A Snowmobile Crashed Into a Black Hawk Helicopter. The Rider Is Now Suing the Government
7 Mar 2024, 09:16 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Jeff Smith was riding his snowmobile at highway speeds at night on a Massachusetts trail, when he clipped the tail of a parked Black Hawk
Autonomous Helicopters Fly at One Another to See If They Can Dodge in Time
5 Feb 2024, 13:00 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA, DARPA and Sikosky test autonomous collision avoidance systems on two helicopters that flew on their own at the end of last year
This Is the 5,000th Black Hawk Helicopter Ever Made, Will Serve With the U.S. Army
23 Jan 2023, 10:23 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The U.S. Army, the largest Black Hawk helicopter operator in the world, just got delivery of the 5,000th unit of the breed
Autonomous Black Hawk Helicopter Performs Life-Saving Mission for the First Time
2 Nov 2022, 22:54 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / Sikorsky and DARPA have successfully demonstrated autonomous mission scenarios with an optionally piloted UH-60A Black Hawk
Second Next-Gen Black Hawk and Apache Engine Prototype to Start Testing Next Year
11 Oct 2022, 11:45 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / General Electric to start testing the second prototype engine for the Black Hawk, Apache and FARA helicopters next year.
New Black Hawk Turboshaft Engine Enters Testing Stage, 50 Percent More Powerful Than T700
24 Mar 2022, 08:55 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / General Electric starts testing of the T901-GE-900 engine, the powerplant to the fitted on the Black Hawk, Apache, and FARA helicopters
Honeywell Turboshaft Engine to Power Defiant Assault Helicopter
10 Feb 2022, 15:39 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Sikorsky and Boeing announced the engine supplier for their entry in the Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft competition, the Defiant X, is Honeywell
Modified Black Hawk Helicopter Flies by Itself for the First Time
9 Feb 2022, 01:35 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / DARPA and Sikorsky have successfully flown a modified UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter with no humans on board for the first time
DARPA Wants AI Assistants in Black Hawks, First One Called OCARINA
1 Feb 2022, 15:16 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / DARPA and Northrop Grumman working on an AI-powered personal assistant for UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter pilots, project in prototype stage
Jolly Green II Helicopters in Action Look Like Proper Black Hawks
26 Dec 2021, 09:36 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Two Jolly Green II helicopters are seen departing the flight line at MacDill Air Force Base in Florida, going on a mission for the Mosaic Tiger 22-1 exercise
HH-60G Pave Hawk Shows It’s Still Got It as It Flies Over Okinawa
5 Dec 2021, 09:05 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Image shows an HH-60G Pave Hawk with the 33rd Rescue Squadron flying a mission over the Japanese island of Okinawa, retirement coming
This Is How Proud an HH-60G Pave Hawk Looks Before Its Final Flight and Dissection
16 Nov 2021, 15:49 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / This HH-60G Pave Hawk is pictured here right before its final flight and decommissioning to become a static display at NATO air base
This Is Why the Defiant X Will Make Other Helicopters Looks Outdated and Slow
19 Sep 2021, 07:04 UTC · By: Tudor Serban / After decades in use, the venerable Black Hawk is prepared for a well-deserved retirement, and its replacement will be announced soon
U.S. Army Black Hawk and Apache Helicopters Put on a Big Show at Airfield, Air Trembles
18 Sep 2021, 06:34 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / A number of U.S. Army Black Hawk and Apache helicopters have been captured on film as they were arriving at Illesheim Army Airfield in Germany
USAF Pave Hawk Lands to Show Perfect Close-Up of a Hot Zone Machine
21 Jul 2021, 08:55 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / USAf releases another photo of a retiring HH-60G Pave Hawk, landing after conducting a heritage flight in June at a Georgia Air Force Base
Black Hawk Down on Busy Boulevard, as Helicopter Malfunctions During Exercise
15 Jul 2021, 10:15 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The U.S. helicopter was flying in formation during rehearsals for Romanian Aviation Day when it was forced to make an emergency landing
USAF Pave Hawk Takes a Close-Up Selfie While Landing, Looks Massive
6 Jun 2021, 08:28 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / An U.S. Air Force Pave Hawk with the 34th Weapons Squadron is shot in a selfie while landing during a training competition held at the Nevada Test range
U.S. Military Aircraft to Get Deadlier Than Ever With New Sensor Technology
31 May 2021, 16:48 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / U.S. Army is developing new sensor technology to help in future combat. The new tech has already been tested in an exercise with a UH-60 Black Hawk.
VR Trainer Coming in 2022 for the Jolly Green II Combat Rescue Helicopter Crews
31 May 2021, 08:52 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / As Sikorski is hard at work developing the Jolly Green II combat rescue helicopter, CAE USA was selected to build the virtual, mixed reality trainer
Defiant X Weapons System in the Works, Helo to Replace Black Hawk in the 2030s
24 Apr 2021, 06:05 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Boeing and Sikorsky announced they are now developing the weapons system for the Black Hawk replacement, the Defiant X helicopter