What Happened
Austria Modernizes Fleet With Advanced UH-60M Helicopters
The US State Department has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale to Austria, covering 12 Sikorsky UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters and associated equipment, valued at $1.5 billion. The sale revises Austria’s existing order, updating the equipment list and raising the estimated ceiling from $1.05 billion to $1.5 billion. The Black Hawks will replace the Agusta-Bell AB212 fleet and join the older S-70A Black Hawks already operated by the Austrian Armed Forces. Deliveries are scheduled to begin in 2028. The sale was first reported by AeroTime.