{"id":27873,"date":"2018-04-19T20:49:18","date_gmt":"2018-04-19T20:49:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2018\/04\/19\/mexico-cleared-to-buy-seahawk-helicopters\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T22:17:32","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T22:17:32","slug":"mexico-cleared-to-buy-seahawk-helicopters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/air\/2018\/04\/19\/mexico-cleared-to-buy-seahawk-helicopters\/","title":{"rendered":"Mexico cleared to buy Seahawk helicopters"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2013 The U.S. State Department has ok\u2019d the potential sale of eight MH-60R Seahawk <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/digital-show-dailies\/ausa\/2017\/10\/10\/mexican-general-calls-for-mutual-cooperation-with-us-to-solve-shared-security-threats\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">helicopters to Mexico<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The potential sale, announced Thursday by the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, has a potential pricetag of $1.2 billion. DSCA announcements do not represent final sales; the Senate must sign off on the agreement, and then formal negotiations can begin, during which details often change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition to the eight Sikorsky-made MH-60R platforms, the deal includes 20 T-700 GE 401 C engines, 16 APS-153(V) multi-mode radars, 30 AN\/AVS-9 night vision devices and a collecting of other radios and sensors. The deal also covers a package of armaments, including a thousand AN\/SSQ-36\/53\/62 Sonobuoys, 10 AGM-114 Hellfire missiles, 38 Advanced Precision Kill Weapons System (APKWS) II rockets, 30 Mk -54 Lightweight Hybrid Torpedoes, 12 M-240D machine guns and 12 GAU-21 machine guns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMexico has been a strong partner in combating organized crime and drug trafficking organizations. 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