U.S. Approves UH-60M Black Hawk $1.95B FMS to Greece
The State Department greenlights a $1.95B deal for Greece to acquire 35 UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters.
Black Hawk News
Air
Bilateral Relations
Engine and Transmission
Air
Engine and Transmission
Expo and Air Show
AH-64E Apache Performs Maiden Flight with T901 Engine
Boeing stated that the latest version of the AH-64E Guardian Apache attack helicopter had completed its first flight with the General Electric T-901 engine.
Air
Expo and Air Show
Greece Formally Applied for Black Hawk Helicopters
The Greek Land Forces are seeking to retire their ageing UH-1H Iroquois helicopters to get UH-60 Black Hawk. Greece made this request officially.
Air
Unmanned Systems
Unmanned Blackhawk Conducted Autonomous Flight
Several aviation companies have initiated studies on an uninhabited flight of crewed aircraft. Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin subsidy, is also one of them.
Air
Engine and Transmission
Expo and Air Show
ITEP Appears in Boeing’s Apache Version 6.5
General Electric Aviation’s Improved Turbine Engine Program (ITEP) product appears at Boeing’s next-generation Apache Version 6.5 concept.
Air
Australia to Acquire 40 Black Hawks with $1.95 billion price tag
The US State Department has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to Australia of UH-60M Black Hawk Helicopters and related equipment for an estimated cost of $1.95 billion. The Defence Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale today.
Air
Modernisation
US Army Completes UH-60V “Victor” IOT and Evaluation
US Army’s upgraded UH-60V Black Hawk completed initial operational tests and evaluation (IOT&E) as it moves closer to full-rate production.
Air
The Philippines will Proceed with the Mi-17 contract
The Philippines will proceed with plans to acquire 17 Mi-17 helicopters from Russia, Department of National Defence (DND) Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said on Wednesday. Lorenzana explained that the contract was signed and the down payment made before the war took place in Ukraine. He added “only time will tell” if the procurement contract will be affected by the crisis.
Air
The Philippines Doubled Black Hawk Order
The Philippines decided to procure extra 32 S-70i Black Hawk Helicopters. The Polish PZL Mielec company was awarded a relevant order on 28 December 2021, including initial logistics support and pilot/ground crew training package. Its value is defined as roughly USD 624 million, as Delfin Lorenzana, head of the Philippine MoD, said.
Air
Unmanned Systems
DARPA Presented First Autonomous BLACK HAWK Helicopter
The DARPA Aircrew Labour In-Cockpit Automation System (ALIAS) program completed the first-ever flight of a UH-60A Black Hawk helicopter with empty cockpit.
Air
The Philippines to acquire 32 new S-70i Black Hawks
The Philippines is buying 32 S-70i Black Hawk helicopters from Sikorsky Aircraft subsidiary PZL-Mielec in Poland to supplement its existing fleet of 12, the country’s defence chief said on Sunday, as it tries to improve disaster response capabilities. The Sikorsky/Lockheed Martin business owns the PZL-Mielec factory.
Air
Australia Decided to Replace its MRH-90 Taipan with Black Hawks
According to ABC News, the Australian Army decided to replace its current European fleet of 47 MRH-90 «Taipan» multi-role helicopters with U.S. Black Hawk helicopters. This displacement of European-origin systems towards others of North American origin indicates that the AUKUS Alliance will have further effects.
Regional / Strategy
Taliban Flies with Black Hawk
The Taliban has access to $85 billion worth of US weapons, Republican congressman and former US Navy reservist Jim Banks said.
