....Slovakia, Ukraine, and those Bell AH-1Z Viper antitank helicopters...

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https://www.dsca.mil/press-media/major- ... elicopters

WASHINGTON, July 31, 2024 -

The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale
to the Government of Slovakia
of AH-1Z Attack Helicopters
and related equipment and services for an estimated cost of $600 million.

The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale today.

The Government of Slovakia has requested to buy
twelve (12) AH-1Z attack helicopters;
twenty-six (26) T-700 GE 401C engines (24 installed, 2 spares);

one thousand six hundred eighty (1,680) Advanced Precision Kill Weapon Systems (APKWS),
WGU-59/B;
and fourteen (14) Honeywell embedded global positioning systems (GPS)/inertial navigation systems (INS) (EGIs) (12 installed, 2 spares).

The following non-MDE items will also be included:
support and test equipment;
aircraft;
weapons and munitions;
countermeasures;
integration and test support;
spare and repair parts;
communications equipment;
mission planning;
software delivery and support;

Helmet Mounted Display System/Optimized TopOwl,

Target Sight Systems and containers;
technical refresh mission computers;
ANVIS-9 night vision cueing displays;
AN/ARC-210 Generation 6 receiver-transmitter 2036 radio equipment;
AN/APX-123A identification friend or foe (IFF) Mode 5 mounting trays and batteries;

cartridge actuated devices/propellant actuated devices (CAD/PADs);
facilities and construction support;
transportation;
publications and technical documentation;
personnel training and training equipment;
countermeasures, including M299 launchers,

LAU-61C/A and LAU-68F/A rocket launchers,
M151 high explosive warheads for airborne 2.75 inch rockets;
MK66 MOD 4, 2.75-inch rocket motors;
WTU-1B warheads;
M197 20 mm armament pod gun assemblies;

20 mm PGU-27A/B target practice rounds;
20 mm PGU-28A/B semi armor piercing high explosive incendiary rounds;

AN/ALE-47 chaff and flare countermeasures system;
MJU-32A/B and MJU-49B decoy flares;
SMB875B/ALE flare simulators;
RR-129A/AL chaff cartridges;
RR-144A/AL training chaff cartridges;
CCU-136A/A impulse cartridges;

AN/AAR-47 missile warning system;
AN/APR-39C radar warning receiver and conversion kits;

KIV-78A cryptographic appliques;
AN/PYQ-10C Simple Key Loader with KOV-21 cryptographic card;

U.S. Government and contractor engineering;
field service representative services;
technical and logistical support services;
studies and surveys;
and other related elements of logistics and program support.

The estimated total cost is $600 million.


The proposed sale will improve Slovakia’s capability to meet current and future threats by providing the Slovak Air Force with aircraft to meet its national defense needs.
Slovakia will have no difficulty absorbing this equipment into its armed forces.

The principal contractors will be Bell Textron, located in Fort Worth, TX; and the General Electric Company, located in Lynn, MA. There are no known offset agreements in connection with this potential sale.


The description and dollar value are for the highest estimated quantity and dollar value based on initial requirements.
Actual dollar value will be lower depending on final requirements, budget authority, and signed sales agreement(s),
if and when concluded.

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https://theaviationist.com/2024/09/16/u ... -slovakia/

Ukraine Pushes for AH-1Z Viper Attack Helicopters Rejected by Slovakia

September 16, 2024 Helicopters, War in Ukraine

With the goal of obtaining an advanced fleet of attack helicopters beside its Soviet-era Mi-24/Mi-35 fleet,
Ukraine has sought the U.S.’s AH-1Z Viper helicopters that were originally meant for Slovakia.

Slovakia was in fact going to acquire 12 helicopters at a very discounted price
in exchange for the donation of MiG-29s to Ukraine,
until the new government in Bratislava led by Prime Minister Robert Fico started backtracking on the program.