FLIR Systems wins $23M US Coast Guard order
Source: FLIR Systems, 21-May-13
FLIR Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: FLIR) announced today that it has received an order to support the U.S. Coast Guard valued at $23 million. The order is for the Coast Guard’s Electro-Optical Sensor System (ESS) configuration of FLIR’s commercially developed military qualified Talon 9-inch stabilized multi-sensor gimbal system. The ESS systems will be deployed on the Coast Guard’s H-60 and H-65 helicopters. Work under this order is [...]
Sikorsky awarded $11M contract for one UH-60M for Thailand
Source: US DoD, 09-May-13
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., Stratford, Conn., was awarded an $11,377,277 modification (P00055), to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price, foreign-military-sales contract (W58RGZ-12-C-0008), to procure one UH-60M aircraft and related equipment. This FMS contract is in support of Thailand. The cumulative total face value of this contract is $4,819,188,496. Fiscal 2013 Procurement funds are being obligated on this award. [...]
Turkey’s Aselsan secures Sikorsky helicopter subcontract
Source: Reuters, 08-May-13
Turkish defence and electronics company Aselsan will supply parts and software for Sikorsky BlackHawk military helicopters in a deal that will guarantee the company around $100 million in orders annually for the next five to six years.(See Full Story)
Colorado National Guard to open new $39M training facility
Source: Colorado National Guard, 26-Apr-13
The Colorado Army National Guard will cut the ribbon at a new state-of-the-art aviation training facility at the Eagle County Airport near Gypsum, Colo., April 26 at 10:30 a.m. The $39 million facility will be the new home of the High-Altitude Army National Guard Aviation Training Site. The project provided an immense economic benefit to [...]
Prototype Engineering awarded $10M Black Hawk overhaul work
Source: US DoD, 25-Apr-13
Prototype Engineering Inc., Gardena, Calif., was awarded a firm-fixed-price contract with a maximum value of $10,736,912 for the overhaul services in support of the UH-60 Black Hawk. Work location and type of appropriation will be determined with each order. The bid was solicited through the Internet, with two bids received. The Army Contracting Command, Redstone [...]
16-Apr-13 Sikorsky CH-53E Chelwon, Korea
16-Apr-13
US military aircraft during ongoing South Korea-US joint military exercises. All occupants safe – reports currently vary between 12 and 21 occupants. Aircraft completely destroyed in impact before fire set in.
Donaldson delivers engine filters for US Army Black Hawks
Source: Donaldson, 10-Apr-13
Donaldson Aerospace & Defense, a division of Donaldson Company, Inc. (NYSE: DCI), in March began delivering the next generation of filtration technology to protect engines on the U.S. Army’s H-60 BLACK HAWK helicopter fleet from contamination, performance degradation and failure. The next-generation technology replaces woven oil-coated filtration media with non-woven dry media using Donaldson’s proprietary [...]
Breeze-Eastern secures $6M order for Advanced Rescue Hoists
Source: Breeze Eastern, 03-Apr-13
Breeze-Eastern Corporation (NYSE MKT: BZC), the aerospace industry’s only dedicated hoist and winch specialist, today announced a $6 million, 59-unit order from the U.S. Army. The Army’s purchase of 59 HS-29900 High Performance Rescue Hoists will further enhance the medical evacuation and search and rescue capabilities of its BLACK HAWK helicopters. Deliveries are anticipated to [...]
01-Apr-13 FAC-4105 Sikorsky UH-60L Tabacal, Colombia
01-Apr-13
Precautionary landing due to engine problem en route Bucaramanga to Yopal
Swedish Black Hawks head for Afghanistan
Source: Nordic Rotors, 19-Mar-13
Last week, the first two HKP 16 Black Hawks were airlifted from the Linköping Helicopter Base to to Camp Marmal in Afghanistan. This is done at the same time as the HKP 10B Super Pumas are making their last week in alert as medical evacuation (MEDEVAC) helicopters in Afghanistan. A total of four HKP 16 [...]
