MilitaryArmy Accepts First Optionally-Piloted Black Hawk, Will Inform Scaling Autonomy Across The Fleet The Army announced Friday it has officially accepted the first Black Hawk helicopter outfitted to fly autonomously, with the plans for the aircraft to now undergo a “rigorous testing phase.” The H-60Mx,…
MilitaryRobinson Helicopter Details New Unmanned Business Unit, Cargo UAS Project With Sikorsky Robinson Helicopter on March 9 announced the launch of its new Robinson Unmanned business unit, and detailed a new unmanned cargo helicopter offering utilizing Sikorsky’s autonomy capability. With Robinson Unmanned, the company…
MilitaryUSAF To Pursue Degraded Visual Environment System For HH-60W Without Helmet Mounted Display To save funds, the U.S. Air Force plans to pursue a Degraded Visual Environment System (DVES) without a helmet mounted display (HMD) for the Lockheed Martin [LMT] Sikorsky HH-60W Jolly Green II combat rescue…
MilitarySikorsky Eyes Next Multi-Year Black Hawk Deal In December 2026, Continues T901 Engine Testing Sikorsky has said it’s working on negotiations for the next multi-year Black Hawk contract, eyeing an award from the Army around December 2026, while also continuing to test the helicopter with the…
MilitarySikorsky’s Nabs $43 Million Black Hawk Upgrade Deal For ‘Digital Backbone,’ Launched Effects Work The Army has awarded Sikorsky a $43 million deal for an array of modernization engineering efforts for the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter, to include airframe enhancements, building out a “digital backbone” capability…
UnmannedSikorsky Details Successful ‘Full Mission Profile’ Demos With Rotor Blown Wing UAS Concept Sikorsky on Monday detailed recent successful demonstrations with its “rotor blown wing” unmanned aircraft system (UAS), flying its prototype in both helicopter and “winged aircraft” mode through a “full mission profile.” The…
MilitarySikorsky Begins Black Hawk Ground Runs With New GE T901 Engines Sikorsky on Jan. 29 said it has started ground runs with the new GE Aerospace [GE] T901 engines integrated on a Black Hawk helicopter, ahead of the first test flight later this…
Editor's NoteSikorsky Nears Testbed For HEX VTOL Demonstrator, Pursuing Several Hybrid Electric Concepts Sikorsky plans to have the power systems tested for its hybrid-electric vertical takeoff and landing (HEX VTOL) demonstrator aircraft ready by year’s end to begin ground runs in 2025, citing it as…
MilitarySikorsky Runs ITEP Engine On FARA Prototype, First Flight On Black Hawk Likely In Early ‘25 - April 25 DENVER — The Army recently ran the new GE Aerospace T901 next-gen helicopter engine on Sikorsky’s Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) prototype, gathering data ahead of a planned first flight with the…
MilitaryUSAF Lays Out Details of Possible HH-60W Upgrades The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC) at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio has laid out some details of possible upgrades to the HH-60W Jolly Green II personnel recovery/combat search and rescue…