The first of eventually 159 UH-60A+, A models with the UH-60L engine to tolerate the heat extremes in the desert, arrived at Kandahar via C-17 from Huntsville Intl Airport on September 18, 2017 to begin replacing the aging fleet of MI-17.
As of March 2018, 8 helicopters were delivered and used mainly for training. Deliveries are scheduled to continue as 30 per year.
On June 2018, a Pentagon report described the challenges of the Black Hawk to replace the Mi-17 which are superior in cargo capacity and high altitude flying
On January 2020, it was announced that the number of UH-60 planed to be delivered will be reduced from 159 to just 53.
As of March 2018, 8 helicopters were delivered and used mainly for training. Deliveries are scheduled to continue as 30 per year.
On June 2018, a Pentagon report described the challenges of the Black Hawk to replace the Mi-17 which are superior in cargo capacity and high altitude flying
On January 2020, it was announced that the number of UH-60 planed to be delivered will be reduced from 159 to just 53.
News |
Afghan Air Force Black Hawk Crashed
11-Dec-18 - One of the “new” UH-60A+ Black Hawk delivered to the Afghan Air Force crashed last month allegedly after a technical malfunction #BlackHawk
Pentagon Found Challenges Replacing Afghan Mi-17
16-Jun-18 - According a Pentagon report, US plans to replace Afghan Mi-17 with Black Hawks have met new “challenges” as the Russian helicopters are superior in cargo capacity and high altitude flying #problems
Afghan Black Hawk Pilots Training in Slovakia
05-Mar-18 - Afghanistan pilots and aviation engineers starting training in new Slovak Training Academy in Kosice
First Afghan Black Hawk Pilots Graduate
20-Nov-17 - Six Afghan Air Force members are the first AAF UH-60 Black Hawk pilots. Training takes 16 weeks and they expect to have 32 crews by 2019| More News ... |  |
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List of Aircraft |
| C/N | Built | ID In this Org | In other Org | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 70-029 | 1978 | 0-22966 Rendered inoperable before withdrawal  |  78-22966: US Army | |||
| 70-086 | 23269 | 79-23269: Oshkosh - EAA AirVenture - 2003 | ||||
| 70-100 | ? 0-23283 | 79-23283: UH-60A Del US Army 17 Sep 1999, 4/278th CAV being conv to UH-60A+ for Afghan Air Force at Huntsvil... | ||||
| 70-113 | 79-23296 Rendered inoperable before withdrawal | |||||
| 70-125 | 23308 O-23308 AAF, UH-60A+ type; via C-17 from Huntsville Intl Airport ( BEST facility ) to K... | 79-23308: 1022nd MedCo, WY ARNG C(-)/5-159th AVN, , WY ARNG  ?: PNC from 15sep22, 1 of 12 donated by the US Gov | ||||
| 70-147 | - Afghanistan ntu | 79-23330: asg 4th Squadron/17th Air Cav at Fort Bragg, North Caro... stored at Huntsville BEST; Feb20 UH-60A+ PNC-0622: 1 of 12 donated by the US Gov to the National Police of... Guaymaral, New registration is PNC-0622 | ||||
| 70-173 | 79-23370 Rendered inoperable before withdrawal | |||||
| 70-191 | 70-191 Camp Bastion, Afghanistan | 80-23433: US Army;
conv to UH-60A+ | ||||
| 70-208 | 23450 0-23450 Train, Advise, Assist, Command-Air (TAAC) | 80-23450: | ||||
| 70-215 | 23457 Rendered inoperable before withdrawal | 80-23457: | ||||
| 70-216 | ? AAF, UH-60A+ type 2019 | 80-23458: del US Army asg B Coy 1-147th AVN Dec17 stored at Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville, AL sold through the BEST program and refurbished in Huntsv... | ||||
| 70-221 | 0-23463 Kandahar Air Wing | 80-23463: | ||||
| 70-292 | - Afghanstan, ntu | 81-23571: stored at Huntsville BEST, conv UH-60A+ ?: 1 of 12 donated by the US Gov to the National Police of... | ||||
| 70-314 | 23592 | 81-23592: US Army in 1990 236 MedCo. 2010 had it in Iraq. Came home with us to ND, left here... | ||||
| 70-317 | 23595 Rendered inoperable before withdrawal | 81-23595: | ||||
| 70-329 | 23607 0-23607 handover ceremony | 81-23607: Withdrawn from use and placed into Black Hawk Exchang... | ||||
| 70-358 | 23665 Rendered inoperable before withdrawal | 82-23665: | ||||
| 70-510 | 0-23687 AAF, UH-60A+ type;
via C-17 from Huntsville Intl Airport ( BEST facility ) to ... | 82-23687: US Army asg SFOR Tuzla, Bosnia/Sarajevo/Rajlovac Camp PNC-06245: San José del Guaviare, One of the 12 Black Hawks donat... Guaymaral Airport as PNC-0625 | ||||
No longer with this org.