11-Mar-13 Sikorsky UH-60 Daman district, Afghanistan (5F)
11-Mar-13
Helicopter went down during rain storm
L-3 Aviation Products Selected for Sikorsky H-60 and S-70i
Source: L-3 Aviation Products, 08-Mar-13
L-3 Aviation Products (AP) announced today that Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation has selected the GH-3001™ Electronic Standby Instrument System (ESIS), Stormscope® WX-500 Lightning Detection System and PS-855 Emergency Power Supply (EPS) for its H-60 and S-70i™ helicopter platforms. This follow-on award is a five-year contract that spans from 2013 through 2017. The Sikorsky H-60 and S-70i [...]
15-Mar-13 Sikorsky MH-60R Chula Vista, US-California
05-Mar-13
Precautionary landing today at Terra Nova Park in Chula Vista. No one was injured as a result of the landing and there was no damage to the aircraft.
24-Feb-13 EJC-2154 Sikorsky UH-60L Vistahermosa, Colombia (4F)
24-Feb-13
Crashed and exploded (possibly due to a mine) while engaged with FARC guerrillas
Cold spray system wins environmental technology award
Source: US Army Research Lab, 03-Jan-13
A project involving the U.S. Army Research Laboratory’s (ARL’s) cold spray technology was named one of six environment technology Projects of the Year, recognized for research and technology developments with significant benefits to the Department of Defense (DoD). The Supersonic Particle Deposition for Repair of Magnesium Aircraft Components project, led by Victor K. Champagne, Jr., [...]
New research report issued on Sikorsky
Source: Research & Markets, 03-Jan-13
Research & Markets has announced the addition of the ”Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation – Key Business & Growth Strategies, Plans, SWOT, Trends & Outlook for 2013″ company profile to their offering. “Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation – Key Business & Growth Strategies, Plans, SWOT, Trends & Outlook for 2013” This comprehensive report on Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation will provide & will [...]
16-Dec-12 Sikorsky UH-60 Winner, US-South Dakota
16-Dec-12
Main rotor blade struck an airport hangar while taxing.
15-Dec-12 FAC-4130 Sikorsky UH-60L Providencia, Colombia
15-Dec-12
Emergency landing into trees. Three injuries reported
Sikorsky awarded $282M H-60 weapon system contract
Source: US DoD, 12-Dec-12
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., Stratford, Conn., was awarded a $282,236,176 firm-fixed-price contract. The award will provide for the services and parts in support of the H-60 weapon system. Work will be performed in Corpus Christi Army Depot, Texas, with an estimated completion date of Nov. 30, 2013. One bid was solicited, with one bid received. The [...]
12-Dec-12 Sikorsky MH-60R North Island NAS, US-California
12-Dec-12
Heavy landing, all 4 POB hospitalized, post crash fire, live ammunition on board
US Army Black Hawk flies autonomously over California
Source: US Army, 06-Dec-12
Over the skies east of San Jose, a Black Hawk helicopter was seen flying low and slow Nov. 5. There were pilots aboard the aircraft, but all maneuvers during this flight were being conducted autonomously. The U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command’s Aviation and Missile Center successfully demonstrated low-level autonomous behaviors in a flight [...]
AAR wins UH-60 parts contract
Source: AAR, 04-Dec-12
AAR (NYSE: AIR) has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command (AMCOM) to provide parts and logistics services for U.S. Army Blackhawk helicopters. AAR’s Defense Systems and Logistics division will supply Hamilton Sundstrand parts for U.S. Army UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter Auxiliary Power Units (APUs). The contract has an initial one-year [...]
Rockwell Collins awarded $80M for UH-60 avionics work
Source: US DoD, 04-Dec-12
Rockwell Collins, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, was awarded a $79,999,747 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract. The award will provide for the UH-60 Aircraft Avionics and Training Device Support Services. Work location will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of Nov. 20, 2015. One bid was solicited, with one bid received. The U.S. Army Contracting Command, [...]
SAIC Awarded $41M for helicopter crew member simulators
Source: SAIC, 13-Nov-12
Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) (NYSE: SAI) today announced that it was awarded a prime contract by the U.S. Army’s Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training and Instrumentation (PEO STRI) to integrate, test, and deliver 11 additional integrated crew member simulators for CH-47 and UH-60 helicopters under the Non-rated Crew Member Manned Module (NCM3) program. The follow-on single-award [...]
