CH-124 Sea King; Legendary ASW helicopter and example of a deeply flawed defense procurement process

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Don't forget to like the video and subscribe to my channel! Support me on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/polyusstudios The Sea King was a legendary aircraft in the history of the Royal Canadian Navy. It filled the role of hunter and killer in their cold war against soviet submarines. By the mid-90s the situation had changed and their retirement seemed eminent. How naive. The process of finding a replacement for this workhorse would be an election promise by government after government for over 30 years. Its replacement, the CH-148 Cyclone, became operational in 2018. This allowed the 55 year old workhorses to finally retire. Music: Denmark - Portland Cello Project Your Suggestions - Unicorn Heads Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 0:34 Historical Context 4:44 Seasprite VS Sea King 8:42 Canadian Adoption 12:23 Upgrades and Variants 14:10 Roles 15:12 Replacement Saga 20:20 Conclusion Research sources: https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/ch-124-sea-king https://www.seaforces.org/marint/Canadian-Navy/AVIATION/CH-124-Sea-King.htm http://jproc.ca/rrp/rrp3/seaking.html https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2012/dn-nd/D3-6-1994-eng.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20081231203820/http://www.casr.ca/ft-mhp3.htm https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/five-decades-two-contracts-and-still-no-helicopters-for-canada/article8435147/ #canada #navy #polyusstudios