Norway to Buy 9 Sikorsky HH-60W Helicopters Worth $2.6 Billion

The U.S. State Department has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Norway of HH-60W Helicopters and related equipment for an estimated cost of $2.6 billion.

The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale on June 11.

The Government of Norway has requested to buy up to nine HH-60W helicopters; 22 T-700-GE-401 turboshaft engines; 21 Embedded Global Positioning System/Inertial Navigation Systems (GPS/INS) (EGI) (18 installed, 3 spares); 10 AN/APR-52 Radar Warning Receivers (RWR) (9 installed, 1 spare); and 10 AN/AAR-57 Common Missile Warning Systems (CMWS) (9 installed, 1 spare).

The following non-MDE items will also be included: GAU-21 aircraft machine guns and other machine guns; IZLID 200P infrared lasers; AN/ALE-47 Airborne Countermeasures Dispenser Systems; weapons and weapons support equipment.

The HH-60W is a result of the development of the HH-60G “Pave Hawk” and built upon the existing and proven framework of the UH-60M “Black Hawk” production model. Norway will use these aircraft to defend other NATO members and its allies. Norway will have no difficulty absorbing these articles and services into its armed forces.