10-Nov-12 Sikorsky S70 Bilgili, Turkey (17F)
10-Nov-12
Controlled flight into terrain in poor visibility. All 17 aboard killed
L-3 Communications Vertex awarded $28M more for maintenance at NAS Fallon
Source: US DoD, 05-Nov-12
L-3 Communications Vertex Aerospace L.L.C., Madison, Miss., is being awarded a $28,363,341 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00019-09-D-0007) to exercise an option for organizational, selected intermediate and limited depot level maintenance for F-16, F-18, H-60 and E-2C aircraft operated by the adversary squadrons based at Naval Air Station, Fallon, Nev. Work will be [...]
Sikorsky awarded $14M contract for H-53, H-60 work
Source: US DoD, 05-Nov-12
Sikorsky Support Services Inc., Stratford, Conn., is being awarded a $14,445,433 cost-plus-fixed-fee indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract for contractor field services (CFS) in support of the contractor engineering technical services program for H-53, H-60 helicopters and associated systems. CFS technical services will provide aviation core disciplines including: Airframe, Electrical, and Logistics Support Representatives. Services will include on-and- [...]
Sikorsky continues to expand its capabilities in Colombia
Source: Sikorsky, 02-Nov-12
Sikorsky Aircraft today announced it has expanded its support of the Colombia Armed Forces BLACK HAWK helicopter fleet by opening an office in Bogota, Colombia. In addition, Sikorsky will open South America’s first BLACK HAWK helicopter training center in Melgar, Colombia, in early 2013. Sikorsky is a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. The new office [...]
US Army becomes first customer for Saab head-up display
Source: Saab, 01-Nov-12
Defence and security company Saab has received the first order for its HUD-system following flight evaluations by the US Army Aviation end customer with the system installed on a Blackhawk helicopter. Saab secured the order in cooperation with the contract prime, BAE Systems Inc. for the U.S. Army Night Vision and Electronic Sensors Directorate (NVESD) [...]
Wyle wins $3M Black Hawk testing contract
Source: Wyle, 31-Oct-12
Wyle has been awarded a $3 million, three-year contract to provide qualification testing for the U.S. Army UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter, subsystems and components. The testing will also apply to commercial variants of the Blackhawk used by the FBI, fire fighting agencies and other organizations. These tests are designed to improve the reliability of installed modifications to the UH-60 helicopter, reduce [...]
Honeywell’s Spectra Shield® ballistic material selected for US Army helicopters
Source: Honeywell, 29-Oct-12
Honeywell announced that its Spectra Shield® ballistic material will be used to improve armor protection on U.S. Army helicopters. The Protective Group, Inc. (TPG), a leading developer and integrator of lightweight composite armor for military aircraft, is incorporating Spectra Shield material into armor upgrades for U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk and CH-47 Chinook helicopters. “Spectra Shield [...]
25-Oct-12 Sikorsky MH-60T Cedar Rapids, US-Iowa
25-Oct-12
Helicopter grounded at Rockwell Collins facility after reported wiring issue that caused hydraulic problems.
Rockwell-Collins awarded $17M contract for Nav/Comm repairs
Source: US DoD, 11-Oct-12
Rockwell-Collins Inc., Government Systems Division, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, is being awarded a $17,172,085 requirements contract for the repair of navigational and communication components for the E2C, EA-6B, F/A-18, P-3, H-1, H-46, H45-D aircraft, and the H53 and H60 helicopters. Work will be performed in Cedar Rapids, Iowa (80 percent) and Atlanta, Ga., (20 percent), and [...]
11-Oct-12 Sikorsky MH-60J Low Cape, US-Alaska
11-Oct-12
Emergency landing made on beach during SAR operation
ETC announces MOU with Sikorsky to examine UH-60 training support in Europe
Source: ETC, 09-Oct-12
ETC (www.etcusa.com) announced today the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between its Polish subsidiary ETC-PZL Aerospace Industries Ltd. (ETC-PZL) (www.http://www.ai.com.pl/) with Sikorsky Aerospace Services (SAS). The MOU will examine how ETC-PZL can best provide aircrew training systems and maintenance support in the case that Poland’s Ministry of Defence should acquire Polish-built S-70i(TM) BLACK [...]
