Friday, July 15, 2011
Colombian Black Hawks Top 300,000 Hours
The Colombian fleet of Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawks has gone over the 300,000-flight-hour mark. The Army, Air Force and National Police operate a combined fleet of nearly 100 Black Hawks for search and rescue, EMS, disaster relief, anti-drug and counter-insurgency operations. Colombia operates the world’s fourth largest Black Hawk fleet, according to Sikorsky.
Related: S-70i Black Hawk Debuts at Paris Air Show
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