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Sikorsky Delivers 5,000th Black Hawk Helicopter

Sikorsky delivered its 5,000th Black Hawk Helicopter to the U.S. Army, which plans to fly the type for at least another 40 years.

Black Hawk helicopter sits in hangar beneath U.S. flag — The U.S. Army plans to fly its Black Hawks for at least another 40 years. (Photo: Lockheed Martin)

By Mark Huber • Contributor

January 21, 2023

On Friday, Lockheed Martin unit Sikorsky delivered its 5,000th Hawk-variant helicopter, with the milestone aircraft being a U.S. Army UH-60M Black Hawk. The medium-lift UH-60 family of helicopters dates back to its first flight in 1974 and has been operational in customer fleets since 1978.

“Sikorsky, as a company, has been forged by the Black Hawk,” said president Paul Lemmo. More than 35 international customers operate the Black Hawk, which is built at the company's Stratford, Connecticut plant. The S-70 Black Hawk variant is manufactured by Lockheed Martin’s PZL Mielec facility in Poland. Black Hawk platform derivatives include the MH-60R/S for maritime operations, MH-60T for multi-missions, HH-60W rescue helicopter, and internationally built S-70 Black Hawk, including the baseline Firehawk.

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