Pentagon reprograms $9 million to UH-60M Black Hawk fund

The Army this month shifted $8.9 million from aircraft sale proceeds to the UH-60 Black Hawk M model multiyear procurement account, according to a Pentagon document.

The reprogramming action, which was just recently made public, was signed in April by acting Pentagon Comptroller Elaine McCusker, whose nomination to permanently fill that role was withdrawn in March.

The funds will be used "to procure H-60M airframes and associated equipment," the memo says. The Army's fiscal year 2020 UH-60 acquisition objective is 2,135, including 1,375 M-model aircraft.

"Funds are available from the sale of ten (10) H-60 helicopters and parts via the [Black Hawk] Exchange and Sales Team (BEST) Program, with the transactions occurring between October 2019 and December 2019, totaling $8,998,679," the reprogramming action states.