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U.S. OKs Potential $500 Million Deal With Croatia For Eight UH-60M Black Hawks

By Matthew Beinart

Friday, January 26th, 2024

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U.S. OKs Potential $500 Million Deal With Croatia For Eight UH-60M Black Hawks

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

The State Department has approved a potential $500 million deal with Croatia for the sale of eight UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified Congress on Friday of the new foreign military sale. Along with the Sikorsky [LMT]-built Black Hawks, Croatia would also receive 19 GE T700 engines, 18 M240H machine guns, counter-missile warning systems, SATCOM radios, radar warning receivers, laser detecting sets and additional equipment. “The proposed sale will improve Croatia’s capability to deter current…

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