Digital Battlespace

Outfitting the UH-60 with resilient SATCOM capabilities (sponsored)

5th September 2019

This video is brought to you by Viasat The multi-mission UH-60 has a strong history of providing mission-critical support across the battlespace. Until recently, warfighters …

Defence Helicopter

MSPO 2019: Bell mixed fleet deal Czechs out

24th August 2019

Bell has said it is 'proud to acknowledge' the Czech Republic's statement of intent for a fleet of eight UH-1Y Venom and four AH-1Z Viper helicopters - …

Naval Warfare

Indonesia selects Bofors 57 Mk3 naval gun

22nd August 2019

The Indonesian navy has selected BAE Systems’ Bofors 57 Mk3 naval gun system for its fleet of KCR-60 fast-attack vessels.  The initial contracts with government-owned …

Defence Helicopter

Trakka to provide searchlight for Black Hawk

16th August 2019

Trakka Systems has been awarded a contract by Sikorsky to supply its high intensity, multi-mission TrakkaBeam A800 searchlight for the UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter. ‘We are …

Defence Helicopter

CIRCM tests carried out on UH-60M

31st July 2019

The US Army has test flown the UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter equipped with new Common Infrared Countermeasures (CIRCM) system. CIRCM is an improved countermeasure system …

Defence Helicopter

USAF flies HH-60W for the first time

18th July 2019

A HH-60W Combat Rescue Helicopter has been flown by the US Air Force for the first time at Sikorsky’s Flight Center in West Palm Beach.The …

Defence Helicopter

Bell Helicopter receives contract modification

17th July 2019

Bell Helicopter has received a contract modification from the US Defense Logistics Agency Aviation for UH-1N and TH-1H helicopter assemblies, the US Department of Defense …

Defence Helicopter

Northrop to provide technical computer refresh for US, Bahrain helos

3rd July 2019

Northrop Grumman has received a $104 million indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract award to provide a technical refresh of UH-1Y, AH-1Z and UH-60V rotorcraft …

Military helicopters - multirole

UH-60M Black Hawk-USA

The UH-60M Black Hawk is a digitally networked platform with greater range and lift to support maneuver commanders through air assault, general support, command and ...

Military helicopters - multirole

Additional UH-60M Procurement [Sweden]

Programme Background Requirement In November 2022, General Micael Byden of the Swedish Armed Forces announced that the country would replace its NH90 fleet. At the ...

Military helicopters - multirole

UH-60M Black Hawks [Greece]

Programme Background In October 2023, Greece submitted a formal request to acquire 49 Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters as replacements for the Army's Bell UH-1s after launching ...

Military helicopters - multirole

UH-60M Black Hawk (First Contact) [Croatia]

Programme Background Western Technology With the help of the US, Croatia has attempted to improve its military technology, replacing Soviet equipment, such as the Mi-8/Mi-17. ...

Military helicopters - multirole

HM-3 Cougar & HM-2 Black Hawk Replacement [Brazil]

Programme Background As reported by Janes in August 2023, Army Commander General Tomás Miguel Miné Ribeiro Paiva stated on 20 July that the Army was aiming ...

Military helicopters - multirole

UH-60M (Australia)

Programme Background Australian Defence Minister Peter Dutton said, 'The Black Hawk makes perfect sense, and they are much cheaper to fly than what the Taipans ...

Military helicopters - multirole

UH-60M Black Hawk (Second Contact) [Croatia]

Programme Background Western Technology With the help of the US, Croatia has attempted to improve its military technology, replacing Soviet equipment, such as the Mi-8/Mi-17. ...

Military helicopters - multirole

UH-60M Black Hawk-Saudi Arabia

At the end of June 2017, Sikorsky had received the green light from the US Army for a five year contract worth $3.8 billion for ...

Military helicopters - multirole

UH-60M - Jordan

On 7 July 2020, the US State Department announced that it has approved a possible FMS of one UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter and related equipment ...

Military helicopters - multirole

UH-2 (Japan)

Programme Background The UH-2 is a Japanese militarised version of Bell’s civilian 412EPX, with the two OEMs cooperating on this particular programme. The Acquisition, Technology ...

