6 months 2 weeks 23 hours ago) and read 1179 times:

I take it that they weren't interested in the new-build CH-53K.

PADSpot From Germany, joined Jan 2005, 1676 posts, RR: 7
Reply 3, posted (5 years 6 months 2 weeks 16 hours ago) and read 1145 times:

Quoting RC135U (Reply 2):
I take it that they weren't interested in the new-build CH-53K.

They never really were. They are interested in a new large transport helicopter after 2020. Modernizing the remaining 80 CH-53s is far cheaper (700 mil €) than buying new ones (at least 5 bil €). Time will show whether Europeans and Americans couple together to built a common new one or if Eurocopter and Sikorsky can gather enough customers to development their own concepts ... There will be a bunch of Stallions and Chinooks on their way out at that time ...

RAPCON From Puerto Rico, joined Jul 2006, 671 posts, RR: 0
Reply 4, posted (5 years 6 months 2 weeks 9 hours ago) and read 1114 times:

Quoting PADSpot (Reply 3):
There will be a bunch of Stallions and Chinooks on their way out at that time ...

Maybe in 2020 new builds may just do the trick!

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