Greece has come one step closer to the desired procurement of 35 Black Hawk helicopters after a Letter of Acceptance (LOA) was signed a few days ago. With this LOA, the Greek government has officially announced its intention to purchase 35 helicopters from Sikorskya subsidiary of Lockheed MartinUH-60M Black Hawk helicopters as part of a Foreign Military Sale from the US government.
In December, the US State Department had already submitted a corresponding request from Greece with an estimated value of nearly 1.8 billion euros. https://militaeraktuell.at/bundesheer-50-kontingent-im-kfor-einsatz/ “The latest generation UH-60M Black Hawk will support the ongoing modernization of the Greek Ministry of Defense and serve as a reliable helicopter for critical national and allied security missions,” said Paul Lemmo, president of Sikorsky. “The Black Hawk multi-role helicopter offers unrivaled global interoperability that will enhance the deterrence capability of Greece and all NATO-member countries significantly enhanced.” In addition to the helicopters, the planned procurement also includes personnel training and various training equipment to ensure the integration of the helicopters into the Greek Army.
With its existing S-70B fleet and the newly acquired MH-60R maritime helicopters for the Hellenic Navy, at the end of the day Greece will operate several variants of the Hawk family and benefit from the advantages of fleet commonality in terms of operation and maintenance.
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