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Sikorsky Completes Flight Tests of Three Hellenic Navy MH-60R Helicopters

Owego, N.Y. February 7, 2024 Photo(s): By Lockheed Martin
MH-60R SEAHAWK® helicopters for the Hellenic Navy await transfer to the US Navy ahead of delivery to Greece in 2024.

Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, has completed testing of the integrated mission systems and sensors aboard three MH-60R SEAHAWK® helicopters purchased by the Hellenic Navy.

Completed in early December 2023, the tests verify each MH-60R aircraft is an efficient and effective air weapon system capable of performing anti-submarine and anti-surface warfare missions from land or naval ship.

"Commonality of these Hellenic Navy MH-60R SEAHAWK aircraft with 330 MH-60R and 250 MH-60S SEAHAWK aircraft, and with the global BLACK HAWK helicopter fleet, enables Sikorsky and the US 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 US Navy's MH-60R maritime helicopter. In Europe, Denmark operates nine MH-60R aircraft. Spain and Norway placed orders in 2023 for a combined 14 MH-60R aircraft.

Arrival in Greece

The first three MH-60R aircraft will arrive in Greece during 2024 aboard US Navy transport planes. Four additional aircraft will arrive in 2025 to complete the Hellenic Navy's seven-aircraft purchase.

Hellenic Navy MH-60R aircraft will join 11 existing S-70B SEAHAWK aircraft at the Kotroni Naval Air Station. Known as Aegean Hawks, the older maritime helicopters were acquired direct from Sikorsky between 1994 and 2005.