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MH-60R

A pair of US Navy and Royal Australian Navy MH-60R Seahawk helicopters at the Sikorsky Australia facilities in Nowra, NSW. Story by Emma Taylor. Photo by Petty Officer Peter Thompson.
News Royal Australian Navy Sovereign industry 

Nowra maintenance on US Navy helicopter a first

29/06/202330/06/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2477 Views 0 Comments MH-60R, MH-60R Seahawk, Sikorsky, US Navy

The first ever deep maintenance activity on a US Navy MH-60R Seahawk ‘Romeo’ helicopter in Australia has been completed at

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Lieutenant Michael Wisniewski receives a cake on board HMAS Brisbane after he clocked up 2500 career flying hours. Story and photo by Leading Seaman Daniel Goodman.
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Pilot clocks up milestone on deployment

10/12/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1733 Views 0 Comments HMAS Brisbane, MH-60R

A flight from HMAS Brisbane in the embarked MH-60R helicopter on December 3 wasn’t your average training serial for pilot

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HMAS Perth receives her MH-60R 'Romeo' helicopter before departure on operation Manitou.
Australian News Operations Royal Australian Navy 

HMAS Perth Middle East departure steeped in firsts

03/06/201603/06/2016 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4670 Views 0 Comments HMAS Perth, MH-60R

HMAS Perth will depart from her home port of Fleet Base West, Rockingham, for maritime security activities in Middle East waters on Operation

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725 Squadron has achieved another milestone with the graduation of the first MH-60R Basic Operational Flight Training undertaken in Australia. Two aviation warfare officers and two sensor operators graduated from the course.
Australian News Royal Australian Navy Science & Technology 

First home-grown Romeo crew

25/05/2016 Posted by Brian Hartigan 10690 Views 2 Comments MH-60R, Romeo

Home of the ‘Romeo’ helicopter, 725 Squadron, has achieved another milestone with the graduation of trainees from the first MH-60R Basic Operational Flight Training

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Romeo fires Hellfire in east-coast training area

24/04/201624/04/2016 Posted by Brian Hartigan 5913 Views 0 Comments AGM-114N, Hellfire, MH-60R

The airborne-attack capability of the Navy was demonstrated recently when 725 Squadron conducted Hellfire missile firings from MH-60R Seahawk ‘Romeo’

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