The Slovakia Ministry of Defense took delivery of their first two Sikorsky UH-60M Blackhawk helicopters on June 26, 2017.
UH-60M 7640 at Presov
(Slovakian Ministry of Defense)
The first two helicopters - 7639 and 7640 - were transported from the USA by ship to Bremerhaven in Germany before being flown to Presov in Slovakia by a mixed Slovakian and American crew. An offical handover ceremony will take place at Presov on July 6, 2017.
A total of nine UH-60Ms are due to be to be delivered to Slovakia under a $261 million Foreign Military Sales agreement.
Slovakian UH-60M 7639 at Presov
(Slovakian Ministry of Defense)
UH-60M 7640 being unloaded at Bremerhaven
(Slovakian Ministry of Defense)