Sikorsky says it is now offering production-ready kits for its Black Hawks should the helicopter's customers decide to arm their choppers from the factory.
A survivability upgrade is coming for the Sikorsky HH-60W Jolly Green II fleet that rescued the pilot and weapon system officer of a Boeing F-15E that was shot down over Iran on April 2.
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.
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.