A U.S. soldier was put in charge of planning and executing missions with the Optionally Piloted Black Hawk helicopter instead of a trained aviator.

The OPV Black Hawk showed off new abilities to drop cargo by parachute, move sling-loads, and carry out medical evacuation ...

Welcome back to The Daily Aviation for a feature on how the US Army inserts its ground forces into hostile areas utilizing ...

The UH-72 Lakota is a transport helicopter for the US Army, lauded for its ease of use, low maintenance costs, and forgiving flight characteristics.

While Blackhawk helicopters have lingered in modern military cavalries for decades, this new iteration doesn't require a ...

Sikorsky's fully autonomous UH-60 Black Hawk variant is ready for production, according to Lockheed Martin chief executive ...

From concept to reality in 10 months, Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, has transformed a UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter into the S-70UAS U-Hawk, a versatile ...

A futuristic military helicopter has been unveiled with no cockpit. The new Black Hawk chopper variant is autonomous, so it can fly into war zones without a pilot.

A futuristic military helicopter has been unveiled with no cockpit. The new Black Hawk chopper variant is autonomous, so it can fly into war zones without a pilot. It can then open large front-facing ...

The S-70UAS U-Hawk is a modified UH-60L that removes the cockpit entirely to create an uncrewed, mission-flexible platform designed for logistics, support, and future air-ground teaming missions.

The Black Hawk made its first flight on November 29, 1974, and entered service in 1978. So many years later, its manufacturer is still exploring new market niches for this aircraft. Today Sikorsky ...

Sikorsky’s newest helicopter is an unmanned version of its UH-60L Black Hawk, stripped of its cockpit to carry more cargo and keep aircrew out of harm’s way. Company officials hope the U.S. and other ...