Rotorcraft
Armed Black Hawk Completes Qualification
Sikorsky's integrated weaponization solution for the S-70i/UH-60M Black Hawk is now qualified for operation. The launch customer is the UAE.
The UAE is the launch customer for Sikorsky's armed Black Hawk.
The UAE is the launch customer for Sikorsky's armed Black Hawk.

Sikorsky (a unit of Lockheed Martin, Chalet CS02) has completed the six-year development and qualification program for its weaponization kit, tailored for the S-70i/UH-60M Black Hawk. The qualification involved around two years of live firing trials conducted at the Yuma Proving Ground in Arizona.

Using the Black Hawk’s existing digital avionics, the kit allows a range of weaponry to be launched and fired, including precision-guided Hellfire missiles and laser-guided rockets. The system also provides accurate aiming for unguided weapons such as Hydra 70 rockets carried in seven- or 19-round launchers, and forward-firing .50 caliber machine guns. In addition, the system supports the operation of 7.62mm guns mounted in the cabin windows that can be fixed to fire forward under pilot operation, or when flex-mounted, as crew-served guns.

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