Rotorcraft
U.S. Army Unveils New Black Hawk Helicopter
The UH-60V is an upgraded version of the UH-60L utility transport helicopter with a state-of-the-art integrated cockpit system.
One of the first UH-60Vs is seen at Muir AAF, Pennsylvania, from where the ATU-B unit of the EAATS operates the type alongside UH-60Ls and UH-60Ms. (Photo: U.S. Army/Brad Rhen)
One of the first UH-60Vs is seen at Muir AAF, Pennsylvania, from where the ATU-B unit of the EAATS operates the type alongside UH-60Ls and UH-60Ms. (Photo: U.S. Army/Brad Rhen)

In early October the U.S. Army formally lifted the veil on the Lockheed Martin/Sikorsky UH-60V Black Hawk helicopter. The latest version of the medium utility transport rotorcraft represents a significant upgrade of the earlier UH-60L that prepares it for a future serving alongside the new-build UH-60M in a more connected battlefield.

The ceremony was held at Muir Army Air Field, Fort Indiantown Gap in Pennsylvania, where the state's National Guard operates the Eastern Army National Guard Aviation Training Site (EAATS). The facility trains UH-60 and CH-47 Chinook crews for regular Army, Army Reserve, National Guard, and other nations. Its Aviation Training Battalion-Utility (ATB-U) handles Black Hawk training and is the first unit to receive the UH-60V.

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