More than 10.000 hours on the Black Hawk

Last week the Swedish Armed Forces Helicopter Wing passed 10.000 flight hours on its fleet of UH-60M Black Hawk. The type, which is locally designated HKP 16, has served since early 2012, and it has already been operating in Afghanistan and on various national high-profile tasks. A total of fifteen Black Hawks are in service, and they were all handed over to the Armed Forces in 16 record-breaking months.

The first 10K hours were passed during a routine exercise with the Swedish National Police. The next historic landmark for the Armed Forces will be the passing of 30.000 flight hours on the fleet of Leonardo 109LUHs, locally designated HKP 15.