
The Air Force received (via FMS or Plan Colombia):
1988 - 10 UH-60A Arpia I
1995 - 5 UH-60L Arpia II
2000/1 - 11 AH-60L Arpia III (originally intended for Venezuela?)
2006 - 2 UH-60L
Further Blackhawk supplied to Colombian Army since 1997 after the creation of Brigada de Aviacion
Also used by Presidential unit ( FAC 0007 )
1988 - 10 UH-60A Arpia I
1995 - 5 UH-60L Arpia II
2000/1 - 11 AH-60L Arpia III (originally intended for Venezuela?)
2006 - 2 UH-60L
Further Blackhawk supplied to Colombian Army since 1997 after the creation of Brigada de Aviacion
Also used by Presidential unit ( FAC 0007 )
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ITP Aero to Support Colombian Black Hawk T700 Engines
09-Apr-24 - Colombia awards Spanish company ITP Aero a maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) contract through June 2026 in Albacete for the T700 engines that powers its Black Hawk helicopter fleet #T700
CIAC Spare Parts for Colombian Black Hawks
27-Nov-21 - CIAC Colombia will buy and stock spare parts for UH-60L and S-70i Black Hawk helicopters operated by the Colombian Army, Air Force and National Police #CIAC
Colombia to Support Black Hawk in Latin America
04-Aug-16 - Formed in 2012, Sikorsky Colombia operates a Black Hawk depot repair facility fully tooled and equipped to provide complete airframe structural repairs and is now offering its services to MexicoState-of-the-Art Blackhawk simulator in Colombia
06-Jul-11 - RIO NEGRO, Colombia - Sikorsky Aerospace Services (SAS) announced today that construction of a new UH-60 BLACK HAWK Helicopter Flight Simulator Training Center at the Colombian Air Force Base in Melgar is well under way and on schedule for completion this year. A premier training center for rotary wing aircraft, the facility will further improve the operational readiness of the Colombian Armed Services whose BLACK HAWK fleet ranks among the world’s largest. Sikorsky Aerospace Services is the aftermarket business of Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp.More News ... | ![]() |
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