Sikorsky awarded $1.2B in foreign military sale for Black Hawks

By Dan Schere / October 29, 2024 at 12:07 PM

The Army awarded Sikorsky a $1.2 billion contract modification for foreign military sales of the Black Hawk helicopter to Austria, Brazil, Greece, Sweden and Thailand, according to a Pentagon contract notice posted Oct. 28. The contract has an estimated completion date of Dec. 31, 2027.

Sikorsky, a subsidiary of Lockheed Martin, received contract awards to grow the UH-60M fleet in Australia, Brazil, Sweden and Thailand on Oct. 23, the company announced today.

The company also announced today that it would be providing 35 UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters to Greece, as well as training equipment.

Hamid Salim, Sikorsky’s vice president of Army and Air Force systems, said in a statement that the company’s partnership with Greece spans decades, “and we are pleased to see the nation’s continued trust in Sikorsky helicopters as Greece will benefit from an integrated Hawk family of aircraft supporting national security and humanitarian missions.”

The foreign military sale is meant to “significantly improve self-defense and bolster interoperability within the nation and with NATO allies,” according to Sikorsky.

Greece will become the 12th nation in Europe to operate the Black Hawk, the company noted. The U.S. government has awarded 84 UH-60M Black Hawks to Europe, Asia, South America and the Middle East in 2024.

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