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State Department Approves $23 Million Sale Of A UH-60M To Jordan

Tuesday, July 7th, 2020

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State Department Approves $23 Million Sale Of A UH-60M To Jordan

UH-60M Black Hawk Photo: Sikorsky

The State Department approved a potential $23 million Foreign Military Sale (FMS) with Jordan for one Lockheed Martin LMT] UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified Congress of the sale on Tuesday. The sale covers a Black Hawk in standard U.S. Army configuration with standard Government Furnished Equipment including two General Electric [GE] T700-GE-701D engines and one Common Missile Warning System. The sale also includes associated equipment like one AN/APR-39 Radar Signal Detecting Set; one AN/AVR-2B…

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