Lockheed Martin will collaborate with Intel and its newly launched standalone business Altera to build a sensor open systems architecture-based airborne electronic defense platform for the U.S. Navy's MH-60R multi-mission helicopter to support a program of the Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Research and Engineering. Lockheed said Monday it will use Altera's Multi-Chip Package for integration with the SOSA technology under the Stimulating Transition for Advanced Microelectronics Packaging program.

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The State Department cleared a proposed $500 million sale of eight UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters and its components to the government of Croatia. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency gave Congress the required certification for the proposed foreign military sale, which will be fulfilled by lead contractor Sikorsky, a subsidiary of Lockheed Martin.

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NASA-designed collision avoidance software has been tested onboard two research helicopters of Lockheed Martin's Sikorsky division as part of efforts to evaluate the autonomous technology to enable advanced air mobility. Five software systems were loaded into the Sikorsky Autonomy Research Aircraft, a modified S-76B converted into a flying lab, and the larger Optionally Piloted Vehicle Black Hawk.

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Lockheed Martin has tested an electronic warfare system designed to equip the U.S. Navy's helicopter fleet with electronic surveillance and attack capabilities against anti-ship missile threats. The Advanced Off-Board Electronic Warfare system demonstrated its ability to perform engagement testing and detect and destroy threats while installed aboard an MH-60R helicopter, Lockheed said Tuesday.

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Lockheed Martin completed a live fire demonstration of the Spike NLOS long-range, anti-tank missile system using the U.S. Apache Echo Model V6 helicopter. The company announced Thursday that the event's results clear the weapon system for airworthiness release and installation into Apache V6 units.

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Lockheed Martin's Sikorsky subsidiary has delivered the initial airframe replacement for the MH-60T Jayhawk helicopters to the U.S. Coast Guard. The delivery forms part of a 10-year life extension program aimed at prolonging the service life of the 45-helicopter fleet into the 2040s, Lockheed said Thursday.

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RENK Systems, an Indiana-based industrial test systems developer, has won a $49 million contract to develop three test stands for the CH-53K King Stallion helicopters of the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps. The Department of Defense said Friday the company will work through November 2025 to conduct testing on various gearbox assemblies and deliver corresponding logistics, calibration, maintenance and sustainment support.

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Boeing has completed the research, development, test and evaluation phase for the MH-139A Grey Wolf. The aircraft manufacturer said Monday it will now transition to and concentrate on the production of the helicopters, with the delivery of the first low-rate production aircraft to the U.S. Air Force expected in mid-2024.

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Boeing and nonprofit manufacturing organization ASTRO America unveiled a 3D-printed main rotor link assembly for the AH-64 Apache attack helicopter. The main rotor system, which will be tested next spring, is the first component produced by the two companies using additive manufacturing equipment at Rock Island Arsenal in Illinois.

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Helicopters are one of the most innovative inventions that changed the game for defense, warfighting, transportation, and disaster relief missions. Many models have been invented to fulfill various government efforts, but the Sikorsky line of helicopters is one that has proven to be a consistent force to be reckoned with when it comes to defending […] More

Aircraft manufacturers are working on modernization plans to keep the U.S. Army’s current fleet of helicopters flying for the next three to four decades even if the military branch intends to deploy two future vertical lift programs – Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft and Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft – by the early 2030s, Defense News reported […] More

Boeing’s AH-64 Apache attack aircraft has reached the mark of five million flight hours since the helicopter was fielded in 1984. The company said Thursday 1.3 million hours were achieved during combat and the milestone equates to flying nonstop for more than 208,333 days or 570 years and nine months. Apache was built in Mesa, Arizona, […] More