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State Department OKs Nearly $2 Billion In Potential Black Hawk Deals With Austria, Sweden

By Matthew Beinart

Wednesday, May 29th, 2024

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State Department OKs Nearly $2 Billion In Potential Black Hawk Deals With Austria, Sweden

A Sikorsky UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter (Photo: Lockheed Martin)

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…

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