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U.S. Army orders 16 more UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters

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Sikorsky is set to provide four UH-60L Black Hawk helicopters and related equipment to Argentina in a $140 million foreign military sale approved by the U.S. State Department.

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The U.S. Army has awarded Sikorsky a $234.5 million contract modification to build 16 new UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters, bringing the total value of the underlying contract to $356.3 million. The fixed-price-incentive modification adds to contract W58RGZ-26-C-0008, which the Army and Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, first signed earlier this year. Work will take place at Sikorsky’s plant in Stratford, Connecticut, with an estimated completion date of June 30, 2028. The Army obligated the full $234.5 million from fiscal 2026 aircraft procurement funds at the time of the award. Army Contracting Command at Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, is managing the deal, and the modification remains undefinitized, meaning Sikorsky can begin work while the Army and the company continue negotiating the final contract price. This contract began in April 2026 as a $65 million advance procurement deal covering materials and long-lead items for 10 UH-60Ms, meant to reduce schedule risk before full-rate production started. The new modification builds on that award, funding actual production of 16 aircraft rather than the 10 originally covered under the advance procurement phase. The UH-60M is Sikorsky’s current-generation Black Hawk, featuring a digital cockpit, wide-chord rotor blades and more powerful engines than earlier A and L model Black Hawks. Sikorsky has manufactured Black Hawks for the...

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The U.S. State Department approved a separate $140 million foreign military sale on Sept. 11, 2026, covering four Sikorsky UH-60L Black Hawks and ancillary equipment for Argentina, including engines, communication and navigation systems, and rescue hoists.

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Amount named
$140M
Product
UH-60L Black Hawk
Takes effect
Sep 11, 2026
Location
Argentina

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$140M

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90%
Detected
Sep 18, 2026
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