Croatia expands its Black Hawk helicopter fleet with US help

WARSAW, Poland — Croatia has signed a letter of acceptance with the United States to purchase eight UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters for the country’s armed forces.

Under the deal, the U.S. government will cover 51% of the contract’s value, while the remainder will be covered by Croatia in the years 2025 to 2027, the Croatian Ministry of Defence said in a statement. Zagreb will spend more than US $273.8 million on the acquisition . . .