UH-60 Blackhawk
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ArmyFully Autonomous Black Hawk Featured in U.S. Army’s Gateway Experiment
Held from Sept. 19 until Oct. 18, the U.S. Army Futures Command’s Project Convergence 2022 Technology Gateway experiment at Yuma Proving Ground, Ariz., featured technologies from 35 companies in the […]
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ArmySikorsky Sees New Helos Focusing on Indo-Pacific
The head of Lockheed Martin’s [LMT] Sikorsky sees the Pentagon focus on the Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM) region in the specifications for new helicopters it is producing and competing on. “For […]
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ArmyAs Army Black Hawks Ramp Down, Sikorsky Looks To Lifetime Upgrades
Lockheed Martin’s [LMT] Sikorsky is looking to long term upgrades and modernization of the UH-60 Black Hawk over the coming decades while the Army conducts a last multi-year contract and […]
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PentagonFate of U.S.-Made Weapons Systems in Afghanistan Unclear
While Pentagon reporters have unsuccessfully quizzed DoD press secretary John Kirby and top defense officials over the past several days on what U.S.-made weapons systems the Taliban has captured since […]
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InternationalState Department Approves $23 Million Sale Of A UH-60M To Jordan
The State Department approved a potential $23 million Foreign Military Sale (FMS) with Jordan for one Lockheed Martin LMT] UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified […]
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Army‘Cascading’ Old Technology a Problem for Guard, Reserve Units
Equipping National Guard and Reserve units with hand-me-down helicopters, which the U.S. Army calls “cascading,” can lead to such units receiving new technology or significant upgrades, including those for rotorcraft, […]
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Air ForceBack on Schedule: Sikorsky Carves Five Months From Combat Rescue Helicopter Program
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Recovering from a stinging Pentagon program evaluation in 2018, Sikorsky [LMT] has addressed design deficiencies in its HH-60W Combat Rescue Helicopter development and was able […]
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ArmySenate Defense Panel Wants Army Plan to Accelerate Black Hawk Replacement
Senate lawmakers want the Army to consider speeding up acquisition of a futuristic replacement for the UH-60 Black Hawk and want a tailored acquisition plan to do so delivered […]
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ArmyCost Big Factor in GE Win on Army ITEP, As Outlined In GAO Report
In its evaluation of the two bids for the Improved Turbine Engine Program (ITEP), the U.S. Army rated Advanced Turbine Engine Company’s (ATEC) dual-spool T900 engine “outstanding” in engine […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologySikorsky’s Optionally Piloted Black Hawk Makes First Flight, ‘Zero-Pilot’ Flights Planned for 2020
For the better part of an hour on May 29, one of the oldest existing UH-60 Black Hawks was flown with a full-authority fly-by-wire flight control system that eventually could […]