THE PENTAGON has revealed plans for 17 UH-60M helicopters to be delivered to Saudi Arabia. Eight will be supplied to the Saudi Arabian National Guard (SANG) and nine to the Royal Saudi Land Forces Airborne Special Security Forces, all in a 'unique configuration'. The US Department of Defense announced the $193.85m Foreign Military Sales (FMS) contract for Sikorsky on January 11. Work on the aircraft is scheduled to be completed by December 31, 2022. It is unclear if the latest Black Hawks are new or previously announced helicopters. However, they are not part of the $3.8bn US Army multiyear contract, announced last July, which included 40 UH-60MS and 75 HH-60Ms for the SANG. Those helicopters are due to be delivered by June 30, 2022.
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