By Richard R. Burgess, Senior Editor
ARLINGTON, Va. —The U.S. Department of State has approved the possible Foreign Military Sale of ‘Lockheed Martin MH-60R Seahawk helicopters to the government of New Zealand, the department said in a June 5 release.
The Government of New Zealand has requested five MH-60Rs and associated equipment and weapons for an estimated cost of $1.5 billion. The sale would include engines, avionics, sonar systems, radars, sonobuoys, electronic surveillance systems, spares, ground support equipment, flight simulators, technical manuals, and support services, among other support. Weapons would include Hellfire and Advanced Precision Kill Weapon Systems and M240D machine guns.
The sale would bring to ten the number of air arms operating or soon to operate the MH-60R, the others being the U.S. Navy, Royal Australian Navy, Royal Danish Air Force, Hellenic Navy, Indian Navy, Norwegian Coast Guard, Republic of Korea Navy, Royal Saudi Navy, and Spanish Navy.
