Marks Successful CH-148 Cyclone Helicopter Shipboard Tests
AHS International has recognized Canada's Department of National Defence (DND) and Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, for "conducting an extraordinary international effort" to demonstrate flight and shipboard operation of the CH-148 Cyclone maritime helicopter from a Royal Canadian Navy Halifax-class frigate. The award cites successful expansion of the flight envelope to Sea State 6 conditions, where waves reached a height of 20 feet with winds up to 55 knots.