Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana (Photo courtesy of SND Delfin Lorenzana Facebook page) “Their large capacity and impressive horsepower allows for a faster and long-range transport. Looking forward to the delivery of the remaining 10 Blackhwaks this year,” Lorenzana said in a social media post on Sunday, May 23. He noted that the acquisition of the Blackhawk helicopters have greatly boosted the operational readiness of the PAF both in combat and non-combat missions. In November 2020, the PAF received the first batch of six Blackhawks from Polish company Polskie Zaklady Lotnicze Sp.z.o.o which were manufactured under license from Sikorsky USA. Blackhawk S-70is combat utility helicopter (Photo courtesy of SND Delfin Lorenzana Facebook page)