Indonesia downsizes Black Hawk helicopter programme

The Black Hawk helicopter, seen here in armed configuration. Indonesia is acquiring 22 units of the helicopter type. (Lockheed Martin)

Indonesia’s Ministry of Defense (MoD) appears to have downsized a programme to equip the country’s armed forces with Sikorsky S-70M Black Hawk helicopters.

A copy of the contract-related documents provided to
Janes
by an industry source at Singapore Airshow 2024 indicates that the Indonesian Army will now receive a total of 22 airframes instead of the 24 that was initially announced by the ministry.

The Indonesian MoD first announced in a 7 December 2023 statement on X (formerly Twitter) that state-owned aerospace company PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PTDI) signed a contract with Lockheed Martin to procure 24 S-70M Black Hawk helicopters. However, this post appears to have been deleted.

Documents provided to
Janes
at Singapore Airshow 2024 indicate that this contract now covers the delivery of 22 Black Hawk helicopters with a total contract value of USD585 million, including a training package for pilots and ground crew, spare parts, and associated support equipment.