US Army UH-60V upgrade, including digital cockpit, finishes initial operational test and evaluation
By Garrett Reim
22 April 2020
The US Army’s UH-60V upgrade package, which enhances the “L†variant of the Sikorsky Black Hawk, has completed initial operational test and evaluation (IOT&E).
Part of the upgrade package, the digital cockpit system, reached IOT&E in September 2019, says its manufacturer Northrop Grumman on 22 April.
The US Army had not previously announced the UH-60V reaching the milestone. The service did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The service aims to bring the capabilities of the older UH-60L into closer alignment with its most modern example of the helicopter, the UH-60M. Upgrades include a digital glass cockpit with open architecture to replace the older analog gauges in UH-60L helicopters.
“Cockpit similarity with the UH-60M enables a single Army Black Hawk pilot training programme,†says the Pentagon’s Director Operational Test and Evaluation (DOT&E) office in its 2019 annual report. “Once qualified on the UH-60M, pilots can transition to the UH-60V with minimal additional instruction.â€
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