USAF Helicopters Field Leonardo-Made Infrared Missile Defense Systems
The U.S. Air Force has deployed Leonardo DRS-made systems designed to protect aircraft from infrared missiles.
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Sikorsky Introduces HH-60W Rescue Aircraft
Lockheed Martin's Sikorsky subsidiary unveiled the HH-60W combat rescue helicopter at the company's development flight center in Florida.
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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.
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Sikorsky Begins Combat Rescue Helicopter Final Assembly Under $1.5B Air Force Contract
Lockheed Martin‘s Sikorsky subsidiary has moved forward to the final assembly phase of a combat rescue helicopter under a potential $1.5 billion contract from the U.S. Air Force. Lockheed said Tuesday the current assembly schedule for the first HH-60W Combat Rescue Helicopter will allow the company to deliver the aircraft to USAF for an initial flight […] More
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Sikorsky Concludes Critical Design Review of Combat Rescue Chopper Training Devices
Lockheed Martin's Sikorsky subsidiary has wrapped up a critical design review of the training systems for the Combat Rescue Helicopter program designed to replace the U.S. Air Force's fleet of HH-60G Pave Hawk aircraft. The CDR's completion will pave the way for the HH-60W helicopter's training systems to enter the assembly, evaluation and testing phase, Lockheed said Wednesday. HH-60W […] More
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Lockheed's Radar Warning Receiver for Combat Rescue Chopper Concludes USAF Technical Readiness Evaluation
A Lockheed Martin-built radar warning receiver component of the tactical mission platform for the Combat Rescue Helicopter program has completed technical readiness level 6 review. The AN/APR-52 RWR system achieved TRL 6 after the U.S. Air Force demonstrated the platform at its integrated demonstrations and applications laboratory at Wright Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio, Lockheed said Wednesday. […] More
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Sikorsky Wraps Up Combat Rescue Helicopter Critical Design Review
Lockheed Martin‘s Sikorsky subsidiary has completed a critical design review for the Combat Rescue Helicopter program that aims to replace the U.S. Air Force‘s HH-60G Pave Hawk aircraft. The CDR's conclusion will move the HH-60W helicopter toward the assembly, evaluation and testing phase, Lockheed said Tuesday. A joint team of experts from Sikorsky and the Air Force's helicopter program developed and evaluated […] More
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Sikorsky Inaugurates Combat Rescue Helicopter Testing Facility in Connecticut
Lockheed Martin‘s Sikorsky subsidiary has opened a system testing facility for the Combat Rescue Helicopter program that aims to replace the U.S. Air Force‘s HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopters. The Systems Integration Lab is located within Sikorsky’s Stratford, Connecticut-based manufacturing facility and has four laboratories that will be used to test avionics, electrical power, electronic flight controls and integrated vehicle diagnostics, […] More
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USAF Taps Canadian Commercial Corp. for Pave Hawk Control Display Replacement Contract
Canadian Commercial Corp. has received a $7 million contract to produce, integrate and test a control display unit replacement for the HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopters of the U.S. Air Force. The Defense Department said Friday the sole-source contract covers the production of 42 non-developmental CDUs with the same form, fit and function as the current Pave Hawk display system. Work will occur […] More
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USAF Unveils First Operational Loss Replacement Pave Hawk Chopper
The U.S. Air Force has unveiled its first fully built HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter under the Operational Loss Replacement program that works to bring the HH-60G fleet back to its authorized size and replace aircraft lost in previous combat operations. The Air Force said Tuesday 21 Sikorsky-built UH-60L Black Hawks will be integrated with modifications kits and additional equipment to build HH-60Gs under the OLR […] More
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BAE to Provide Missile Warning, ‘Friend or Foe’ Systems for Sikorsky Combat Rescue Helicopter
BAE Systems has been selected to provide missile warning and friend-or-foe identification systems in support of the U.S Air Force Combat Rescue Helicopter contract that was awarded to Lockheed Martin-owned Sikorsky Aircraft. BAE said Wednesday it will produce its AN/DPX-7 Reduced Size Transponder and Common Missile Warning System for the HH-60W Sikorsky helicopters. The company noted its RST friend-or-foe […] More
