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Tunisia receives eight UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters

Darek Liam by Darek Liam
December 25, 2018
in Aerospace
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The Tunisia Army accepts delivery of the last batch of eight UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters from the U.S. Army Security Assistance Command (USASAC) through the foreign military sales (FMS) act.

The delivery for the UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters started in June 2017 with the delivery of four of the helicopters. The USASAC, U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command (AMCOM), Security Assistance Management Directorate (SAMD); and the Program Executive Office – Aviation, Utility Helicopter Project Office (UHPO) worked with the Office of Security Cooperation – Tunisia, and the Tunisia Air Force (TAF) during the sale and delivery of the aircraft.

The Black Hawks will provide Tunisia with cargo/personnel transport, medical evacuation and combat operations capabilities. The case value is more than $338 million. Army Contracting Command at Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, awarded the contract.

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Melissa Black, the senior FMS Tunisia UH-60M, AMCOM SAMD case manager stated that “Our teams worked cohesively to ensure we provided these aircraft in a total package approach,”she also disclosed that “This is in accordance with the Security Assistance Enterprise mission.

Tunisia receives UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters

Throughout the project, the team met routinely to ensure end state mission requirements were met, as well as ensuring the infrastructure was in place to support the cadre of aircraft upon delivery.

“The partnership and cooperation between USASAC, AMCOM SAMD, UHPO, Office of Security Cooperation-Tunis, and Tunisia Air Force is very good,” Black said. “The TAF has extremely hard working and knowledgeable personnel that were able to articulate the requirements related to the varied mission profiles.

“There is a misperception that the FMS is not quick, but we were able to expedite in certain areas that resulted in obtaining the aircraft and being able to deliver them in a compressed timeline,” Black said.

“A good team work ethic, knowledgeable team members, along with higher headquarters support will always lead to a successful program,” said Glenn Lang, the country program manager with USASAC.

“Delivery of the helicopters culminates another successful partnership resulting from USASAC’s ongoing mission to increase military capabilities of countries that share similar security goals with the U.S.”

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Tunisia, along with other African countries, is facing security threats in the form of violent extremist organizations and criminal activities such as pirating in coastal waters. The eight Black Hawks will bolster Tunisia’s ability to provide a safe and stable country for its citizens.

USASAC implemented the Total Package Approach in 2015, which ensures partner countries are properly trained on how to use and maintain the equipment purchased from the U.S.

The training package includes initial cadre through Fort Rucker, Alabama, for pilots, instructor pilots and standardization pilots; and helicopter crew chief and maintainer training at U.S. Army schools.

In addition to building capabilities within the partner country, this approach produces positive results at both the operational and strategic levels.

“For example, operator level tasks such as unloading the aircraft from the transport plane, assembling and flight testing are accomplished by joint U.S. and Tunisian teams,” Lang said. “Additionally, using the same aircraft and maintenance procedures increases interoperability on future, combined missions.”

Strategically, USASAC is able to build trust and create long-term partnerships with the two countries that help ensure a stable international capability.

Allies and partners are top priority for both the Department of Defense and Army. This sale will improve Tunisia’s capability to deter regional threats and strengthen its homeland defense, as well as support counterterrorism and border security operations.

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