The United States delivered UH-60A+ Black Hawk helicopters, formerly from Afghanistan, to Peru early Tuesday for security, counter-drug, and disaster response missions, according to a post on X. Afghanistan claims the helicopters, but Uzbekistan states they belong to the U.S. The report emerged between 4:16 a.m. and 7:16 a.m. UTC on December 16, 2025. The X post from @warsurveillance detailed the transfer of the U.S.-origin helicopters, upgraded to UH-60A+ variants, previously operated in Afghanistan. Peru intends to use them for national security, narcotics interdiction, and humanitarian disaster operations, as stated in the source. Afghanistan maintains ownership claims over the aircraft, while Uzbekistan's position affirms U.S. property rights, per the X report published within the three-hour reporting window. No further official statements from the U.S., Peru, Afghanistan, or Uzbekistan were available in this period.
