UK Ends Sea King Operations

LONDON—The British defense ministry has formally ended operations with the Westland Sea King after a service career of nearly 50 years. The Royal Navy’s Fleet Air Arm was the last operator of the Sea King, flying the Mk. 7 version of the aircraft equipped with the Thales Searchwater radar and...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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