Which helicopter, manufactured by Westland has been commonly used by British forces in combat areas over the last thirty years?
Westland Sea King intended to replace the Sea Kings in the SAR role. Delays in delivery of Belgium's NH90s, together with an increased demand for on the NH90s to operate from the Belgian Navy's frigates, has resulted in the retirement date for the Sea Kings being pushed back to at least 2018. Three Sea Kings remain operational as of 2017. Belgian Sea Kings had been carried out over 3300 SAR sorties by the end of 2016, with over 1750 lives saved. Westland Sea King The Westland WS-61 Sea King is a British licence-built version of the American Sikorsky S-61 helicopter of the same
HAL Light Combat Helicopter topic of the LCH. HAL Light Combat Helicopter The HAL Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) is an Indian multirole combat helicopter developed and manufactured by Indian aerospace manufacturer Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL). It has been ordered for both the Indian Air Force and the Indian Army. The type is also intended to be sold upon the export market, since 2015, HAL has been seeking other customers for the LCH. The impetus for the development of the LCH came in the form of the Kargil War, a conflict fought between India and neighbouring Pakistan in 1999, which revealed the Indian armed forces