Sikorsky Wins DOD Contract To Build Black Hawk Helicopters For Export

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Greece's Hellenic Army will use the Black Hawks to replace Agusta-Bell AB205 and Bell UH-1H Huey/Iroquois helicopters currently used in the troop transport role.

Credit: Lockheed Martin/Sikorsky
The U.S. government has awarded Sikorsky a contract by to build more than 70 UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters to be exported to Austria, Brazil, Greece, Sweden and Thailand. The U.S. Department of Defense said it issued a $1.24 billion contract to the Lockheed Martin-owned rotary-wing manufacturer on...
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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