Rotorcraft
Ace, Mint Sign BEST Black Hawk Support Agreement
The partners will offer MRO services on T700 engines
Black Hawk helicopter
A Black Hawk helicopter. © Mariano Rosales/AIN

Ace Aeronautics and Mint Turbines will support the legacy Sikorsky Black Hawk helicopter fleet under an agreement signed by the two companies. Helicopters that will be supported include those acquired under the U.S. Army Black Hawk Exchange and Sales Transaction Program (BEST), focusing on airframe repair and refurbishment, mission upgrades, and engine MRO for T700-GE-700 through -701D engines.

The agreement calls for Ace to partner with Mint on field services at Ace’s Guntersville, Alabama facility and other locations. These engines power Black Hawk EH-60, HH-60, UH-60, or S-70 models in restricted category and public-use operations.