Sikorsky has formally handed over five new S-70i Black Hawk multi-mission helicopters to the Colombian army. The aircraft were accepted during an 11 February ceremony in Tolemaida, Colombia.
The five aircraft were built in Mielec, Poland, and were then custom-equipped in the USA to meet Colombian requirements.
A team of Colombian pilots and maintainers flew the five aircraft from Sikorsky's facilities in Connecticut to Tolemaida, over 10 days of flying covering a distance of 6,975 km (4,334 miles), the company says. The S-70s arrived on 30 January.
The five S-70i aircraft join a fleet of 96 UH-60L helicopters operated by Colombia.
flightglobal
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