Afghan Air Force to field Black Hawk helicopters in place of Mi-17s

摘要

The Afghan Air Force (AAF) is to transition its rotary-wing air mobility capabilities to the Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk as the US government plans to end its reliance on Russian-made Mil Mi-17 'Hip' helicopters. The disclosure was made on the website of US Senator Richard Blumenthal on 18 November. According to Blumenthal, who represents the state of Connecticut, where the Black Hawk is manufactured, the US Department of Defense (DoD) is to provide the AAF with 53 UH-60A helicopters that are to be transferred from US Army stocks and upgraded. A delivery timeline was not disclosed.