H-3 SEA KING

Type: Maritime utility transport helicopter.

Crew: Two pilots and can carry an additional crew of five personnel.

Engine: Two General Electric T58-GE-10 turboshafts, each rated at 1400 shp.

Operational Speed: 166 mph (267 km/h).

Service Ceiling: 14,700 feet (4481 meters).

Range: 621 miles (1000 km).

Maximum TO Weigh: 22,050 lbs. (10,000 kg).

Sensors: Not Known.

Weapons: Not Known.

Comments: The Indian Navy purchased six former US Navy H-3 Sea King helicopters, under a USD $39 million Foreign Military Sales agreement, signed on 15 November 2006. The six helicopters were stored at the Aerospace Maintenance & Regeneration Center (AMARC) in Arizona. They were last in operational use, with the US Navy, in 2005. The helicopters were shipped from AMARC to be completely refurbished and they received a complete inspection of all critical systems, stripped of paint and repainted into Indian Navy colors. They had a complete functional check flight and were then sent to Naval Station Norfolk (Virginia) to be loaded aboard INS Jalashwa. These helicopters arrived at the naval base in Visakhapatnam aboard INS Jalashwa on 12 September 2007.

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