Northrop Grumman has shipped the latest version of an avionics suite with digital cockpit features to support the U.S. Army's fleet of UH-60V Black Hawk medium-lift helicopters, Inside Defense reported Wednesday.
Read More »Sierra Nevada Works on New System to Help Pilots Fly in Limited Visibility
Sierra Nevada Corp. has been selected to advance to the third phase of a U.S. Army competition to develop a system that can help pilots operate in fog, dirt and other limited visibility conditions, National Defense reported Friday.
Read More »Northrop Updates UH-60V Black Hawk Avionics Suite
Northrop Grumman has incorporated an updated digital cockpit into the integrated avionics platform of the U.S. Army's UH-60V Black Hawk aircraft.
Read More »Triumph Group to Deliver Apache, Black Hawk Aircraft Electronic Control Units Under DLA Order
Triumph Group has secured a $17.3M delivery order from the Defense Logistics Agency to supply updated digital electronic control units for two U.S. Army helicopter fleets.
Read More »Sikorsky-Built Combat Rescue Helicopter Gets Air Force Milestone C Approval
Lockheed Martin announced that the Sikorsky-built HH-60W combat rescue helicopter will now transition to low rate initial production after the U.S. Air Force issued a Milestone C decision.
Read More »USAF Conducts Flight Test of Sikorsky Rescue Helicopter
The U.S. Air Force flew its first Sikorsky-made HH-60W combat rescue helicopter to gather level flight performance data needed for production and deployment of the aircraft, which has been enhanced to support rescue operations for pilots in hostile environments.
Read More »Sikorsky Demos Optionally-Piloted Tech Kit on Black Hawk Helicopter
Lockheed Martin's Sikorsky subsidiary flew a Black Hawk helicopter aircraft through the use of an optionally piloted vehicle technology kit in a flight demonstration May 29.
Read More »Sikorsky to Maintain, Overhaul Army Black Hawk Helicopters
Lockheed Martin's Sikorsky subsidiary received a four-year, $23.4M contract to perform overhaul and maintenance work on UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters for the U.S. Army.
Read More »Siemens Government Technologies Receives Extended Energy Savings Performance Contracts; Tina Dolph Quoted
Siemens Government Technologies will resume its energy conservation and infrastructure modernization work at two of the U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center's facilities under two separate contracts worth a total of $60.8M. The company said Tuesday it will help the Corpus Christi Army Depot in Texas to modernize its balancing …
Read More »Army Tests Sikorsky-DARPA Autonomous Flight System on Modified Commercial Helicopter
The U.S. Army has demonstrated an autonomous and optionally-piloted technology that Lockheed Martin's Sikorsky subsidiary developed with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency through DARPA’s Aircrew Labor In-Cockpit Automation System program. Lockheed said Monday Army pilots tested the Sikorsky Autonomy Research Aircraft — a modified version of the S-76B commercial helicopter — and onboard …
Read More »Northrop Explores New Platforms for Black Hawk Helicopter Avionics System
Northrop Grumman is looking at other possible applications of an avionics system used on the U.S. Army's UH-60V Black Hawk helicopter, Rotary & Wing International reported Tuesday. The company designed its Integrated Avionics Suite with an open architecture intended to support future system adjustments without having to involve the original equipment manufacturer. …
Read More »Sikorsky Receives Award for National Guard Education Foundation Contributions
Lockheed Martin‘s Sikorsky subsidiary has received recognition for contributions in support of the National Guard Education Foundation. Sikorsky garnered NGEF’s BG William W. Spruance Legacy Award at the National Guard Association of the United States’ 140th General Conference and Exhibition in New Orleans, Lockheed said Saturday. The award recognizes people and firms that …
Read More »BAE to Update Computer Display Tech on Army Black Hawk Navigation System
BAE Systems has received a task order to provide touchscreen computer display units for navigation systems onboard the U.S. Army‘s UH-60A/L Black Hawk helicopters. The company said Tuesday it will supply the CDUs in an effort to modernize the ASN-128 Doppler GPS Navigation System that works to help Army pilots view flight plan …
Read More »Sikorsky Initiates Promo Tour for Black Hawk Firefighting Capability in Latin America
Lockheed Martin subsidiary Sikorsky has initiated a two-month tour around Latin America to showcase the aerial firefighting capability integrated on its Black Hawk helicopter to existing and future customers in the region. Lockheed Martin said Wednesday Sikorsky's Firehawk Aerial Firefighting Mission Package includes a 3,785-liter water tank and an extended …
Read More »Sikorsky’s Colombia-Based Black Hawk Support Facilities to Serve Other Latin American Clients
Lockheed Martin‘s Sikorsky subsidiary has announced plans to offer depot-level maintenance and flight training services for Black Hawk customers in Latin America through facilities located in Colombia. Sikorsky intends to extend support services that Colombian armed forces and national police currently receive from the subsidiary to other clients across Argentina, Brazil, Chile and …
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