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Home» News»Hellenic Navy in final stage for MH-60R procurement
The Hellenic Navy is in the final stage of activating the sub-programme for the procurement of four Sikorsky MH-60R anti-submarine warfare helicopters, according to a written statement to the Parliament made by the Minister of Defense Evangelos Apostolakis.
A pair of US Navy Sikorsky MH-60R Seahawks, NE 712 166556 and NE 700 166541 of HSM-77 'Sabrehawks', cruise over the Pacific Ocean (Credit: Sikorsky/Lockheed Martin)

Hellenic Navy in final stage for MH-60R procurement

The Hellenic Navy is in the final stage of activating the sub-programme for the procurement of four Sikorsky MH-60R anti-submarine warfare helicopters, according to a written statement to the Parliament made by the Minister of Defense Evangelos Apostolakis.

Naval News Staff 13 Feb 2019

As the Minister mentions in his written statement, the four helicopters will be procured through a Foreign Military Sale and a government-to-government agreement.

The new MH-60Rs will allow the partial or complete withdrawal of the AgustaBell AB-212ASW platforms. The Hellenic Navy currently operates a fleet of 11 S-70B/B-6 Aegean Hawks and 7 AB-212ASW.

Initially, the plan was to procure only two MH-60Rs, but the latest statement brings their total number to four.

The MH-60R combines the features of the SH-60B and SH-60F aircraft. Its sensors package includes an MTS-FLIR, the AN/APS-147 multi-mode radar/IFF interrogator, an advanced airborne fleet data link, and a more advanced airborne active low frequency sonar (ALFS). Offensive capabilities are improved by the addition of new Mk-54 air-launched torpedoes and AGM-114 Hellfire missiles.

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