UK hands over Sea King helicopters to Pakistan Navy
LONDON: Sea King helicopters purchased from the United Kingdom have been formally handed over to Pakistan Navy on 24 May, in a ceremony attended by Syed Ibne Abbas, Pakistan High Commissioner to the UK.
Mr Christopher Bob Richardson represented the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) in the formal handing over ceremony.
The contract for purchase of seven helicopters was signed last year. A separate contract was signed with Vector Aerospace for maintenance of the aircraft before being shipped to Pakistan later this year.…