The fourth Black Hawk arrived aboard a Boeing C-17A Globemaster III transport aircraft, as did the earlier deliveries. The first two helicopters arrived in December 2022, but delivery of the second pair slipped beyond the original target of the end of 2023.
Latvia ordered the helicopters through the US Foreign Military Sales programme and paid for part of the purchase with US military aid under the Foreign Military Financing programme. The deal, worth about €180 million, also covers training, spare parts and logistics support.
The Black Hawks will serve Latvia’s armed forces and support its public order services. Other European NATO members that operate Black Hawk variants include Lithuania, Sweden, Poland, Slovakia, Croatia, Albania and Greece.
