Sikorsky awarded contract for 35 Black Hawks for Greece
The US government has awarded Sikorsky a foreign military sale contract to supply 35 UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters to the Greek military
The deal includes the provision of 35 aircraft to the Hellenic Army, alongside personnel training, all training equipment, and an initial provisioning package.
The contract follows the ratification of the government-to-government deal by the Greek government and its US counterparts in April.
The multi-role helicopters will be used by the Greek military to support missions in the fields of national security and humanitarian response.
The new aircraft will also improve Greece’s self-defense capabilities, as well as bolstering its interoperability with other NATO member nations.
“The Black Hawk helicopter is the workhorse of multi-mission medium-lift aircraft and will enable Greece to perform key operations in the region,” said Costas Papadopoulos, International Business Development Executive Director for Greece at Sikorsky’s parent company, Lockheed Martin.
Oliver Cuenca
Oliver Cuenca is a Junior Editor at the Voyageur Group. He was previously a News and Features Journalist for the rail magazine IRJ until 2021, and studied MA Magazine Journalism at Cardiff University. His favourite helicopter is the AW169 – the workhorse of the UK air ambulance sector! He also led the creation of Waypoint: The AirMed&Rescue podcast, serving as its Production Editor and co-host.