L.A. County Buys Two Firefighting Sikorsky S-70is

Credit: Firehawk: Lockheed Martin
Prompted by a brutal 2016 wildfire season, Los Angeles County has purchased two Sikorsky S-70i helicopters for conversion to Firehawk firefighting and multimission aircraft. After modification with belly tank, extended landing gear, medical interior and other mission equipment, the helicopters will...

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