
The State Department has approved a potential deal with Australia worth nearly $2 billion for the sale of 40 UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified Congress on Thursday of the foreign military sale. Australia previously announced plans last December to replace its military’s fleet of NHIndustries MRH-90 Taipan multi-role helicopters with Sikorsky’s [LMT] UH-60M Black Hawks. “The proposed sale will replace Australia’s current multi-role helicopter fleet with a more reliable and proven system that will…