Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, has recently finished testing the integrated mission systems and sensors on three MH-60R SEAHAWK® helicopters procured by the Hellenic Navy. The comprehensive tests, completed in early December 2023, confirm that each MH-60R aircraft is a proficient and potent air weapon system capable of executing anti-submarine and anti-surface warfare missions both from land and naval vessels.
“Commonality of these Hellenic Navy MH-60R SEAHAWK aircraft with 330 MH-60R and 250 MH-60S SEAHAWK aircraft, and with the global BLACK HAWK helicopter fleet, enables Sikorsky and the U.S. Navy to continue sustaining and upgrading this proven weapon system for maximum threat deterrence and operational capability,” said Sikorsky President Paul Lemmo.
Greece marks the seventh country to receive the U.S. Navy's MH-60R maritime helicopter. In Europe, Denmark currently operates nine MH-60R aircraft, while Spain and Norway have placed orders for a combined 14 MH-60R aircraft in 2023. The initial three MH-60R helicopters are scheduled to reach Greece in 2024 through U.S. Navy transport planes. An additional four aircraft are expected in 2025 to fulfil the Hellenic Navy's total purchase of seven aircraft.
These MH-60R helicopters from the Hellenic Navy will be stationed alongside the 11 existing S-70B SEAHAWK aircraft at the Kotroni Naval Air Station. Referred to as Aegean Hawks, the older maritime helicopters were acquired directly from Sikorsky between 1994 and 2005.
