US Army Continues UH-60 Black Hawk Helicopter Orders
While the MV-75 tiltrotor selected for FLRAA continues its tests, the US Army, planning to keep its fleet of UH-60 helicopters, is continuing with new orders.
Black Hawk News
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Unmanned Systems
Sikorsky Introduces U-Hawk Unmanned Utility Helicopter
Following the tests with the MATRIX autonomy kit on the UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter for unmanned use, Sikorsky unveiled the U-Hawk as the finalised solution.
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Unmanned Systems
Unmanned UH-72 Helicopter as The Flying Mule of USMC
Airbus has performed the cargo bay loading test for the upcoming unmanned version of the UH-72 Lakota helicopter for the USMC.
Air
Brazil to Acquire 12 UH-60M Black Hawk
Brazil wants to acquire 12 UH-60M Black Hawk Helicopters for an estimated cost of up to $950 million.
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Bilateral Relations
Engine and Transmission
U.S. Approves UH-60M Black Hawk $1.95B FMS to Greece
The State Department greenlights a $1.95B deal for Greece to acquire 35 UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters.
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Engine and Transmission
Expo and Air Show
AH-64E Apache Performs Maiden Flight with T901 Engine
Boeing stated that the latest version of the AH-64E Guardian Apache attack helicopter had completed its first flight with the General Electric T-901 engine.
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Expo and Air Show
Greece Formally Applied for Black Hawk Helicopters
The Greek Land Forces are seeking to retire their ageing UH-1H Iroquois helicopters to get UH-60 Black Hawk. Greece made this request officially.
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Unmanned Systems
Unmanned Blackhawk Conducted Autonomous Flight
Several aviation companies have initiated studies on an uninhabited flight of crewed aircraft. Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin subsidy, is also one of them.
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Engine and Transmission
Expo and Air Show
ITEP Appears in Boeing’s Apache Version 6.5
General Electric Aviation’s Improved Turbine Engine Program (ITEP) product appears at Boeing’s next-generation Apache Version 6.5 concept.
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Australia to pay $1.95 billion for 40 Sikorsky Black Hawks
The US State Department has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale to Australia of UH-60M Black Hawk Helicopters for an estimated cost of $1.95 billion.
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Modernisation
US Army Completes UH-60V “Victor” IOT and Evaluation
US Army’s upgraded UH-60V Black Hawk completed initial operational tests and evaluation (IOT&E) as it moves closer to full-rate production.
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The Philippines will Proceed with the Mi-17 contract
The Philippines will proceed with plans to acquire 17 Mi-17 helicopters from Russia, Department of National Defence (DND) Secretary Lorenzana said.
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The Philippines Doubled Black Hawk Order
The Philippines decided to procure an extra 32 S-70i Black Hawk Helicopters, which are worth roughly $ 624 million.
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Unmanned Systems
DARPA Presented First Autonomous BLACK HAWK Helicopter
The DARPA Aircrew Labour In-Cockpit Automation System (ALIAS) program completed the first-ever flight of a UH-60A Black Hawk helicopter with empty cockpit.
Air
The Philippines to acquire 32 new S-70i Black Hawks
The Philippines is buying 32 S-70i Black Hawk from Sikorsky subsidiary PZL-Mielec in Poland to supplement its existing fleet of 12 helicopters.
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Australia Replaces its MRH-90 Taipan with Black Hawks
The Australian Army decided to replace its current European fleet of 47 MRH-90 «Taipan» multi-role helicopters with U.S. Sikorsky Black Hawk helicopters.
