RoCN confirms plan to buy 10 MH-60Rs

Chief-of-staff for Republic of China Navy (ROCN) Tseng Miao-hung has confirmed a plan to purchase 10 MH-60R naval helicopters.

MH-60R Seahawk and Hellfire
By U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Mark A. Leonesio (http://www.news.navy.mil/view_single.asp?id=58274) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

Tseng was responding to questions raised by lawmaker Lin Yu-fang during a hearing before the Legislature’s Foreign Affairs and National Defense Committee.

The new helicopters are expected to replace the MD500s with 501 squadron.

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