Blackhawk

Wyoming Army National Guard Hosts ESGR Boss Lift

Wyoming Army National Guard Hosts ESGR Boss Lift

15-Jun-2023Source: US National Guard

Employers of Wyoming Army National Guard Soldiers had the opportunity to immerse themselves in the experience of being a guard member firsthand during the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve Boss Lift on June 2. The event, hosted by Wyoming Army National Guard in Cheyenne, Wyo., showcased various activities, including flights in a UH-60... Read more

12CAB participates in Exercise Swift Response 23

12CAB participates in Exercise Swift Response 23

5-May-2023Source: US Army

Six AH-64D Apache Longbow helicopters, six CH-47F Chinook helicopters, four HH-60M MEDEVAC Blackhawk helicopters, two UH-60M Blackhawk helicopters, and approximately 300 soldiers assigned to the 12th Combat Aviation Brigade are participating in exercise Swift Response 23, May 7-20, across the Baltic Sea and Mediterranean regions. “Exercise Swift Response 23 provides 12CAB the opportunity to integrate... Read more

US Army expands ICARUS device airworthiness

US Army expands ICARUS device airworthiness

17-Jan-2023Source: ICARUS

ICARUS Devices is proud to announce that the Army has expanded the ICARUS Devices Airworthiness Release fleetwide to include every UH-60L and UH/HH-60M Blackhawk Helicopter. For the last year multiple training and operational units have been using ICARUS with a unit specific AWR. Now every unit flying the mighty Black Hawk can use this lightweight,... Read more

California National Guard’s Honours Blackhawk Pilot

California National Guard’s Honours Blackhawk Pilot

6-Dec-2022Source: California National Guard

California National Guard’s first Hmong UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter pilot, U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 1 Ge Xiong rode as the Grand Marshall of the Central Valley’s Veterans Day Parade, Nov. 11, 2022. This year marked the 103rd anniversary of Fresno’s recognition of its veterans and military members. Although Xiong is frequently described as humble by... Read more

WV National Guard to support Fayette County aerial firefighting

WV National Guard to support Fayette County aerial firefighting

14-Nov-2022Source: US National Guard

The West Virginia National Guard’s C. Co., 1-150th Assault Battalion, located in Wheeling, has launched one UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter with hoist capability to Fayette County to assist local authorities in aerial firefighting. The crew of five Soldiers departed at approximately 9 a.m. and will fly to Fayette County to link up with emergency managers and... Read more

US Army Completes UH-60V Initial Operational Test & Evaluation

US Army Completes UH-60V Initial Operational Test & Evaluation

23-Aug-2022Source: US Army

  The Utility Helicopters Project Office recently completed a successful Initial Operational Test and Evaluation (IOT&E) of the UH-60V Blackhawk Helicopter at Fort McCoy, Wis. The UH-60V is an upgraded variant of the legacy UH-60L with a digital glass cockpit and integrated avionics suite. The purpose of the test and evaluation is to demonstrate and... Read more

Air Industries Group wins two Blackhawk component contracts worth $8.3M

Air Industries Group wins two Blackhawk component contracts worth $8.3M

4-May-2022Source: Air Industries Group

Air Industries Group (NYSE American: AIRI), an integrated Tier 1 manufacturer of precision assemblies and components for mission-critical aerospace and defense applications, and a prime contractor to the U.S. Department of Defense, announced that its Long Island-based subsidiary, Air Industries Machining Corp., has been awarded two separate Long-Term Agreements (LTAs) to manufacture flight-critical assemblies for... Read more

Sikorsky awarded contract for $42M for technical services in support of sustainment of the H-60

Sikorsky awarded contract for $42M for technical services in support of sustainment of the H-60

14-Mar-2022Source: US DoD

Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., Stratford, Connecticut, was awarded a $42,152,263 cost-plus-fee, cost-no-fee, firm-fixed-price contract for non-personal technical services in support of sustainment of the H-60 Black Hawk helicopter. Bids were solicited via the internet with one received. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of Dec. 31, 2026.... Read more

First Aviation Announces Expansion of S-70 Blackhawk Rotor Blade Capability

First Aviation Announces Expansion of S-70 Blackhawk Rotor Blade Capability

19-Jul-2021Source: Piedmont Propulsion Systems

Piedmont Propulsion Systems, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of First Aviation Services Inc., announced that it received an amendment to its Limited Airframe Rating with S-70 Capabilities from the FAA, enabling the company to perform all maintenance, repair and overhaul (“MRO”) services for S-70 / UH-60 Blackhawk main rotor blades. This capability adds to Piedmont... Read more

