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Army Completes IOT&E For UH-60V, Sets Path For Full-Rate Production Decision In Q2 FY ‘23

Army Completes IOT&E For UH-60V, Sets Path For Full-Rate Production Decision In Q2 FY ‘23
A UH-60V Black Hawk departs for a record test flight during the Initial Operational Test & Evaluation (IOT&E) at Ft. McCoy, WI. Photo: Paul Stevenson, Army PEO Aviation.

The Army has successfully completed the initial operational test and evaluation (IOT&E) period for the new UH-60V Black Hawk, as the service aims for a full-rate production decision around the second quarter of fiscal year 2023. The UH-60V is a retrofit of the Lima-model Black Hawk upgraded with a Northrop Grumman [NOC]-supplied ‘digital cockpit’ suite and OpenLift architecture to enable more rapid integration of new avionics capabilities and provide capability comparable to the UH-60M. "This successful IOT&E allows the Army…

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