18-Nov-25 - The Czech Republic has acquired the first two PZL-Mielec S-70i helicopters, which will be completed by United Rotorcraft in the Firehawk configuration for firefighting missions across Europe under the European Commission’s RescEU program, marking the international debut of the type #firefighting
29-Oct-25 - The County of Los Angeles Fire Department (LACoFD) has ordered two additional Lockheed Martin Sikorsky S-70i Firehawk helicopters, adding to the three S-70A and two S-70i aircraft already in service. #LosAngeles
18-Aug-25 - The Philippine Air Force took delivery of an additional five Polish-made PZL-Mielec S-70i helicopters, bringing the total in the country to 15 of the 32 ordered in 2024 #Philippines
31-Jul-25 - California has completed a multi-year effort to modernize its aerial firefighting fleet with the final delivery of two of its Sikorsky S-70i Firehawk helicopters. The last two aircraft arrived in Sacramento, bringing CAL FIRE’s fleet to a total of 16 stationed throughout the state #firefighting
16-Jan-25 - Polish PZL Mielec, a subsidiary of Lockheed Martin, has already delivered 10 of the 32 S-70i Black Hawk helicopters ordered by the Philippine Air Force in 2022. The PAF will operate a fleet of 47 aircraft by 2027 #Philippines
04-Dec-24 - PZL Mielec, a subsidiary of Lockheed Martin, has delivered the fifth S-70i Black Hawk helicopter to the Polish National Police (PNP) #BlackHawk
20-Nov-24 - PZL Mielec delivered final two of eight S-70i Black Hawk helicopters for the Polish Armed Forces under two contracts signed since 2019 #BlackHawk
25-Jun-24 - Romania has ordered an additional Polish-made S-70M Black Hawk from PZL-Mielec, to join the seven delivered since last November for firefighting and medical missions. The purchase is funded by the European Union RescEU program #BlackHawk
23-Nov-23 - Polish company PZL Mielec delivered the first four of seven S-70M Black Hawk utility helicopters to Romania’s emergency service SMURD #BlackHawk
28-Aug-23 - Lockheed Martin and PTDI (Indonesian Aerospace) have signed an agreement to pursue the sale of 24 Polish-made PZL-Mielec / Sikorsky S-70M Black Hawk helicopters for the Indonesian Armed Forces #BlackHawk
14-Dec-22 - Poland’s National Police ( Policja ) ordered two additional local-build PZL-Mielec S-70i Black Hawk helicopters which will increase the model fleet to 5 by end 2024 #BlackHawk
24-Feb-22 - Philippine Air Force (PAF) ordered 32 additional polish-made S-70i Black Hawk to be delivered by 2026. The Philippines already operates 16 of these helicopters
15-Oct-21 - Romanian national rescue service, SMURD, selected the PZL-Mielec S-70i Black Hawk against offers from Airbus and Leonardo which has filed an appeal. A final decision is expected in the coming weeks #Romania
14-Oct-21 - Canadian DART Aerospace in new partnership with United Rotorcraft, the exclusive completion center for the Firehawk firefighter helicopter, for the development and certification of lightweight Fire Attack® systems #firefighting
14-Sep-21 - United Rotorcraft, the maintenance and completion division of Air Methods, expands partnership with Polish PZL Mielec, part of Lockheed-Martin and manufacturer of the Sikorsky S-70i Black Hawk #firefighting
