• Defence Helicopter

  Sikorsky Aerospace Services announces selection by EADS North America to provide support for US Navy H-72A fleet

  12th March 2010

  Sikorsky Aerospace Services announced today that Helicopter Support Incorporated (HSI), a Sikorsky Aerospace Services company, has been chosen to provide a Contractor Logistics Support (CLS) …

• Defence Helicopter

  Goodrich delivers 2,000th helicopter Health and Usage Management System (HUMS)

  12th March 2010

  Goodrich Corporation's Sensors and Integrated Systems business in Vergennes, Vt. marked the delivery of its 2,000th helicopter health and usage management system (HUMS) in a …

• Defence Helicopter

  Rockwell Collins transportable Black Hawk simulator headed to Bahrain

  10th March 2010

  The Kingdom of Bahrain has selected the Rockwell Collins Transportable Blackhawk Operations Simulator (T-BOS) to train their UH-60M Blackhawk helicopter pilots. The T-BOS will be …

• Defence Helicopter

  HMH-361 transports Marines to hills of Camp Pendleton

  9th March 2010

  Four CH-53E “Super Stallions” from Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 361 traveled to the grassy hills of Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton to perform a troop …

• Defence Helicopter

  New Army Black Hawk succeeds in combat

  5th March 2010

  The Army's new high-tech UH-60 Black Hawk M-model helicopter - equipped with a stronger engine, a digital cockpit and composite rotor blades - performed exceptionally …

• Defence Helicopter

  EADS North America delivers 100th UH-72A Lakota LUH to the US Army

  4th March 2010

  EADS North America delivered its 100th UH-72A Lakota Light Utility Helicopter to the US Army today, marking another on-time and on-budget achievement for a highly …

• Defence Helicopter

  Heli-Expo 2010: Sikorsky making push for helicopter top spot

  22nd February 2010

  Sikorsky President and CEO, Jeff Pino says Sikorsky could be in a position to claim the top spot as the world's biggest helicopter company in …

• Defence Helicopter

  Meeker Aviation announces sucessful test flight

  19th February 2010

  Meeker Aviation and AirFilm Camera Systems are pleased to announce the successful completion of the FAA / STC test flight of their new Bell Medium …

• Defence Helicopter

  SAIC awarded $12 million delivery order to develop US Army aviation crew member simulators

  16th February 2010

  Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) today announced that it was awarded a delivery order by the US Army's Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training and …

• Defence Helicopter

  Luminator to furnish the LS16 Searchlight on the US Army's UH-72A Lakota for Security and Support Missions

  15th February 2010

  Luminator has been selected to provide its LS16 Searchlight on the US Army’s UH-72A Lakota Light Utility Helicopter for Security and Support missions. From Luminator’s …

• Defence Helicopter

  SAIC awarded $12 million delivery order to develop US Army Aviation Crew Member Simulators

  11th February 2010

  Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) today announced that it was awarded a delivery order by the US Army's Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training and …

• Defence Helicopter

  Marine aviators complete operational assessment of Advanced Precision Kill Weapon system with 8-for-8 performance

  10th February 2010

  Aviators from the US Marine Corps have completed their operational assessment of BAE Systems' Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System, scoring eight direct hits in eight …

• Defence Helicopter

  H-1 WSSA Team Earns CMMI Certification

  8th February 2010

  January 15 proved an exceptional day for the H-1 program’s Weapons System Support Activity (WSSA) team at China Lake, CA, when it received word it …

• Defence Helicopter

  Aviation assets provide capability, flexibility for 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit in Haiti

  5th February 2010

  Local Haitians look up to the sky while a thundering sound grows louder as a Marine helicopter appears over top a field of palm trees …

• Defence Helicopter

  Singapore 2010: US continues to push MH-60R for region

  4th February 2010

  The US team behind the development of the MH-60R Seahawk helicopter is in discussion with Australia, Denmark and India about possible Foreign Military Sales (FMS) …

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 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 ...

• 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 ...

• 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 ...