Royal Danish Air Force AgustaWestland AW101

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rdaf aw101, 2007


danish aw101s have higher gross weight capacity of 15,600 kg , were, delivered, coated in paint designed reduce aircraft s infrared signature. in sar role, rdaf aw101s have crew of 6 , painted yellow distinguish aw101 allocated military duties, later painted green, , 14 aw101s used sar , troop transport.


on 28 january 2008, drive shaft of danish aw101 broke, leading emergency landing @ billund airport. following incident, danish fleet grounded precaution , aw101 s future publicly debated. in first 6 months of 2008, rdaf reported operational availability of 50%, below target of 80%, partly due inadequate maintenance organisation , staff shortages.


in january 2011, danish ministry of defence reportedly not afford retrofitting of aw101 fleet afghanistan operations, against earlier reports of deployment in 2012. in february 2013, aviation week reported earlier reliability problems had been resolved , full upgrade package applied danish aw101s; these included addition of electronic warfare pods , new electro-optical system, in advance of deployment in afghanistan in 2014. in september 2013, danish aw101s receive l-3 wescam mx-15 electro-optical/infrared (eo/ir) sensors; sar aircraft carry flir systems star safire ii eo/ir sensor.








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