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Colombian Army Contracts for Two Additional S-70i™ BLACK HAWK Helicopters
Sikorsky Aircraft, a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. announced today at the LAAD Defence & Security International Exhibition that the Colombian Army has contracted to buy two additional S-70i™ BLACK HAWK helicopters. The two aircraft will augment five S-70i helicopters… Continue reading
Northrop Grumman Introduces Advanced High-Resolution Sensors for Hawk Air Defense System
Northrop Grumman Corporation has launched its Fourth Generation Tracking Adjunct Sensor (4G TAS), the latest upgrade to the company’s range of high-resolution electro-optical/infrared (EO/IR) sensors for the Hawk air defense system.
Northrop Grumman’s 4G TAS, the only approved EO/IR upgrade… Continue reading
Colombian Army Takes Delivery of Five S-70i™ BLACK HAWK Helicopters
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The Colombian Army has formally inducted five new Sikorsky S-70i multi-mission helicopters into its fleet of BLACK HAWK aircraft. Colombia is the first South American country to buy the S-70i BLACK HAWK helicopter variant from Sikorsky Aircraft,… Continue reading
Northrop Grumman Successfully Demonstrates Joint STARS, Global Hawk Interoperability
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Northrop Grumman Corporation recently completed a successful exchange of radar data during a flight test involving the U.S. Air Force’s E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (Joint STARS) and the RQ-4B Global Hawk Block 40 unmanned aircraft… Continue reading
Sikorsky Aerospace Services Provides In-Country Depot Level Repairs to Colombian Army BLACK HAWK Fleet
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Sikorsky Aerospace Services (SAS) today announced plans to structurally repair sevendamaged UH-60L BLACK HAWK helicopters for the Colombian Army (COLAR) at its base depot in Tolemaida, Colombia. To ensure sustained support for operations as mandated by the… Continue reading
First Sensor Test Flight of EURO HAWK Unmanned Aircraft successfully accomplished
Cassidian, the defence and security division of EADS (EDF, EPA, MSX: EAD) and Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) , together achieved a major milestone today with the first full system test flight of the EURO HAWK® unmanned aircraft system (UAS) equipped… Continue reading
Northrop Grumman Delivers Global Hawks to U.S. Air Force
Northrop Grumman Corporation has completed early delivery of two Global Hawk unmanned aircraft to the U.S. Air Force. Global Hawk allows military commanders to receive high-resolution imagery, survey vast geographic regions and pinpoint targets on the ground.
Both aircraft were… Continue reading
Sultanate of Oman made the decision to purchase eight Hawk Advanced Jet Trainer (AJT) aircraft.
This order of eight Hawk AJT’s follows an order from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in May of this year. This order takes the total number of Hawk aircraft sold, or on order, to 998.
This announcement also strengthens the… Continue reading
Northrop Grumman Delivers New BACN-Equipped Global Hawk to Air Force Ahead of Schedule
Northrop Grumman Corporation delivered a Global Hawk unmanned aircraft to the U.S. Air Force carrying the Battlefield Airborne Communications Node (BACN) – expanding airborne communications and information sharing among military units in harsh environments.
Northrop Grumman produced and delivered the… Continue reading
Hawk T.2 achieves 5,000 flying hours
The first Royal Air Force Hawk TMk2 has completed 5,000 flying hours. The Hawk aircraft ZK024 was flown as part of a formation by Wing Commander Kevin Marsh, the Officer Commanding IV Squadron.
BAE Systems jointly with sub-contractor Babcock’s maintains… Continue reading
Northrop Grumman-Built NASA Global Hawks Support Hurricane Missions From Both U.S. Coasts
New Base of Operations Allows NASA Global Hawks to Reach Atlantic Storms More Quickly and Collect Data for Longer Periods of Time
Now deployed to the U.S. East coast, Northrop Grumman Corporation -built unmanned NASA Global Hawks will be able… Continue reading
Sikorsky awarded contract to integrate and test enhanced BLACK HAWK helicopter capabilities
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. today announced the award of the Combat Tempered Platform Demonstration (CTPD) contract from the U.S. Army’s Aviation Applied Technology Directorate (AATD). This program will build upon and improve the BLACK HAWK platform’s already high operational durability and… Continue reading