US approves potential $1.08 billion Black Hawk helicopter sale to Mexico

FILE PHOTO: Servicemen rappel down from a UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter during the "Brave Griffin 26/II" military exercise near the strategically crucial Suwalki gap in Akmenynai, Lithuania May 6, 2026. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins/File photo

WASHINGTON, ⁠Nov 6 (Reuters) - ⁠The US ‌State Department said on Friday ​it had ⁠approved ⁠a potential sale ⁠of UH-60M ‌Black ⁠Hawk helicopters to ​Mexico ‌for an ⁠estimated $1.08 ​billion.

The principal contractor ⁠for the sale ​is Sikorsky, a Lockheed ⁠Martin company, the State Department ​said.

(Reporting ⁠by Bhargav ​Acharya in ‌Toronto; editing ​by Costas Pitas)