DefenceTalkSikorsky has successfully concluded contract negotiations with the Chilean Air Force (Fuerza Aerea de Chile) for six S-70i Black Hawk helicopters for the service’s medium-lift helicopter recapitalization program. When delivered in 2018, the new helicopters will fulfill Chile’s requirement to perform both military and humanitarian missions, such as troop transport, search and rescue, and disaster […]https://www.defencetalk.com/chile-orders-six-s-70i-black-hawk-helicopters-68647/

DefenceTalkThe Ministry of Defence this week at the Brunei International Defence Exhibition (Bridex) accepted two Sikorsky S-70i Black Hawk helicopters into the Royal Brunei Air Force following an unveiling attended by His Majesty the Sultan. Two more Sikorsky S-70i Black Hawk helicopters are currently undergoing the process of acceptance at the Royal Brunei Air Force. […]https://www.defencetalk.com/brunei-accepts-four-sikorsky-s-70i-black-hawk-helicopters-49858/

DefenceTalkSikorsky Aircraft, a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE:UTX), has delivered to the Colombian Army two S-70i™ BLACK HAWK helicopters incorporating a Helicopter Terrain Awareness and Warning System (HTAWS) as standard equipment. Colombia is the first country to field S-70i helicopters equipped with HTAWS, which Sikorsky has customized for the unique requirements of the combat […]https://www.defencetalk.com/s-70i-black-hawk-helicopters-delivered-to-colombia-with-terrain-awareness-and-warning-capability-49417/

DefenceTalkSikorsky Aircraft, a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. (UTX) announced today at the LAAD Defence & Security International Exhibition that the Colombian Army has contracted to buy two additional S-70i BLACK HAWK helicopters. The two aircraft will augment five S-70i helicopters that arrived January 30 in Colombia to join the Special Forces of the Colombian […]https://www.defencetalk.com/additional-s-70i-black-hawk-helicopters-for-colombian-army-47437/

DefenceTalkThe Colombian Army has formally inducted five new Sikorsky S-70i multi-mission helicopters into its fleet of Black Hawk aircraft. Colombia is the first South American country to buy the S-70i Black Hawk helicopter variant from Sikorsky Aircraft, a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. (UTX). “We are honored by the trust the Colombian Armed Forces continue […]https://www.defencetalk.com/colombian-army-takes-delivery-of-five-s-70i-black-hawk-helicopters-47242/