COPENHAGEN, Denmark,
June 15, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Danish
Defense celebrated the delivery of its first three MH-60R
Seahawk® helicopters by the U.S. Navy during a ceremony
on June 6 in Copenhagen Harbor,
Denmark. To mark the new additions
to Danish Defense, the ceremony commenced with a Lockheed Martin
(NYSE: LMT) MH-60R Seahawk helicopter landing aboard a Danish
frigate of the Iver Huitfeldt class.
The ceremony was attended by HRH Crown Prince Frederik of
Denmark, Danish Defense officials,
the U.S. Ambassador to Denmark,
the Minister of Defense for Denmark, members of the Danish Parliament, and
officials from U.S. Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR). Also in
attendance were executives from MH-60R Seahawk helicopter
manufacturer, Lockheed Martin, and Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin
Company.
"The delivery of these first three of nine MH-60R helicopters to
Denmark is a great team
accomplishment between our two governments and our industry
partners," said Captain Craig D.
Grubb, U.S. Navy Program Manager, H-60 Multi-Mission
Helicopters with NAVAIR. "The aircraft have immediately entered
service in Demark, and we look forward to operating, sustaining and
advancing the MH-60R with Denmark
for decades to come."
Representing the first FMS MH-60R Seahawk helicopters in
Europe, the aircraft will be
stationed at Air Squadron 723, Karup Air Base in Denmark. The helicopters' primary missions
will be maritime surveillance, Anti Surface Warfare, force
protection and utility transport operations, including providing
support to NATO in anti-piracy operations. In the Arctic and North
Atlantic region, the Danish MH-60R Seahawk helicopter will also
provide support to austere regions, patrolling territorial
boundaries, fisheries and perform search and rescue.
Danish Defense signed a Letter of Agreement in 2012 to procure
nine MH-60R Seahawk helicopters through the U.S. Foreign Military
Sales (FMS) program to replace its fleet of British Lynx
helicopters. The ninth MH-60R Seahawk aircraft will be delivered in
2018.
Denmark is the second FMS
procurement for the MH-60R Seahawk helicopter, following the Royal
Australian Navy, which will take delivery of its 24th
MH-60R Seahawk aircraft later this year.
The MH-60R "Romeo" Seahawk helicopter is deployed as the primary
U.S. Navy anti-submarine and anti-surface warfare system for
open-ocean and littoral zones. U.S. naval forces have found
the Romeo platform to be an operationally effective and reliable
first responder for all missions and contingencies encountered at
sea around the world.
In addition to its primary mission of anti-submarine and
anti-surface warfare, the MH-60R Seahawk aircraft performs search
and rescue, troop transport, medical evacuation, ship-to-ship
replenishment, and humanitarian relief operations.
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www.lockheedmartin.com.
About Lockheed Martin
Headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, Lockheed Martin is a
global security and aerospace company that employs approximately
125,000 people worldwide and is principally engaged in the
research, design, development, manufacture, integration and
sustainment of advanced technology systems, products and
services.
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