U.S. Air Force Gen. Victor E. Renuart Jr. watch a helicopter during a ceremony in Mexico City, Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2009. The U.S. government has given Mexico five helicopters to use in its fight against drug cartels.

U.S. officials delivered five “Bell 412 helicopters ” to Mexico on Tuesday to help the country in its fight against drug cartels.

The aircraft are part of more than $604 million worth of vehicles and equipment that the U.S. plans to give Mexico in the coming months.