{"id":50546,"date":"2023-02-21T20:52:01","date_gmt":"2023-02-21T19:52:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/?p=50546"},"modified":"2025-02-21T00:07:09","modified_gmt":"2025-02-20T23:07:09","slug":"ukrainian-armed-forces-show-their-first-uh-60-black-hawk-helicopter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/2023\/02\/21\/ukrainian-armed-forces-show-their-first-uh-60-black-hawk-helicopter\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukrainian Armed Forces show their first UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today Ukraine has given a surprise by showing its first UH-60 Black Hawk, something unexpected, since the US did not announce any delivery of these helicopters.<\/p>\n

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The announcement was made by the Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine (GUR), publishing two photos of the UH-60 on its website<\/a>, in a statement titled: \"The military intelligence aviation of Ukraine performs combat missions on the first line of defense<\/strong>\"<\/em>.<\/p>\n

The text reads as follows: \"Ukrainian military intelligence aviation continues its work on the first line of defense of our state. Reconnaissance pilots have just returned from another combat mission<\/strong>.\"<\/em> The statement, which makes no mention of the UH-60, adds the following: \"The combat helicopters significantly increase the capabilities of the special units of the Main Intelligence Directorate<\/strong> and the effectiveness of special operations. GUR MO pilots continue to destroy the enemy in all areas of the front.\"<\/em><\/p>\n

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One of the images shows a Mil Mi-24 attack helicopter of Soviet origin <\/strong> (on the right) and a Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk <\/strong> on the right. We can see here an extension of the helicopter of American origin:<\/p>\n

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The GUR has published a second photo of the UH-60<\/strong>. The helicopter bears the Ukrainian military cockade painted on the engine and the Ukrainian flag on the tailgate. There are two details that stand out and that is that the helicopter has glossy paint, something typical of civil aircraft<\/strong> (military aircraft have matte paint to go more unnoticed), and it also has painted some blue and white lines.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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These details have helped some analysts identify the helicopter. This is a UH-60A from the American company Ace Aeronautics.<\/strong> Here we can see it with the US civilian registration N60FW at a photo released by that company<\/a> on Oct 17, 2019. The helicopter fuselage decoration matches the UH -60 of the photos shown by the GUR.<\/strong> Coincidentally, the part of the tail where the helicopter's license plate appeared does not appear in the photo released today.<\/p>\n

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Here we can see a video from Ace Aeronautics showing that same UH-60A taking off from Guntersville Municipal Airport, Alabama, 11 months ago:<\/strong><\/p>\n