Simmonds Precision Products awarded $32M contract for Black Hawk actuators
Source: US DoD, 08-Oct-12
Simmonds Precision Products, Vergennes, Vt., was awarded a $32,728,880 firm-fixed-price contract. The award will provide for the procurement of electro-mechanical actuators for the Black Hawk helicopter. Work location will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of Dec. 31, 2016. The bid was solicited through the Internet, with one bid received. The [...]
Sikorsky awarded $16M contract for Black Hawk transmissions
Source: US DoD, 08-Oct-12
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., Stratford, Conn., was awarded a $16,321,909 firm-fixed-price contract. The award will provide for the modification of an existing contract to procure transmissions for the Black Hawk helicopter. Work will be performed in Stratford, with an estimated completion date of April 30, 2015. The bid was solicited through the Internet, with one bid [...]
Breeze-Eastern wins multi-year award to supply mission critical equipment for H-60s
Source: Breeze-Eastern, 08-Oct-12
Breeze-Eastern Corporation (AMEX: BZC), the aerospace industry’s only dedicated hoist and winch specialist, has been selected by Sikorsky Aircraft to supply cargo hooks, electric rescue hoists and RAST (Recovery Assist, Secure and Traverse) probes for U.S. Army UH/HH-60M BLACK HAWK and U.S. Navy MH-60S and MH-60R Naval Hawk™ helicopters. Sikorsky is a subsidiary of United [...]
Woodward Inc awarded $18M for UH-60 fuel control
Source: US DoD, 07-Oct-12
Woodward Inc., Loves Park, Ill., was awarded an $18,245,835 firm-fixed-price contract. The award will provide for the procurement of the fuel control applicable to the UH-60 helicopter. Work will be performed in Loves Park, Ill., with an estimated completion date of Nov. 30, 2017. Two bids were solicited, with one bid received. The U.S. Army [...]
Sikorsky awarded $42M contract for rotor blade upgrade/overhaul work
Source: US DoD, 07-Oct-12
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., Stratford, Conn., was awarded a $42,019,356 firm-fixed-price contract. The award will provide for the upgrade and overhaul services of the main rotor blade. Work will be performed in Shelton, Conn., with an estimated completion date of Sept. 28, 2015. The bid was solicited through the Internet, with one bid received. The U.S. [...]
Congressman Tom Reed presses Sikorsky on factory closure
Source: Congressman Tom Reed, 03-Oct-12
Congressman Tom Reed is pressing Sikorsky leadership to provide details about the closing and future of affected workers as a result of last week’s decision to shut down its operations in Big Flats. “I have talked with many affected workers since the announcement,” Reed said. “They are understandably anxious and deserve answers.” Reed has spoken [...]
Sikorsky awarded $44M UH-60 gearbox contract
Source: US DoD, 28-Sep-12
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., Stratford, Conn., was awarded a $44,457,596 firm-fixed-price contract. The award will provide for the procurement of the gearbox accessory in support of the UH-60. Work will be performed in Stratford, with an estimated completion date of Sept. 25, 2012. Two bids were solicited, with one bid received. The U.S. Army Contracting Command, [...]
Sikorsky awarded contract to enhance Black Hawk capabilities
Source: Sikorsky, 19-Sep-12
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. today announced the award of the Combat Tempered Platform Demonstration (CTPD) contract from the U.S. Army’s Aviation Applied Technology Directorate (AATD). This program will build upon and improve the BLACK HAWK platform’s already high operational durability and survivability by developing and integrating a suite of advanced new technologies and establishing their benefits [...]
CPI Aero signs long term Black Hawk gunner window assemblies contract
Source: CPI Aero, 13-Sep-12
CPI Aerostructures, Inc. (“CPI Aero®”) (NYSE MKT: CVU) announced today that it has received a long term agreement from Sikorsky Aircraft Corp.to manufacture gunner window assemblies for the BLACK HAWK helicopter for a period of five years. The windows are of two-piece construction located just behind the pilot seat on each side of the aircraft. They slide [...]
