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News - UH-60M

  • Defence Helicopter

    Quad A 2017: AH-64E becomes army’s guardian

    19th April 2017

    The US Army is well on its way in fielding new-build versions of the latest iterations of its AH-64 Apache attack helicopter.In April 2016, Boeing …

  • Defence Helicopter

    Quad A 2017: Fresh life breathed into UH-60L

    19th April 2017

    The US Army's programme to upgrade its legacy UH-60L Black Hawks with a new digital cockpit is proceeding apace, following the first flight of the …

  • Defence Helicopter

    Quad A 2017: Lakotas upgraded for the future

    19th April 2017

    The US Army is overseeing several modernisation efforts for the service's fleet of UH-72A Lakotas.Although the type only entered service in 2007, the H145-derived UH-72A, …

  • Defence Helicopter

    Taiwan air force grabs 15 UH-60Ms from army

    10th April 2017

    The Republic of China Air Force (ROCAF) will replace its Sikorsky S-70C Bluehawk fleet with UH-60M Black Hawks beginning in December, the Ministry of National …

  • Defence Helicopter

    Philippine Navy bolsters patrol fleet

    6th April 2017

    The Philippines received the first two of five leased TC-90 (a Beechcraft King Air variant) aircraft from Japan on 27 March, with a formal transfer …

  • Defence Helicopter

    US military helicopters face design hurdles

    4th April 2017

    Various design challenges with several of the Pentagon's key helicopter programmes has resulted in unexpected modifications, a new report has found.The CH-53K, Combat Rescue Helicopter …

  • Defence Helicopter

    Colombian helicopters provide relief support in Peru

    29th March 2017

    The Colombian Army's Air Assault Aviation Division (DAVAA) and the Colombian Air Force (FAC) are currently deployed in Peru as part of a regional relief …

  • Defence Helicopter

    US helicopters use auxiliary fuel tanks

    23rd March 2017

    The US Marine Corps has extended the range of AH-1Z Viper and UH-1Y Venom helicopters with new auxiliary fuel tanks during flights in Okinawa, Japan.Marine …

  • Defence Helicopter

    GE’s T700-701D cleared for commercial sales

    13th March 2017

    GE Aviation has supplied its T700 military-designated turboshaft engine to Firehawk Helicopters following an exemption from the FAA to sell the engine to commercial customers.Firehawk …

  • Defence Helicopter

    Boeing unveils MH-139 helicopter

    6th March 2017

    Boeing's bid for the US Air Force's UH-1N Replacement Program will be based on the Leonardo Helicopters AW139, with the company unveiling its MH-139 helicopter …

  • Defence Helicopter

    Avalon 2017: Bell positions Viper-Venom combo

    1st March 2017

    The marketing focus for Bell Helicopter at Avalon Air Show 2017 was a major push of its AH-1Z Viper. With the Australian Army's Tiger Armed …

  • Defence Helicopter

    Avalon 2017: USMC aviation ramps up As-Pac capability

    1st March 2017

    The aviation wing of the US Marine Corps (USMC) has been enjoying unprecedented modernisation in the Asia-Pacific region, with the recent deployment of Lockheed Martin …

  • Defence Helicopter

    UH-60V Black Hawk flies with digital cockpit

    14th February 2017

    The UH-60V Black Hawk helicopter has flown for the first time with Northrop Grumman's Integrated Avionics Suite digitized cockpit, the company announced on 13 February.Northrop …

  • Defence Helicopter

    Aero India 2017: Bell pitches 429 to Indian Navy

    14th February 2017

    Bell has brought a navalised version of its 429 helicopter to Aero India in Bangalore to demonstrate its qualities to the Indian Navy (IN).The IN …

  • Defence Helicopter

    Rogerson Kratos' upgraded UH-60A completes first flight

    10th February 2017

    Rogerson Kratos' first UH-60A Black Hawk to undergo a modernised cockpit upgrade has completed its first test flight, the company announced on 7 February.The integrated …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

  • 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 ...

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

  • 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 ...