Mexico has requested a Foreign Military Sale for UH-60M Black Hawk Helicopters and associated equipment, parts, training and logistical s...
Mexico has requested a Foreign Military Sale for UH-60M Black Hawk Helicopters and associated equipment, parts, training and logistical support for an estimated $680 million, with US.
The deal has been approved by US State Department (Foreign Ministry) and is waiting for approval from US Congress.
The UH-60M helicopters will significantly increase and strengthen Mexico's airlift capability in counter-drug operations.
The deal consists a possible sale of 18 Sikorsky UH-60M Black Hawk Helicopters in standard USG configuration with designated unique equipment and Government Furnished Equipment (GFE), 40 General Electric T700-GE-701D Turboshaft Engines (36 installed and 4 spares), 42 Embedded Global Positioning Systems/Inertial Navigation Systems (36 installed and 6 spares), 36 M134 7.62mm Machine Guns, 5 Aviation Mission Planning Systems, 18 AN/AVS-9 Night Vision Goggles, and 1 Aviation Ground Power Unit.
Also included are communication security equipment including AN/ARC-210 RT-8100 series radios, Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) systems, aircraft warranty, air worthiness support, facility construction, spare and repair parts, support equipments.
Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk is a four-bladed, twin-engine, medium-lift utility helicopter powered by two General Electric T700 turboshaft engines.
It can carry 11 troops with equipment, lift 1,200 kg of cargo internally and can perform a wide array of missions, including tactical transport of troops, electronic warfare and aeromedical evacuation.
The Mexican Air Force received its first UH-60Ls in 1991 for its special forces.
The deal has been approved by US State Department (Foreign Ministry) and is waiting for approval from US Congress.
The UH-60M helicopters will significantly increase and strengthen Mexico's airlift capability in counter-drug operations.
The deal consists a possible sale of 18 Sikorsky UH-60M Black Hawk Helicopters in standard USG configuration with designated unique equipment and Government Furnished Equipment (GFE), 40 General Electric T700-GE-701D Turboshaft Engines (36 installed and 4 spares), 42 Embedded Global Positioning Systems/Inertial Navigation Systems (36 installed and 6 spares), 36 M134 7.62mm Machine Guns, 5 Aviation Mission Planning Systems, 18 AN/AVS-9 Night Vision Goggles, and 1 Aviation Ground Power Unit.
Also included are communication security equipment including AN/ARC-210 RT-8100 series radios, Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) systems, aircraft warranty, air worthiness support, facility construction, spare and repair parts, support equipments.
Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk is a four-bladed, twin-engine, medium-lift utility helicopter powered by two General Electric T700 turboshaft engines.
It can carry 11 troops with equipment, lift 1,200 kg of cargo internally and can perform a wide array of missions, including tactical transport of troops, electronic warfare and aeromedical evacuation.
The Mexican Air Force received its first UH-60Ls in 1991 for its special forces.