 |
| A CH-53E helicopter landing on HMAS Canberra at 'RIMPAC' 2016. Source: Commonwealth of Australia/Royal Australian Navy |
By: Wording OD.
The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) has added the Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion to a list of aircraft it can now operate on board the Canberra class after a helicopter of the type landed on the platform's first-of-class (L02) in waters off Hawaii.The landing was performed as part of the Rim of the Pacific ('RIMPAC') 2016 international naval exercise, which is taking place till 4 August.
