The State Department has approved two new potential sales of UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters to Austria and Sweden totaling nearly $2 billion.
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress on Wednesday of the two new foreign military sale cases, which include $1.05 billion with Austria for 12 UH-60M Black Hawks and $900 million with Sweden for 12 UH-60Ms as well.
Along with the Sikorsky [LMT]-built helicopters, both deals include General Electric [GE] T700 engines and BAE Systems AN/AAR-57 Counter Missile Warning Systems.
“We are proud to continue the Black Hawk legacy in Europe with the latest-generation UH-60M Black Hawk. We stand ready to support Austria, Sweden and the United States for a government-to-government procurement of 24 UH-60M helicopters adding 12 aircraft to both countries’ fleets. The multi-mission Black Hawk will continue to support critical operations in the region including border security, troop transport, humanitarian and disaster relief, and search and rescue efforts, as well as strengthen greater military interoperability,” a Sikorsky spokesperson said in a statement to Defense Daily.
Austria’s FMS case includes 30 H-764U Embedded Global Positioning Systems with Inertial Navigation “with country-unique selective availability anti-spoofing modules,” which Sweden’s does not.
The two new deals follow a potential $950 million deal with Brazil the State Department approved on May 24 for 12 UH-60M Black Hawks (Defense Daily, May 28).
U.S. Army Secretary Christine Wormuth has said the service plans to move “immediately” into the next Black Hawk multi-year contract upon the conclusion of the current procurement deal with Sikorsky in fiscal year 2027, adding it will be a five-year contract covering 24 helicopters per year (Defense Daily, April 10).