The State Department cleared a proposed $500 million sale of eight UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters and its components to the government of Croatia. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency gave Congress the required certification for the proposed foreign military sale, which will be fulfilled by lead contractor Sikorsky, a subsidiary of Lockheed Martin.

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NASA-designed collision avoidance software has been tested onboard two research helicopters of Lockheed Martin's Sikorsky division as part of efforts to evaluate the autonomous technology to enable advanced air mobility. Five software systems were loaded into the Sikorsky Autonomy Research Aircraft, a modified S-76B converted into a flying lab, and the larger Optionally Piloted Vehicle Black Hawk.

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Helicopters are one of the most innovative inventions that changed the game for defense, warfighting, transportation, and disaster relief missions. Many models have been invented to fulfill various government efforts, but the Sikorsky line of helicopters is one that has proven to be a consistent force to be reckoned with when it comes to defending […] More

Lockheed Martin’s Sikorsky subsidiary handed the eighth and ninth CH-53K heavy-lift helicopters to the U.S. Marine Corps in December 2022. Marine Corps Air Station New River in Jacksonville, North Carolina, will serve as the home base of both aircraft and the manufacturer is on schedule to deliver additional King Stallion units to the service this […] More

Boeing will produce two more CH-47F Block II Chinook aircraft for the U.S. Army under a $63 million fixed-price-incentive contract.  The Block II Chinook helicopters will include enhanced features such as redesigned fuel tank, sustained fuselage and drivetrain improvements, the aerospace company said Monday.  Funding and work locations for Boeing, the sole bidder for the […] More

The Royal Australian Navy has ordered 12 additional MH-60R Seahawk helicopters from Lockheed Martin subsidiary Sikorsky under a foreign military sales transaction with the U.S. government. Lockheed said Tuesday the firm-fixed-price order will support a third “Romeo” squadron under the first phase of the Australian government’s Project SEA 9100 and the company expects to complete […] More

The U.S. Navy has awarded Northrop Grumman a $65 million contract to commence the full-rate production of Link-16 for the U.S. Marine Corps’ fleet of combat helicopters. The company said Wednesday it will integrate the military tactical data link network into the AH-1Z and UH-1Y aircraft to enable fleet crews to share data and communications […] More

Lockheed Martin‘s Sikorsky subsidiary has received a $42.15 million contract to help sustain the U.S. Army’s fleet of H-60 Black Hawk helicopters. Sikorsky will deliver non-personal technical services to the service branch at locations yet to be determined and must complete sustainment work by Dec. 31, 2026, the Department of Defense said Thursday. The Army […] More

Boeing has secured a $103.8 million in foreign military sales funds to manufacture AH-6 light attack helicopters for Thailand. The U.S. Army’s contracting organization issued obligated money from the Thai government through a contract modification to the Chicago-based aerospace and defense company. Work will take place at Boeing’s facility in Mesa, Arizona, and the DOD […] More

A Lockheed Martin business has received a production contract for the first four of 12 CH-53K heavy-lift helicopters ordered by Israel, with deliveries starting in 2025. The Bethesda, Maryland-headquartered company said Tuesday the Sikorsky CH-53K helicopters bought under a U.S. Navy-Israel Foreign Military Sales agreement will replace the country’s fleet of over five-decade-old Sikorsky CH-53D […] More

L3Harris Technologies has secured a $45.8 million sole-source contract from U.S. Special Operations Command to equip MH-47 and MH-60 helicopters with high-frequency manpack radio technology. SOCOM is obligating $6.3 million at the time of award for the company to perform aircraft interface backplane production and software modification work, the Department of Defense said Tuesday. Under […] More

Northrop Grumman has showcased a new open architecture system that seeks to provide U.S. Army vertical lift aircraft with communications, navigation and identification capabilities for multi-domain missions. The company said Tuesday it designed the Mini-CNI system to deliver multiple networked advantages such as sensor-to-shooter links that meet the requirements for Joint All-Domain Command and Control […] More