Lithuania's Order For UH-60M Black Hawk Helicopters

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Continuing to look at the current and future capabilities of Lithuania’s armed forces, today i thought it would be interesting to look at the country’s order for 4 UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters and related equipment. The choppers are supposed to begin arriving this year and I’m sure it will keep Lithuania’s air force busy.
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@justastacionis4080 3 месяца назад

As a Lithuanian I get my news about Lithuania in English from a foreigner

@gae_wead_dad_6914 3 месяца назад

Yeah, i still remember the golden spoons and utensils we bought. This stinks, absolutely stinks. Cost of the Army's UH-60L Black Hawk is $5.9 million Why are we paying 186 million for 4?

@kiprassereika9912 3 месяца назад

@@gae_wead_dad_6914 sraigtasparnius perkam ne tik cielus bet ir perkam parama jiem (nzn kiek metu ta parama numatyta). parama reiskia naujas dalis, ameriokonu pagalba kai kazkas sugenda ir paprastai tokios islaidos virsyja paties orlaivio kaina + ginklai ieina i kaina todel nesijaudinkit ir negalvokit kad tik 4 virtaliotus perkam + jie yra numatyti kaip ne tik karo priemone ir gales padet civiliniams pvz pajurio patruliavimu nuo skenduoliu

@octitawhythisnameistaken 3 месяца назад

Another Lithuanian here. Sveiki. ,, ..between $5.9 million and $10.2 million A Blackhawk helicopter costs between $5.9 million and $10.2 million, depending on the model and customization. These prices vary with specific needs. The Blackhawk helicopter is an iconic aircraft known for its versatility and reliability '' And exactly, again why we pay 180 >?

@gae_wead_dad_6914 3 месяца назад

@@octitawhythisnameistaken Honestly i double checked it. Austria pays 900 million for 12 helicopters. Sweden somewhere around 1.1 billion for 14

@greengiant1017 3 месяца назад

@@octitawhythisnameistaken 1 žodi tik sugebėjai lietuviškai parašyt?

@OddElephantLTU 3 месяца назад

Probably the best choice to buy the UH-60. I can't wait for them to be delivered. It's a shame they've been delayed again.

@cm275 3 месяца назад

Since Latvia and Denmark already have them in the Baltic region, it’ll be interesting to see Estonia ends up acquiring some at some point as well.

@M1ndaugazz 3 месяца назад

It's crazy that we don't have them already wtf, our SF guys needs to train with fkin Mi-8 you kidding me.

@gae_wead_dad_6914 3 месяца назад

Yeah, 186 million for 4 helicopters that cost $5.9 million each Golden untensil scam all over again.

@kiprassereika9912 3 месяца назад

@@M1ndaugazz mi8 can get the job done but blackhawks are certainly an upgrande. i wonder which exact version we're purchasing?

@zacharyfisher8152 3 месяца назад

Disappointed you didn’t start the video with the song “Fortunate Son” lolol

@gedog77 3 месяца назад

This is a vey good start, with a reliable platform and robust service infrastructure. I suspect 4 is not sufficient and if demands escalate you're going to need more like 12. Currently I'd be prioritising patriot and long range precision munitions platforms.

@adishoogendorp4194 3 месяца назад

Lithuania cannot afford patriot... it's like 1.3bil $ and LT has more pressing needs. Also, all Baltic states are small 4 maybe not fully enough for Lithuania, but it's still a significant number. P.S This machines cannot be compared to air defense or long range rocket artillery. These BH are not attack helicopters. Helicopters will mainly be used for humanitarian needs. Delivering patients to hospitals, search and rescue, extinguishing forest fires etc. And ofc some military, likely SF training.

@kiprassereika9912 3 месяца назад

manau patriotas mum ne i tema nes lenkijos SAM sistemos gaubia ,,svarbiausias'' Lietuvos dalis

@gedog77 3 месяца назад

@Sentimo-ni8zp your 2024 net budget is €2.1bn, no I’m not making the case you spend 66% of it on 1 missile battery but as a member of NATO you can make requests of the wider system. Your air defence battalion has 3 NASAM and is getting more. And you’ve signed a $495m deal with the US for HIMARS, including ATACMs. With Leopard on the way and vilkas in place you’ve got a lot of bang for your buck. And wider expert opinion is 🇱🇹 procurement and organisation has been better than many others. Lithuania is an advanced and high-income economy as defined by the OECD, the last year of confirmed economic growth saw a 4.9% rise in gdp. Lithuania should not and does not feel sorry for itself or defensive about its size, it has no grounds to.

