5 Black Hawk choppers ng PAF dumating na

MANILA, Philippines — Dumating na sa bansa ang lima sa 16 Polish-made Sikorsky S-70-i Black Hawk combat uti­lity helicopters ng Philippine Air Force.

“Yes, the five arrived in Clark (Air base in Angeles City, Pampanga) aboard an Antonov heavy transport plane (An-124). The sixth was loaded on a ship that will arrive on Dec. 2,” ani Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana.

Ang 16 chopper ay binili sa Polish company na Polskie Zaklady Lotnicze Sp.z.o.o, na nasa ilalim ng lisensya ng Sikorsky USA at may contract price na USD241,461,699 o tinatayang PHP11.6 bilyon.

Sinabi naman ni DND spokesperson Arsenio Andolong na ang natitirang 10 units ng  Polish-made S-70i Black Hawks ay idedeliber sa susunod na taon