AUSA 2025: Sikorsky’s uncrewed Black Hawk to fly next year
The nose of the uncrewed Black Hawk has been modified to create articulated doors. (Photo: author)
The uncrewed UH-60L Black Hawk or U-Hawk is built around the company’s Matrix autonomy technology and, after less than a year of development, is expected to fly in 2026.
Sikorsky’s uncrewed aerial system (UAS) Black Hawk, the S-70UAS U-Hawk, will act as a delivery aircraft for medium-sized uncrewed ground vehicles (UGVs) and smaller UAVs with the option for deadly attack missions.
The S-70UAS will also be able to provide logistics support, all made possible by the removal of the cockpit providing a 25% increase in capacity, which also allows for actuated clamshell doors to enable UGV delivery.
While there is no apparent requirement for such a large UAS, the company believes the demonstrator can show what is possible with Black Hawks, which are in service in large numbers across
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