Malaysian MINDEF Issues Contract Termination Notice for Lease of Four UH-60A Black Hawk Helicopters
In May last year, the Ministry of Defence signed a five-year lease agreement for the four helicopters with a local company Aerotree Defence and Services, valued at RM187 million.
(DEFENCE SECURITY ASIA) – The Malaysian Ministry of Defence has issued a contract cancellation notice for the lease of four UH-60A Black Hawk helicopters to the contracted company, according to the country Defence Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin.
This follows the company’s failure to meet the extended delivery deadline for the helicopters, which was set to expire on October 30.
“The October delivery date has passed, so we’ve sent the cancellation notice,” he said in a press briefing following the departure ceremony for the first group of Malbatt 850-12 personnel to Lebanon at Subang Air Base today.
In May last year, the Malaysian Ministry of Defence signed a five-year lease agreement for the four helicopters with a local company Aerotree Defence and Services, valued at RM187 million.
Under the agreement, the first helicopter was initially scheduled for delivery in November last year, later extended to April this year.
In August, the Malaysian Ministry of Defence received feedback from the Attorney General’s Chambers regarding the proposed termination of the Black Hawk lease contract for the Army.

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