Sikorsky and ETC-PZL sign MOU to examine Black Hawk training support
Source: Sikorsky, 12-Sep-12
Sikorsky Aerospace Services (SAS) and PZL Mielec announced today the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with ETC-PZL Aerospace Industries Ltd. (ETC-PZL), the Polish subsidiary of Environmental Tectonics Corporation. The MOU will examine how ETC-PZL could provide aircrew and maintenance training should Poland’s Ministry of Defence acquire Polish-built S-70i&™ BLACK HAWK helicopters for its [...]
Sikorsky and WCBKT talking about Black Hawk ground support equipment
Source: Sikorsky, 12-Sep-12
Sikorsky Aerospace Services (SAS) and PZL Mielec – Polish manufacturer of the S-70i™ BLACK HAWK helicopter – announced today the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Wojskowe Centralne Biuro Konstrukcyjno – Technologiczne (WCBKT) to explore how WCBKT could supply Ground Support Equipment to sustain a fleet of S-70i™ helicopters in Poland. Any future [...]
Sikorsky and WZL-1 sign LOI to discuss regional Black Hawk support
Source: Sikorsky, 12-Sep-12
Sikorsky Aerospace Services (SAS) and PZL Mielec – manufacturer of S-70i™ BLACK HAWK helicopters in Poland announced today they have signed a Letter of Intent with Poland’s principal maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) company Wojskowe Zaklady Lotnicze NR 1 S.A. (WZL 1). The agreement relates to a Polish Government decision to procure up to 26 [...]
Sabreliner Corp delivers UH-60 to Bahraini military
Source: Sabreliner Corp, 11-Sep-12
Representatives of Sabreliner Corporation recently traveled to Bahrain for the delivery ceremony of a fully-customized Sikorsky UH-60 VIP Black Hawk Helicopter. The helicopter will be used by the Royal Bahraini Air Force in a variety of missions including transporting heads of state. Those who attended the delivery ceremony from Sabreliner included Susan Aselage, Vice Chairman, [...]
Polish Army plans purchase of 26 helicopters
Source: Warsaw Business Journal, 03-Sep-12
The Polish army is planning to strengthen its aviation capabilities by purchasing 26 helicopters for the price of zł.3 billion (approx $900M). The tender for the new helicopters will be held this autumn. (see full article)
30-Aug-12 Sikorsky UH-60 Hanover, US-Virginia
30-Aug-12
Force landing in corn field. No apparent damage.
Breeze-Eastern awarded $8.2M contract for UH-60 winch overhaul work
Source: US DoD, 28-Aug-12
Breeze-Eastern, Whippany, N.J., was awarded an $8,228,539 firm-fixed-price contract. The award will provide for the overhaul services of a winch in support of UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter. Work will be performed in Whippany, with an estimated completion date of July 26, 2017. The bid was solicited through the Internet, with one bid received. The U.S. [...]
Norway may buy Seahawks instead of NH90s
17-Aug-12
Norway’s military may buy Seahawk if the NH90s it ordered seven years ago are not delivered by the end of the year, the defence minister said on Thursday. (see full story)
16-Aug-12 Sikorsky UH-60 Shah Wali Kot, Afghanistan (11F)
16-Aug-12
Helicopter crashed during a firefight with insurgents in a remote area of southern Afghanistan on Thursday, killing seven Americans and four Afghans
Prototype Engineering awarded $30M for UH-60 work
Source: US DoD, 30-Jul-12
Prototype Engineering, Gardena, Calif., was awarded a $30,011,568 firm-fixed-price contract. The award will provide for the overhaul of the UH-60 Black Hawk’s spindle head rotary. Work will be performed in Gardena, Calif., with an estimated completion date of June 30, 2017. Three bids were solicited, with four bids received. The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Redstone [...]