@barsforlife8948 3 месяца назад

For the recon and spec force i guess

@willhudson5625 3 месяца назад

Baltics together would make a fool out of Russia

@fidenemini111 3 месяца назад

Russia is coping with it perfectly on her own.

@rettaine 3 месяца назад

We are not as strong as ukraine is.

@gintarasskuzinskas6967 3 месяца назад

@@fidenemini111 🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡

@Got-lander 3 месяца назад

Short of escalating into a total nuclear war, Russia stepping into the Baltics would see all of its fleets annihilated by the U.S. within a day. The rest of its forces would be gone within a week.

@m.a.d.m.5425 3 месяца назад

I wonder why they reduced it from 6 to 4 helicopters. Is it due to inflation, or maybe because the U.S. government is assisting with the purchase only to a certain price point, which allows Lithuania to only purchase what the U.S. supports them to purchase? I have many questions but I’m happy Lithuania will have this. I hope more pilots are repairpeople are trained in the future too! Also I love the new vlog channel! All your content has been great. May I request you to create a video on Vilnius Pride / Baltic Pride (two different events)? I was intending to attend Vilnius Pride this past week however I had to stay in Italy and couldn’t make it. All my friends said it was amazing. LGBTQIA+ life in Lithuania is rarely reported on except for horrible circumstances. It would be nice to see a video discussing the positives and also how some people oppose it as this is another topic of importance. Thank you again for all your videos! Lots of sunshine to your family from Italy!

@LithuaniaExplained 3 месяца назад

Thanks for the comment and suggestion. That kind of topic doesn’t quite fit this channel, but I might do a video about it on the Lithuania explained vlog channel :)

@algijura 3 месяца назад

needs grippens

@fidenemini111 3 месяца назад

Sure. The problem is to get few hundreds of additional billions.

@cm275 3 месяца назад

The Baltic states are better served by focusing their resources on things like armored vehicles and artillery and working with allies to provide air support.

@kriskt4754 3 месяца назад

Rafael's even better, Croatia bought 12 and has military budget equal to Latvia.

@herptek 3 месяца назад

@@cm275I have said it before, but it would seem like a good idea to establish a common or mutually reinforcing layered air defense system for the Baltic countries if they have a need to have their own finger on the trigger, so to speak, when it comes to responding to violations of their airspace or defending against air threats against their countries during wartime. It would help each of these these small countries stand a little more firmly on their own feet if it ever comes to the worst and their sovereignty becomes contested. Their biggest weakness, the geographical smallness of the Baltic countries makes ground based long range air defence systems relatively more cost-effective compared to fleets of combat aircraft, since a relatively few number of batteries could be able to cover the entire airspace.

@rickoidas 3 месяца назад

trueeeee!!!!!!!!

@markmontague5230 3 месяца назад

Excellent summary, as usual.

@ozoufo 3 месяца назад

🇱🇹👍🇱🇹👍🇱🇹👍🇱🇹

@lukasliekis7256 3 месяца назад

Can someone tell me how the price of four UH-60s comes up to 181m+26m euros, if one UH-60 costs less than 13m dollars according to wikipedia.

@JG-nm9zk 3 месяца назад

Parts, infrastructure, training, ammunition. Just my guesses.

@LithuaniaExplained 3 месяца назад

In addition to parts and support, it could depend on the specific variant. And like any deal, the more you buy, the more of a discount is offered per aircraft. For the US Army to get black hawks for $19 million each, they bought 120 ($2.3 billion)

@gae_wead_dad_6914 3 месяца назад

@@LithuaniaExplained But they''re not buying them brand new, that's the point... I smell something sour.

@gae_wead_dad_6914 3 месяца назад

It's actually even cheaper. cost of the Army's UH-60L Black Hawk is $5.9 million. So something is absolutely off. Also i've never heard of "support platforms" for the helicopter costing more than the f*cking helicopter itself.

@ZhylvisLT 3 месяца назад

@@gae_wead_dad_6914why are you speculating without even knowing the details of the contract? Latvia spent 200M+ for 4 pcs of UH-60, so just go and analyse that contract.