US Army Black Hawk Gets Longer Range, AI-Enabled Systems & Greater Drone Control
Kris Osborn
Aug 21, 2025
Kris Osborn
Aug 21, 2025
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by Jim Morris, Warrior Vice President, News
The Black Hawk has spent roughly half a century as a US Army front-line helicopter and battled in everything from places such as Somalia, Iraq and Afghanistan, and now the much-upgraded platform is surging into a new technological sphere with longer range capacity, AI-enabled systems and greater drone coordination.
Lockheed Martin’s Sikorski received an initial $43 million contract for engineering efforts that include an improved airframe and a digital capability that will be used for unmanned aerial systems (UAS) integration. Sikorski plans to deliver the newest helo for the Army in 2026.
“Sikorsky is ready to implement new technologies that will strengthen the combat-proven Black Hawk helicopter and give US Army soldiers greater advantage in areas such as the Indo-Pacific,” said Sikorsky vice president Hamid Salin of the Army and Air Force Systems. “Modernization is reducing costs, increasing efficiency and improving the overall maintenance and sustainment for the aircraft.”
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