Military helicopters - multirole

UH-2 Forecast (Japan)

Programme Background The UH-2 is a Japanese militarised version of Bell’s civilian 412EPX, with the two OEMs cooperating on this particular programme. The Acquisition, Technology ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing

Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) Alternative [USA]

Programme Background FARA Programme As covered in more detail in a separate entry on Defence Insight, the US Army initiated the FARA project in 2018 to develop a ...

Military helicopters - multirole

UH-1Y Venom (Czechia)

Programme Background Czech Armed Forces intended to use the UH-1Y Venom helicopters in various missions including utility, search and rescue, aerial reconnaissance, air-to-ground support and ...

Fast attack/patrol craft and interceptors

Indonesian Navy PC-60M

Programme Background Local Indonesian shipyard PT Caputra Mitra Sejati has designed and developed a class of fast patrol boats that have been ordered by the ...

Military helicopters - multirole

MH-139 (UH-1N Huey Replacement)

Other bidders included Sikorsky with HH-60U offer and Sierra Nevada with upgrading offer of UH-60As to UH-60L configuration.In February 2018, Leonardo filed a protest to ...

Military helicopters - multirole

UH-60L/M Black Hawk

The Sikorsky UH-60/S-70 is a medium transport/utility helicopter that entered US Army service in 1979 as the UH-60A Black Hawk. It was succeeded in 1987 by ...

Air: helicopter flight simulators

US Army Flight School XXI OFT/RCTD

L3Harris Technologies is a major subcontractor to CSC on the US Army’s Flight School XXI (FSXXI) programme. L3Harris Technologies has built or is under contract ...

Helicopter engines

T700-701D

Designed to be rugged, reliable and maintainable, the T700-701D turboshaft engine powers the Sikorsky UH-60M Black Hawk and Boeing AH-64E. The 701D provides improved durability ...

Military helicopters - multirole

S-70i Black Hawk

The S-70i is an international variant of Sikorsky's UH-60/S-70. It is produced by Sikorsky subsidiary PZL Mielec in Poland and by Turkish Aerospace Industries. The aircraft’s ...

Air: mission management systems

CMA-2082MC

Produced by CMC Electronics, CMA-2082MC provides radio and flight management functions in a single unit. It allows the centralised control of several subsystems, including navigation, ...

Military helicopters - multirole

UH-60J/JA

The UH-60J is a license-built version of Sikorsky's S-70, built by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries in Japan for transport and search and rescue missions. 

Air: Integrated cockpit systems

Flight2

The Flight2 integrated flight and mission management system provides increased situation awareness that enables reduced pilot workload, while enhancing flight safety and improving mission effectiveness. ...

Air: maintenance simulators

UH-60 Rotor Brake Trainer

This trainer provides a full-scale device to prepare Black Hawk maintenance personnel to maintain the UH-60M rotor brake system. The trainer consists of a student ...

Air: helicopter flight simulators

UH-60 Avionics Trainer

This full-sized trainer provides an environment for training and evaluating utility helicopter service personnel in fault isolation and maintenance of the US Army's UH-60M avionics ...

Air: Integrated cockpit systems, Land: Radio and SATCOM

FlexLink

FlexLink Adaptive Connectivity Solution is a developmental communications system that emphasises Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA) design. Designed by Collins Aerospace, it can create cross-domain networks operating in ...

Air: helicopter flight simulators

ROC Army UH-60M OFT

L3 Link (now L3Harris Technologies) gained ready-for-training certification in 2015 on two UH-60M OFT delivered to the Taiwan Army. These training devices are similar to ...

Military helicopters - multirole

HH-60W

The HH-60W Jolly Green II is being developed by Sikorsky, based on the UH-60M Black Hawk, to meet the Combat Rescue Helicopter (CRH) programme requirements of ...

Light mortars

WW90

Norinco's WW90 crew-served 60mm light mortar is offered to export customers with a choice of two barrel lengths: the WW90-60L with a 1.3m barrel and ...

Air: maintenance simulators

UH-60 BST

The Black Hawk Stabilator Trainer (BST) part-task trainer is designed to train the US Army 15T 10/30 maintainer to support the UH-60M tail rotor drive ...

Fast attack/patrol craft and interceptors

60m Fast Attack Craft

The 60m Fast Attack Craft (FAC) is a gunboat designed by PT PAL. According to the Indonesian shipbuilder, the 60m FAC can perform ASuW missions and ...