Defence Helicopter

Northrop Grumman wins US Navy H-1 helicopter contract

31st January 2013

Northrop Grumman will provide Gen II mission computers for the US Navy’s H-1 Upgrade helicopter programme under a new contract announced on 29 January. The …

Defence Helicopter

US Navy orders additional APKWS rockets

17th January 2013

BAE Systems will supply the US Navy with additional Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) rockets under a new contract announced on 15 January. The …

Defence Helicopter

ATK wins AAR-47 production contract

11th December 2012

ATK has announced that it has received a production contract from the US Navy for the manufacturing of the AAR-47 Missile Warning System. The $48-million …

Defence Helicopter

SAIC wins US Army helicopter simulator contract

12th November 2012

Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) will provide the US Army with 11 additional integrated crew member simulators for CH-47 and UH-60 helicopters under a contract …

Defence Helicopter

Sikorsky expands South American support facilities

2nd November 2012

Sikorsky Aircraft has opened an office in Bogota, Colombia in order to better support the Colombia Armed Forces Black Hawk helicopter fleet. The company will …

Defence Helicopter

Honeywell ballistic material selected for US helicopters

23rd October 2012

Honeywell has announced that its Spectra Shield ballistic material has been selected by The Protective Group (TPG) for use on US Army helicopters to improve …

Defence Helicopter

AAS-72X+ Armed Aerial Scout voluntary flight demos begin

27th September 2012

EADS North America announced on 26 September that it has begun its voluntary flight demonstration (VFD) for the US Army’s Armed Aerial Scout helicopter programme. …

Uncrewed Vehicles

APKWS to be integrated into MQ-8B Fire Scout

18th September 2012

BAE Systems has announced that it has been awarded a contract by the US Navy to integrate the Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) onto …

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 ...