Portugal Acquiring Firefighting Black Hawks

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Credit: DOD
The Portuguese Air Force is acquiring six used Black Hawk helicopters to boost the country’s firefighting capability. The aircraft are being acquired from Alabama-based Arista Aviation Services, a company specializing in modernizing surplus U.S. Army UH-60s. The Portuguese Air Force says the €43...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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