22-Jul-12 Sikorsky UH-60 Daglica, Turkey (4F)
22-Jul-12
UH=-60 of Turkey’s paramilitary police crashed in Kurdish border region killing 4. A further 8 survived (other reports differ on number of survivors). One reported said it lost power while landing
Sikorsky Helitech Signs $120M Australian H-60 Maintenance Contract
Source: Sikorsky, 20-Jul-12
Sikorsky Aircraft Australia Limited announced today the signing of a four-year agreement with the Australian Defence Force (ADF) for ongoing logistics and engineering support for the Commonwealth of Australia’s fleet of BLACK HAWK (S-70A(TM)) and SEAHAWK® (S-70B(TM)) helicopters. Valued at more than $120 million, with six annual renewable options, the contract is a follow-on agreement [...]
Hamilton Sundstrand wins US Army MRO contract for UH-60 T700 fuel controls
Source: Hamilton Sundstrand, 16-Jul-12
Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation, a subsidiary of United Technologies Corporation (NYSE: UTX), was recently awarded a multi-year Overhaul & Repair contract from the U.S. Army for BLACK HAWK helicopter T700 fuel controls, with initial delivery orders starting in 2012 and covering a period of performance through 2017. “Hamilton Sundstrand is pleased to be selected to provide maintenance [...]
Sikorsky expands Black Hawk maintenance team for Colombian Army
Source: Sikorsky, 11-Jul-12
Sikorsky Aerospace Services (SAS) today announced the expansion of an existing contract that doubles the size of the in-country maintenance support team for the Colombian Army UH-60 BLACK HAWK fleet. The Colombian Army Aviation – part of the Army’s Combined Arms Team – has acquired Scheduled and Unscheduled Maintenance Services for its fleet of UH-60 [...]
Brunei marks milestones in S70i fleet acquisition
Source: Brunei Ministry of Defence, 03-Jul-12
On 2 December 2011, the Ministry of Defence, Brunei Darussalam (MINDEF) signed a contract with Sikorsky International Operations, Inc. for the delivery of twelve (12) S-70i™ BLACK HAWK helicopters with spare parts, ground support equipment and training package. To date, the project has achieved several major milestones which include the completion of several design reviews [...]
Lockheed Martin awarded $26M contract to test UH-60 multi-mode radar sub-system
Source: US DoD, 22-Jun-12
Lockheed Martin Corp., Owego, N.Y., is being awarded a $26,487,920 firm-fixed-price contract to provide for the development, production, and testing of five First Article Operation Test Program sets (OTPS) with accompanying technical data for weapons replaceable assemblies (WRAs) for the H-60 Aircraft. The WRAs are part of the multi-mode radar sub-system with the automated radar [...]
Sikorsky Aerospace Services wins coveted 2012 Military MRO of the Year award
Source: Sikorsky, 22-Jun-12
Aviation Week’s Overhaul & Maintenance Magazine has presented its prestigious 2012 MRO of the Year Award for military center of excellence to Sikorsky Aerospace Services (SAS). SAS, which received the award at the recent MRO Americas Conference & Exhibition in Dallas, Texas, is the worldwide aftermarket division of Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., a subsidiary of United [...]
Four companies awarded $12M for logistics support of H-60, H-1, CV-22 progams
Source: US DoD, 21-Jun-12
Creative Business Solutions, Inc., Mitchellville, Md.; Cirrus Technology, Inc., Huntsville, Ala.; Infinite Services and Solutions, Inc., Columbus, Ga.; and Standard Technology, Inc., Warner Robins, Ga., are being awarded a $12,000,000 firm-fixed-price, cost-reimbursable no-fee contract to provide logistics support for the acquisition, fielding, and sustainment of H-60, H-1 (variant), CV-22, and other special mission aircraft modification [...]
Spika sells Black Hawk Phase Maintenance Stands to Australian military
Source: Spika, 12-Jun-12
Spika Welding and Manufacturing, Inc., a leading manufacturer of aircraft maintenance platforms and maintenance support equipment, announces that it has been awarded a contract with the Australian Government Department of Defence to supply Black Hawk maintenance stands for Army Aviation facilities in Sydney and Townsville. Spika won the contract, valued at over $500,000 (USD), after [...]
