Sikorsky Delivers UH-60MX Optionally Manned Helicopter
The US Army has taken delivery of its optionally manned UH-60MX Blackhawk from Sikorsky, intended as a test platform to explore operational possibilities.
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Air
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
Unmanned Systems
Air
U.S. Army Targets MV-75 Tiltrotor Delivery Year as 2028
The U.S. Army is planning on the first deliveries of the MV-75 (Formerly V-280) tiltrotor aircraft developed within the scope of the FLRAA programme in 2028.
Engine and Transmission
T901 Turboshaft Engine Makes First Ground Run on UH-60M
GE Aerospace's T901 Improved Turbine Engine to succeed T701 turboshaft performed its first ground run onboard the UH-60M Black Hawk utility helicopter.
Air
Argentine Army to Replace UH-1H with Black Hawk Helicopters
The Argentine Army published in the Official Gazette the call for a public tender to purchase second-hand Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters.
Engine and Transmission
T901 Turboshaft Engines Arrive for Integration
Two General Electric T901 Improved Turbine Engines (ITE) have arrived at Sikorsky facilities for integration on Black Hawk utility helicopters.
Air
The U.S. Army to Trim UH-60 Blackhawk Fleet
With replacements for the long-serving UH-60 Blackhawk family of helicopters on the horizon, The Army will decommission 157 helicopters.
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
Bilateral Relations
Taliban Demand Tajikistan and Uzbekistan to Return Aircraft
The Taliban has warned Uzbekistan and Tajikistan to return aircraft flown out of Afghanistan since the militant group took control of the country.
Air
Sikorsky, Boeing propose ‘early’ Army FLRAA with Defiant X
The partnership between Boeing and Sikorsky has submitted a proposal for the US Army’s development program to replace the UH-60 Black Hawk utility helicopter.
Land
Navy / Maritime
Air
Unmanned Systems
Bluehomeland (Mavi Vatan) Exercise Began
Turkish Navy’s planned drill “Blue Homeland 2021” have started. The drill will be executed on the Mediterranean Sea and the Aegean Sea simultaneously.
Land
Navy / Maritime
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
Defender-Europe 2021 to begin in Greece
The US Army’s most significant European exercise in 25 years will start soon in Greece. It was planned for last year but was cancelled due to COVID-19.
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