US approves $2 billion Black Hawk sale for Greece
Greece has experience with the Black Hawk family, as the Hellenic Navy currently uses the Sikorsky S-70 Seahawk. (Photo: US DoD)
The proposed sale of UH-60M Black Haws will replace Greece’s ageing multi-role helicopter fleet with a more reliable platform.
The US State Department has approved a potential sale of Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters to Greece.
Greece has requested the purchase of 35 Black Hawks, with engines, defensive aids, self-defence weapons and other associated equipment in a deal worth up to US$2 billion, the US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) announced on 15 December.
According to the DSCA, the proposed sale would ‘replace the current multi-role helicopter fleet with a more reliable and proven system that will allow Greece to maintain the appropriate level of readiness to conduct combined operations’.
The Hellenic Army has been operating an ageing helicopter fleet
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