Sikorsky MH-60/UH-60

BAE Systems will transform the Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) II with dual-mode seekers to make the 2.75-in.-dia. guided rocket more effective at shooting down volleys of large numbers of one-way attack munitions.

The U.S. Army over the past two years has rolled out major changes to its aviation forces, largely in response to lessons learned in the Russia-Ukraine War.

Lockheed Martin is developing two concepts for greatly extending the range of the Sikorsky MH-60R/S Seahawk to offer to the U.S. Navy.

Automated Black Hawk; Eve’s eVTOL flies; Arctic auroral radar; controlling thin wings.

Skyryse has completed the first flight of a Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter equipped with its SkyOS automated flight control system.

Air Forces in Focus analyzes the results so far of the Army Transformation Initiative unveiled in May.

In the two years since our last analysis of the Swedish Air Force, Sweden has achieved several objectives aimed at modernizing its air capabilities.

The U.S. Coast Guard is set to receive $24.59 billion through 2029 for fleet modernization, including a controversial $172 million G700 purchase.

The U.S. Navy has confirmed that a Sikorsky MH-60R Seahawk and a Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornet from the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz crashed on Oct. 26.

The U.S. Coast Guard is set to buy additional MH-60 helicopters from Sikorsky as part of its continued growth of the fleet.

The rising popularity of Collaborative Combat Aircraft has spread to the U.S. Army, which is now considering the reusable systems to augment crewed rotorcraft.

The U.S. Army plans to match the 18-month acceleration for the schedule to field the baseline version of the Bell MV-75 tiltrotor.

Sikorsky has modified an ex-U.S. Army UH-60L Black Hawk into a flight demonstrator for the proposed U-Hawk uncrewed utility aircraft.

Boeing has unveiled a large, high-speed and vertical take-off-and-landing (VTOL), uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) for the U.S. Army.

Lockheed Martin is exploring ways to bring autonomy into the cockpit of its venerable C-130 fleet to reduce pilot workload.

Sikorsky expects the award for the 11th, and likely final, UH-60 Black Hawk order from the U.S. Army in late 2026 as the service reviews aviation plans.

Readers write about U.S. Navy trainer aircraft, safety in U.S. military helicopter cockpits and GPS jamming. Plus: Behind the Scenes in Ukraine.

A project established by Sikorsky and the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) could lead to an autonomous helicopter.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

The U.S. Navy has seen its highest mishap rate in 11 years in 2025, as the service’s air forces commander says he is pushing to reduce the rate.

New Zealand’s has selected the Sikorsky MH-60R to replace its Kaman SH-2G(I) Seasprite helicopters and the Airbus A321XLR to replace Boeing 757-2K2 transports.

While Portugal’s effort to replace its F-16 fleet have dragged on, other elements of the Portuguese Air Force’s 5.3 Modernization Plan are progressing more smoothly.

Insufficient, inconsistent and nonexistent procedures contributed to January’s midair collision near Washington National Airport more than any single mistake.

First in line among the Austrian Air Force’s modernization priorities is the replacement of Austria’s Eurofighter Typhoon fleet, which remains in the earliest T1 configuration.

Variances detailed during an NTSB hearing on the Jan. 29 collision between a regional jet and an Army helicopter indicate inconsistency in traffic management.