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The move could encourage Ukraine to intensify its lobbying in Washington as Kyiv seeks the 12 AH-1Z Viper helos that Bratislava rejected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Black Hawk offer, comprising second-hand modernized copters, was submitted by Ace Aeronautics which is part of the Helicopter Alliance group, local daily Denn\u00edk N reported. The group is controlled by Czech entrepreneur Jaroslav Strnad, the founder and former owner of local defense group Czechoslovak Group. The holding is currently owned by the founder\u2019s son Michal Strnad, and operates a number of production facilities in the Czech Republic and Slovakia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Black Hawks were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/global\/europe\/2024\/12\/06\/us-offers-viper-black-hawk-helicopters-to-slovakia-in-revised-pitch\/\"><u>recently offered<\/u><\/a> to Bratislava for around \u20ac150 million ($158 million) without weapons, compared with the Vipers\u2019 revised price which exceeded \u20ac550 million, according to the minister. The Black Hawk is manufactured by Lockheed Martin\u2019s subsidiary Sikorsky, and the Viper is produced by Bell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In July 2024, the U.S. State Department authorized a tentative foreign military sale of 12 Vipers to Slovakia for an estimated $600 million. This represented a sizable increase compared with the initial $340 million price tag pitched to the previous Slovak cabinet. 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