Coulson and Unical join forces to form Coulson Unical

Coulson and Unical join forces to form Coulson Unical

4-Mar-2019Source: Coulson Aviation

Coulson Aviation USA, a member of the Coulson Group, and Unical Air, a new unit of the Unical Group of Companies, have joined forces to create a heavy lift helicopter joint venture company that will build and operate Boeing CH-47 and Sikorsky UH-60 Blackhawk aircraft for aerial firefighting and other markets. The joint venture will... Read more

General Electric awarded $84M contract for Overhaul of T700 series engines for Blackhawk and Apache Helicopters

General Electric awarded $84M contract for Overhaul of T700 series engines for Blackhawk and Apache Helicopters

14-Nov-2017Source: US DoD

General Electric Co., Lynn, Massachusetts, was awarded an $84,127,882 firm-fixed-price contract for overhaul and recapitalization of T700 series engines in support of Blackhawk and Apache helicopters. Bids were solicited via the Internet with one received. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of Nov. 2, 2020. U.S.... Read more

10 refurbished Black Hawk to fight Australian fires

10 refurbished Black Hawk to fight Australian fires

31-Jul-2017Source: Lockheed Martin

In a ground-breaking new deal, Kaan Air Australia, Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) company, and StarFlight Australia, have signed an agreement worth up to AUD $63 million to bring 10 Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters into Australia, with options for an additional 10 aircraft. In a world-first refurbishment program to be undertaken in Brisbane, the... Read more

Sikorsky sets up EMS championship in Poland with Black Hawks

Sikorsky sets up EMS championship in Poland with Black Hawks

26-Jul-2017Source: PZL Mielec

19 crews from all over the country competed in the first Subcarpathian Regional Polish Championships in medical rescue. The main goals of the championships are the acquisition of professional experience, the consolidation of knowledge, exercises, the integration of the medical community, the exchange of experience. The three-day event was the first time in our region.... Read more

US plans up to 159 refurbished Black Hawks for Afghanistan

US plans up to 159 refurbished Black Hawks for Afghanistan

1-Jun-2017Source: HeliHub.com

US Defence Officials have revealed that they are planning to send up to 159 refurbished UH-60A Black Hawks to Afghanistan. The Afghan Air Force will use these helicopters to replace their aging fleet of Mi-17s. As reported by Military Times, the arrival of the Black Hawks will provide security forces the leverage they need to... Read more

Ohio National Guard Blackhawk Upgrade

Ohio National Guard Blackhawk Upgrade

20-Feb-2017Source: HeliHub.com

The Ohio National Guard revealed their newest aircraft, the UH-60M Blackhawk. The Guard has used the UH-60 Blackhawk for the past 30 years and welcome the newest model. Major Dave McDarmont has reported on the new “robust airframe” of the craft and how it has a longer service lifespan and is more durable. Complete with... Read more

US Army flies first UH-60V BlackHawk Integrated Cockpit Upgrade Program

US Army flies first UH-60V BlackHawk Integrated Cockpit Upgrade Program

10-Feb-2017Source: US Army

The Army’s PEO Aviation Utility Helicopters Project Office; the Aviation and Missile Command; and the Aviation and Missile Research, Development and Engineering Center (AMRDEC) teamed with principal industry partner Redstone Defense Systems (RDS) to develop the UH-60V aircraft. RDS, a joint venture between Yulista Aviation, Inc. and Science and Engineering Services, is currently modifying the... Read more

DCMA Sikorsky Aircraft delivers 1,000th Black Hawk to Army

DCMA Sikorsky Aircraft delivers 1,000th Black Hawk to Army

15-Nov-2016Source: DMCA

The Defense Contract Management Agency wants to make sure Black Hawk helicopter pilots have the safest aircraft needed to accomplish their mission around the world. On Oct. 13, DCMA Sikorsky Aircraft based here held a ceremony to celebrate its 1,000th Black Hawk delivery to the Army. “DCMA Sikorsky has been delegated a series of contract... Read more

Sikorsky Announces 5th Year of Helicopter 2050 Challenge

Sikorsky Announces 5th Year of Helicopter 2050 Challenge

4-Jun-2015Source: Sikorsky

The national competition kicked off June 1 and will run until October 15, 2015. The winner of the 2015 competition will receive the Igor Sikorsky Youth Innovator Award and a $1,000 scholarship. In addition, the young innovator will be flown to Sikorsky’s headquarters in Stratford, Connecticut, to tour the assembly lines of the iconic BLACK... Read more

