An attack copter that does double duty as a transport? It took several years but it seems that the US has finally achieved what the Russians did many years ago. We have our own Mi-24...Columbia has been using a version of this for quite some time too...the only remaining question is whether the US Navy or Army will acquire a few kits. It would seem a natural for the Navy. With the focus on littoral combat, these would seem an ideal addition to the fleet.ABU DHABI - The United Arab Emirates is set to turn a number of its Sikorsky Black Hawks into gunships in a deal with the U.S. helicopter maker worth nearly 1 billion Arab Emirate dirhams ($272 million).The announcement of a plan to buy weaponization kits for 23 of its Black Hawk UH-60M helicopters was the pick of a 4 billion Arab Emirate dirham order bonanza unveiled by the UAE armed forces at the IDEX show Feb. 21 in Abu Dhabi.
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Well there was always the USN's MH-60R...
ReplyDeleteIf you don't have dedicated Apaches, it's a nice extra capability. The H-60 series can take a beating, but in the end it is still a vulnerable transport helo conversion.
Hmmm. Wonderful machine for "crowd control".
ReplyDeleteJust what every sovereign / dictator / kleptocrat needs to keep the people in line.
Just sayin'.
question: if they convert it adds weight to the platform, does it take down the number of troops that can be transported or is it converted from transport to attack helo?
ReplyDeleteHow 'bout Australia? They've been having problems getting their Tiger into action and they desperately need attack helos for A'stan.
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