Mexico has requested a Foreign Military Sale for UH-60M Black Hawk Helicopters and associated equipment, parts, training and logistical s...
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.
