Originally Posted by
Cyclic Hotline
With
Polar Operations, hurricane response and other rotary-wing intensive tasks looming, it may well be time for Congress to read both the Administration and the Coast Guard the riot act, forcing the Department of Homeland Security to order enough newly-built MH-60T Jayhawks to fully refresh the Coast Guard’s stressed rotary wing force. The Coast Guard’s helicopters are vital, life-saving tools, and, rather than love them to death, it may be time to buy the penurious Service a new fleet of Jayhawk helicopters before the Blackhawk production line closes for good.
Maybe hold off the MH-65 retirement OR ask for SRT /MRR replacement tender to OEMS?
cheers
Last edited by T28B; 2nd September 2024 at 02:00.
Reason: No need to quote the whole post for that.