Sun, Jul 10, 2011
Sikorsky Plans To Deliver 950 UH-60Ms Through 2025
The U.S. Army has taken delivery of its 300th UH-60M Black Hawk
helicopter to the U.S. Army from Sikorsky, the company said
Thursday. Sikorsky began delivering UH-60M aircraft to the U.S.
Army in 2006. With a new airframe, avionics and propulsion system,
the aircraft is the most modern in a series of Black Hawk variants
that Sikorsky has been delivering to the Army since 1978. Sikorsky
Aircraft also has delivered UH-60M aircraft to other U.S. federal
government agencies, and to international customers.
"The war-fighter has provided outstanding reviews of the UH-60M
Black Hawk helicopter’s performance in theater,” said
Lt. Col. Heyward Wright, Product Manager, representing Col. Thomas
Todd of the U.S. Army's Utility Helicopters Project Office. "In my
estimation, the UH-60M aircraft sets the standard for a successful
utility platform in a combat environment."
Sikorsky is expected to deliver more than 950 UH-60M aircraft to
the U.S. Army by 2025. Additionally, the Army plans to buy more
than 400 HH-60M MEDEVAC aircraft used to extract wounded troops
from the battlefield. Exact procurement numbers year-to-year and
across the life of the program will be determined by budget
authorizations and specific contract awards.
Sikorsky continues to improve the aircraft via the UH-60M
Modernization program. This includes a fly-by-wire flight control
system and FADEC-equipped GE-701 engine. “The UH-60M platform
brings the most up-to-date technology to the war-fighter to keep
our troops safe for their diverse missions,” said John
Palumbo, Sikorsky Vice President, Army Programs. “We continue
to receive very positive feedback from the U.S. Army because the
UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter provides reduced pilot workload,
increased lift, better protection and enhanced survivability. It is
a proven, reliable combat aircraft.”
Black Hawk helicopters of all variants flown by the U.S. Army in
the Iraq and Afghanistan theaters of war have accumulated more than
one million fleet flight hours without a single Class A material
failure. The combined operational sortie rate in both theaters
stands at 85 percent. The U.S. Army’s total Black Hawk
helicopter fleet exceeds 1,945 aircraft. More than 3,000 Black Hawk
helicopters of all variants are in use today, operating in 30
countries.
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