Ukraine Eyes UH-60 Black Hawks to Replace Aging Mi-8 Fleet
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Ukraine eyes UH-60 Black Hawks to replace aging Mi-8 fleet
Ukraine’s Army Aviation command plans to retire its Soviet-designed helicopter fleet in favor of American-made UH-60 Black Hawks, Brigadier General Pavlo Bardakov, commander of Army Aviation under Ukraine’s Ground Forces Command, told LIGA.net in an interview published last week. Bardakov said the shift away from Ukraine’s existing Mi-8 and Mi-24 helicopters has become unavoidable, because […]
Ukraine Advances to UH-60 Black Hawks for Mi-8 Helicopter Replacement
AeroNewsJournal Kyiv, July 7 - Ukraine is actively exploring the acquisition of UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters to modernize its army aviation and phase out its aging Soviet-era Mi-8 fleet. As the ongoing conflict strains maintenance capabilities, the reliance on Russian-manufactured spare parts for Mi-8 and Mi-24 helicopters has become unsustainable. Brigadier General Pavlo Bardakov, commander of Ukraine's Army Aviation, highlighted the UH-60 Blac…
Ukraine is preparing to gradually replace its Soviet-era helicopters with American-made UH-60 Black Hawks. According to the Ukrainian Air Force Command, this will be a multi-year process aimed at reducing dependence on Russian spare parts and increasing the operational capabilities of the armed forces.
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