Canada on hook to pay for software problem that caused deadly military helicopter crash

Six Canadian Armed Forces members were killed when the autopilot on the Cyclone helicopter took over and plunged it into the Ionian Sea in 2020

The Department of National Defence and Sikorsky Aircraft, which built the military’s Cyclone helicopters, say they have reached agreement to address the software issue on the rest of the fleet.Sign up to receive the daily top stories from the National Post, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.

Six Canadian Armed Forces members were killed when the autopilot on their Cyclone code-named Stalker 22 took control of the helicopter and plunged it into the Ionian Sea on April 29, 2020. The crash cast a harsh spotlight on Cyclone’s long and problem-plagued development, which has more recently included the discovery of tail cracks on the rest of the fleet.Share this Story:

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