PZL Mielec contracted to deliver additional S-70 Black Hawk helicopter to Romania

The Department for Emergency Situations at Romania’s Ministry of Internal Affairs has awarded PZL Mielec, a Lockheed Martin company, a contract to procure an additional new-generation Black Hawk utility helicopter for emergency and firefighting services.

This additional aircraft will join Romania’s fleet of European-manufactured Sikorsky S-70M Black Hawk utility helicopters, currently providing maritime and land search and rescue, firefighting, transport and medical emergency support. In 2023, Romania received seven S-70M helicopters as part of a framework agreement for up to 12 Polish-built S-70M Black Hawks. With this additional aircraft, the fleet of S-70M helicopters will grow to eight.

On the procurement, Dennis Goege, Vice President of Lockheed Martin in Central and Eastern Europe, said: “This Polish-built S-70M Black Hawk will further extend the reach of the existing Romanian Black Hawk fleet and support Romania in its commitment to contribute to strengthening European preparedness for disasters.”

Romania made this purchase with funds from the European Union’s rescEU initiative, part of the European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations that was created to fund, among other resources, a fleet of firefighting planes and helicopters.