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The U.S. Department of State has approved a potential $425 million Foreign Military Sale to Denmark for three MH-60R Seahawk multi-mission helicopters and a broad package of equipment, training, and support intended to bolster the NATO ally’s homeland defense and protection of critical infrastructure.
According to the State Department, Denmark’s request covers three MH-60R aircraft; eight embedded GPS/INS navigation systems with anti-spoofing capability (six installed, two spares); and three digital magnetic anomaly detection systems. The package also includes T700-GE-401D engines; AN/ARC-210 radios with communications security; AN/AAR-47 missile warning systems; AN/ALE-47 countermeasure dispensers; AN/APX-128 identification friend-or-foe transponders with Mode 4/5 cryptographic appliques; AN/ALQ-210 electronic support measures; APS-153(V) multi-mode radars; AN/AAS-44C(V) multi-spectral targeting systems; advanced data transfer systems; spare and repair parts; technical publications; training; and U.S. government and contractor engineering and logistics support.
The proposed sale, the department said, supports U.S. foreign policy and national security objectives by strengthening a key European ally. Denmark, which already operates the MH-60R, “will have no difficulty absorbing” the new aircraft and associated equipment into its forces, the notice added.
Principal contractors are Lockheed Martin in Owego, New York, and Sikorsky in Stratford, Connecticut. The U.S. government is not currently aware of any offset agreement; any such arrangement would be negotiated between Denmark and the contractors. Implementation is not expected to require assigning additional U.S. government or contractor personnel to Denmark.
State Department approval marks a step in the process and is not a final contract. Terms, quantities, and values can change during negotiations, and the deal remains subject to U.S. congressional review. The MH-60R is the U.S. Navy’s primary maritime helicopter, capable of anti-submarine and anti-surface warfare, search and rescue, and surveillance missions.