New York Army National Guard tests ‘firehawk’ helicopter
Source: US Army, 05-Jun-12
A New York Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter will be testing the National Guard’s Firehawk helicopter firefighting system on the Mohawk River between the Thaddeus Kosciusko Bridge (Twin Bridges) on I-87 and the Route 9 Crescent Bridge tomorrow morning (Tuesday, June 5) in Crescent, Saratoga County. The Firehawk system consists of a 1,000-gallon [...]
31-May-12 Sikorsky UH-60 Mitzpe Ramon, Israel
31-May-12
Emergency landing made shortly after take-off
Sikorsky subcontractor Aero Vodochody opens new composite shop
Source: Aero Vodochody, 03-May-12
The investment for more than 100 million will bring new production capacity. AERO Vodochody, the Czech largest aircraft manufacturer opened new shop for components made of composite materials. The company believes the new and bigger workplace will bring new production capacity and attract new customers. The competitiveness of Aero will be also improved by extension [...]
24-Apr-12 Sikorsky UH-60 Isurava, Papua New Guinea
24-Apr-12
Precautionary landing due to an engine fault
19-Apr-12 Sikorsky UH-60 Helmand Province, Afghanistan (4F)
19-Apr-12
A Black Hawk helicopter crashed Thursday in southern Afghanistan, killing all four POB. Weather was apparently a factor. Fatalities named as Chief Warrant Officer 2 Nicholas Johnson, 27, San Diego; Spc. Dean Shaffer, 23, Pekin, Ill.; Chief Warrant Officer 2 Don Viray, 25, Waipahu, Hawaii; and Spc. Chris Workman, 33, Boise, Idaho.
CAE to jointly develop Black Hawk and S92 training in Brunei
Source: CAE, 16-Apr-12
CAE and the Ministry of Finance of Brunei Darussalam (MOFB) today announced that they have signed a shareholders agreement under which a joint venture company, owned 60 percent by CAE and 40 percent by the Brunei Ministry of Finance, will be established to develop and operate the CAE Brunei Multi-Purpose Training Centre (MPTC) in Brunei [...]
Grimes Aerospace (Honeywell) win $13M contract for UH-60 searchlights
Source: US DoD, 16-Apr-12
Grimes Aerospace Co., Urbana, Ohio, was awarded a $13,316,300 firm-fixed-price contract. The award will provide for the procurement of searchlights for the UH-60 Black Hawk Helicopter System. Work will be performed in Urbana, Ohio, with an estimated completion date of April 30, 2017. The bid was solicited through the Internet, with one bid received. The [...]
Honeywell win $14M contract to overhaul UH-60 starter motors
Source: US DoD, 16-Apr-12
Honeywell International, Tempe, Ariz., was awarded a $14,886,266 firm-fixed-price contract. The award will provide for the overhaul and upgrade services in support of the UH-60 Black Hawk starter engine. Work will be performed in Tempe, Ariz., with an estimated completion date of April 4, 2017. One bid was solicited, with one bid received. The U.S. [...]
15-Apr-12 Sikorsky UH-60J Mutsu Bay, Japan (1F)
15-Apr-12
Crashed into the water after main blades struck the side of destroyer Matsuyuki. 6 rescued, 1 fatal – named as 37-year-old captain, Lt. Cmdr. Masahiko Miyanaga.
763rd changes to 823rd Maintenance Squadron
Source: US Air Force, 12-Apr-12
The 763rd Maintenance Squadron transitioned to the 823rd Maintenance Squadron Apr.10 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. The name change signifies the squadron’s alignment with its sister-squadrons to become a more cohesive unit. The 763rd originally fell under the 563rd Maintenance Group at Air Force Special Operations Command, but the squadron was redesignated after it [...]
Sikorsky awarded $9.5M for UH-60 parts
Source: US DoD, 09-Apr-12
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., Stratford, Conn., was awarded a $9,479,531 firm-fixed-price contract. The award will provide for the procurement of parts in support of the UH-60 Black Hawk system. Work will be performed in Stratford, Conn., with an estimated completion date of March 22, 2013. Three bids were solicited, with one bid received. The U.S. Army [...]
