DoD buys UH-60A for Afghan Army Air Corps

[chopper2004]

U.S. to ?Buy American? for Afghan Army Utility Helos - Rotor & Wing (http://www.rotorandwing.com/2016/11/22/u-s-buy-american-afghan-army-utility-helos/)

[Lonewolf_50]

What? I thought all of the A's were being converted to L's. ?
The plan, revealed by U.S. Richard Blumenthal (Democrat of Connecticut) and confirmed to R&WI by the Pentagon, calls for refurbishing 53 Sikorsky UH-60As divested from the U.S. Army inventory within about two years. Pork it is.

[melmothtw]

In this report it states that the Blacks Hawks will be upgraded before delivery, presumably to the L standard with some Afghan-specific mods.

Afghan Air Force to field Black Hawk helos in place of Mi-17s | IHS Jane's 360 (http://www.janes.com/article/65642/afghan-air-force-to-field-black-hawk-helos-in-place-of-mi-17s)

[NutLoose]

In this report it states that the Blacks Hawks will be upgraded before delivery, presumably to the L standard with some Afghan-specific mods.

"Ability to be dumped beside an airfield?"

[melmothtw]

I was thinking sand filters and the like, but you're right that this does have a feel of deja-vu and inevitability about it.