Two years later, Sikorsky Aviation won the bid to supply utility helicopters for the U.S. Army, and the first production Black Hawk variant, the UH-60A, entered service in 1979.

Origins and Development The Sikorsky S-70 Black Hawk is an American medium transport utility helicopter developed in the ...

Sikorsky's autonomous Black Hawk has been in the news several times before, especially following its first flight back in 2022, but it seems that only now is it beginning to unveil the true ...

The Sikorsky UH-60 and S-70 Black Hawk are incredibly versatile helicopters that can be outfitted to do just about whatever is needed to complete the job, whether the enemy is time, ...

These features make the Sikorsky S-70 Black Hawk one of the most durable aircraft on the battlefield. Widespread Military Use In 1985, the Australian Defence Force added 14 S-70A-9 Black Hawks to ...

Sikorsky announced on Jan. 29, 2025 that it has tested the new General Electric GE T901 engine on a U.S. Army’s UH-60 Black Hawk during a ground test run at the company’s facilities in West ...

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 year.

Black Hawks usually have a three-person crew, including a pilot, co-pilot, and crew chief. They have an external hook capable of lifting up to 8,000 pounds, and their top speed is around 170 mph.

Lockheed Martin‘s (NYSE: LMT) Sikorsky subsidiary has secured a potential $5.2 billion contract to build H-60 Black Hawk helicopters for the U.S. Army and foreign military sales customers.. The ...