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Why the Korea Forest Service Purchased the S-64
Challenge
Year-round forest fires in South Korea created a need for the Korea Forest Service (KFS) to improve firefighting capacity, performance, and operations.
industry
- Global OEM Capabilities
services
- Aerosystems: Manufacturing & MRO
location
- South Korea
Solution
Korea Forest Service (KFS) to own their own aerial assets — the S-64 Air Crane® helicopter, a greater and more powerful firefighting capacity than the rest of the KFS fleet.
FROM PREVIOUS S-64 OPERATIONS EXPERIENCED BY THE KOREA FOREST SERVICE, THE S-64E SHOWS OVER-WHELMING IMPROVED PERFORMANCE ON FOREST FIREFIGHTING USING A HELICOPTER.
