18 January 2022
Philippines progresses plan to procure 32 new S-70i Black Hawk helicopters
by Ridzwan Rahmat
Manila has made further progress with its plan to procure 32 additional new Sikorsky S-70i Black Hawk combat utility helicopters for the Philippine Air Force (PAF).
Philippine Secretary of National Defense Delfin Lorenzana disclosed on 16 January that a notice of award (NOA) was issued to PZL Mielec of Poland on 28 December 2021 for the airframes.
The indicative contract value for the project is PHP32 billion (USD624 million) and it will include a logistics and training package for pilots and maintenance crew.
The Philippines ordered an initial batch of 16 S-70is in 2019 for USD241 million.
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