OWEGO, N.Y. – Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, has completed testing of the integrated mission and sensor systems on board three MH-60R SEAHAWK helicopters acquired by the Hellenic Navy.
Completed at the beginning of December 2023, the tests verify that each MH-60R aircraft is an efficient and effective air weapons system, capable of carrying out anti-submarine and anti-surface warfare missions from ships or on the ground.
“The similarity of these Hellenic Navy MH-60R SEAHAWK aircraft to the 330 MH-60R and 250 MH-60S SEAHAWK aircraft, and to the global BLACK HAWK helicopter fleet, allows Sikorsky and the U.S. Navy to continue sustaining and upgrading this proven weapon system for maximum threat deterrence and operational capability,” said Sikorsky President Paul Lemmo.
Greece is the seventh country to receive the MH-60R naval helicopter from the US Navy. In Europe, Denmark operates nine MH-60R aircraft. Spain and Norway placed orders in 2023 for 14 MH-60R aircraft.
Arrival in Greece
The first three MH-60R aircraft will arrive in Greece in 2024 aboard US Navy transport planes. Four additional aircraft will arrive in 2025 to complete the purchase of seven aircraft by the Hellenic Navy.
The Hellenic Navy’s MH-60R aircraft will join the 11 existing S-70B SEAHAWK aircraft at the Kotroni Naval Air Station. Known as Aegean Hawks, the older naval helicopters were purchased directly from Sikorsky between 1994 and 2005.