AGD SYSTEMS Offers UH-60A Black Hawk Helicopters, Services and Training

AGD SYSTEMS Offers UH-60A Black Hawk Helicopters, Services and Training

4-Jun-2015Source: AGD

AGD SYSTEMS announces offer of UH-60A Black Hawk Helicopters for Government contract services and Foreign Military Sales (FMS) customers. AGD SYSTEMS together with its teaming partner BHI have secured more than (30+) UH-60A Black Hawk Helicopters making that the largest acquisition of UH-60 Helicopters by a private civilian organization in history to date. The UH-60... Read more

Pratt & Whitney approves AAR to overhaul Black Hawk APUs

Pratt & Whitney approves AAR to overhaul Black Hawk APUs

4-Jun-2015Source: AAR

AAR (NYSE: AIR) has won an endorsement from Pratt & Whitney to enhance the U.S. Army contract to upgrade and overhaul Auxiliary Power Units (APUs) for its UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters. The new certification augments work being performed at AAR’s Aircraft Component Services facility in Garden City on Long Island as part of a five-year... Read more

Poland – Sikorsky workers stage protest at Mielec

Poland – Sikorsky workers stage protest at Mielec

12-May-2015Source: NPE

Rzeszow police this week seized 56,000 counterfeited bottles of a well-known anti-dandruff shampoo from 26 shops in and around the city in one of the biggest operations of its kind in Europe. The investigation covered several regions back to the source of the fake goods. See Full Story... Read more

PPG produces transparencies for first S-97 Raider

PPG produces transparencies for first S-97 Raider

27-Mar-2015Source: PPG

PPG Industries’ (NYSE:PPG) aerospace transparencies group produced the transparencies for the S-97 RAIDER™ rotorcraft prototype rolled out by Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. The 14-square-foot windshields are polycarbonate laminates for high impact strength and light weight with proprietary protective coatings to extend service life, according to Brent Wright, PPG global platform director for aerospace transparencies. “Sikorsky wanted... Read more

Northrop Grumman to Showcase Tomorrow’s Solutions for Today’s Army Aviation Force at Quad-A Summit

Northrop Grumman to Showcase Tomorrow’s Solutions for Today’s Army Aviation Force at Quad-A Summit

24-Mar-2015Source: Northrop Grumman

Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) will highlight a full range of solutions aimed at providing best-value enhancements and game-changing capabilities during the Army Aviation Association of America (AAAA) Mission Solutions Summit. The event will be held March 29-31 at the Gaylord Opryland Hotel & Convention Center in Nashville, Tennessee. Northrop Grumman’s booth 800 will spotlight... Read more

International Representatives View CH-53K Helicopter

International Representatives View CH-53K Helicopter

24-Mar-2015Source: Sikorsky

Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX), recently hosted more than two dozen guests, including delegates from NATO’s Joint Capability Group Vertical Lift (JCGVL), for an up close look at the U.S. Marine Corps’ CH-53K heavy lift helicopter. The group toured Sikorsky’s Florida Assembly & Flight Operations Center where they were... Read more

Pall delivers 200th PUREair Dry Barrier Filter Element for US Army Black Hawks

Pall delivers 200th PUREair Dry Barrier Filter Element for US Army Black Hawks

16-Mar-2015Source: PALL

Pall Corporation (NYSE:PLL) today announced that it has delivered its 200th PUREair Dry Barrier filter element to the U.S. Army.  Pall Aerospace has been delivering product since July 2014 to support the U.S. Army’s effort to re-source the UH-60 BLACK HAWK Engine Inlet Barrier Filters (EIBF).  This indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ), competitive contract awarded... Read more

DART Offers Pall Dry Barrier Filters to Reduce Maintenance Costs

DART Offers Pall Dry Barrier Filters to Reduce Maintenance Costs

10-Dec-2014Source: DART

DART Aerospace is proud to introduce the new PB110D PUREair Dry Barrier Filter, a direct-fit replacement for the Donaldsonoil-wetted Inlet Barrier Filter (IBF).The Dry Barrier Filteris an addition to the currentportfolio of PUREairproducts co-developed by Pall and DART Aerospace. The Pall Aerospace PUREairDry Barrier Filter is cleaned with water only and is ready for re-use... Read more

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