Romania Adds Next-Gen Black Hawk to Fleet

The Polish-built S-70M emergency response aircraft will be manufactured by Lockheed Martin subsidiary PZL Mielec.

Meg Godlewski

Thursday, June 27, 2024 at 12:24 PM ET

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Kimberly Johnson

A Black Hawk helicopter, intended for Romania’s emergency medical airlift missions, arrived at Aurel Vlaicu International Airport on November 11, 2023. [Courtesy: Lockheed Martin]

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Romania has contracted PZL Mielec, a Lockheed Martin subsidiary, to deliver an additional S-70M Black Hawk helicopter for its Ministry of Internal Affairs' emergency services.
This new aircraft will expand Romania's existing fleet of S-70M Black Hawks to eight, which are utilized for vital roles including maritime and land search and rescue, firefighting, transport, and medical support.
The acquisition is part of a broader framework agreement for up to 12 Polish-built S-70M Black Hawks and follows the recent inauguration of Europe's first certified S-70 Black Hawk MRO service center in Romania.

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Romania is expanding its fleet of S-70 Black Hawk helicopters, Lockheed Martin announced this week.

PZL Mielec, a Lockheed Martin subsidiary in Poland, has picked up a contract to deliver a next-generation Black Hawk utility helicopter to be used for emergency services. The contract was awarded by Romania’s Ministry of Internal Affairs, Department of Emergency Situations on Tuesday.