Rio State Signs Contract for Black Hawk Helicopter for Military Police

Overview

• Governor Cláudio Castro signed the purchase during the graduation of 474 new Military Police soldiers drawn from a 4,000-candidate intake.
• The UH-60 acquisition is priced at more than R$70 million, with delivery expected within 180 days, according to the state government.
• Authorities say the aircraft will support operations against organized crime as well as search-and-rescue and civil-defense missions.
• The Black Hawk seats 11 fully equipped soldiers plus four crew and offers greater capacity and protection than the police force’s current helicopter models.
• The government framed the buy as part of a broader security overhaul that includes re-equipping personnel and technology spending exceeding R$4 billion, against a backdrop of recent STF flexibility on aircraft use.