US Clears Sale to RAN of Lockheed Martin MH-60R Seahawk

[mroz]

"The US State Department has approved the potential sale of an additional 12 Lockheed Martin MH-60R Seahawk naval combat helicopters to the Royal Australian Navy (RAN)..."

www.australiandefence.com.au/news/australia-buys-12-more-mh-60r-helicopters

[snafu]

Oct 10, 2021 4:25:22 GMT 12 mroz said:

"The US State Department has approved the potential sale of an additional 12 Lockheed Martin MH-60R Seahawk naval combat helicopters to the Royal Australian Navy (RAN)..."

www.australiandefence.com.au/news/australia-buys-12-more-mh-60r-helicopters

Pity we can’t double the order & along with a Japanese Hyūga Class submarine destroyer

I think ASW for the RAN will become a big feature along the same lines as the Poms did in the Atlantic during the Cold War