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Thursday, May 19, 2011

Sweden Becomes 1st European Nation To Procure UH-60M Helicopters

UH-60M Black HawkSikorsky Aircraft Corp. today announced that the U.S. Government has agreed to sell 15 Sikorsky UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters to the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (or FMV, which is the Swedish acronym) for operation by the Swedish Armed forces.

The transaction will take place under the U.S. Government’s Foreign Military Sales program, and represents the introduction of the latest and most technologically advanced BLACK HAWK model into Europe. Sikorsky is a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp..

The Swedish Armed Forces will use the aircraft for medical evacuation, utility, and search and rescue missions.

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