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SP's Military Yearbook 2021-2022
SP's Military Yearbook 2021-2022
       

Black Hawk® Helicopters to the Philippines

Issue: 01-2025

Lockheed Martin delivered 10 S-70i™ Black Hawk® helicopters in 2024 to the Philippine Department of National Defense (DND), as part of a contract for 32 Sikorsky Black Hawk helicopters under the DND’s Additional Utility Helicopters Acquisition Project. The S-70 Black Hawk and the UH-60M Black Hawk share the same rugged, reliable, multi-mission capabilities.

Signed in 2022, the current contract states that the Philippine Air Force will take delivery of 32 aircraft from Lockheed Martin subsidiary PZL Mielec. This will expand the PAF’s current fleet of 15 S-70i Black Hawk helicopters to 47, enhancing their operational capacity. The first five aircraft under this contract were delivered in June 2024; and another five were delivered in December 2024. The remaining aircraft will be delivered over the next two years.