The C-5M Super Galaxy is specially built to transport massive military equipment, capable of carrying six Apache helicopters, two M1A Abrams tanks, or 250,000 pounds of relief supplies A large…
Gen. Franks flew MH-60 Pave Hawk tail number 009 during Operation Allied Force, rescuing Lt. Col. Darrell Patrick “Dale” Zelko F-117 Nighthawk pilot downed in enemy territory. An MH-60G Pave…
One function the AH-64E Apache model is capable of performing is full instrument flight. This means pilots can fly through low visibility conditions such as clouds and adverse weather. A…
The HH-60W Jolly Green II test aircraft will be modified for operational use before being transferred to their respective Air Force rescue unit. On Apr. 13, 2021, the US Air…
This technology was recently tested in a first-of-its-kind mission, demonstrating complete supervised autonomy capabilities on the S-70 Optionally Piloted Vehicle Black Hawk. Sikorsky and the US Defense Advanced Research Projects…
Defiant X is a complete weapon system that builds on the handling qualities and transformational capabilities proven by the team’s technology demonstrator, SB>1 Defiant. Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin Company, and…
The incident took place after the Apache suffered a malfunction during a live firing training exercise and was forced to land at Sculthorpe training range in Norfolk. The British Army…
On Oct. 12, 2020, with only about two-thirds prop torque and engine power, the Sikorsky-Boeing SB>1 Defiant achieved 211 knots straight and level and 232 knots in descent. On Oct.…
Stewart Smith had the opportunity to fly his brother Isaac Smith in the Apache, a two-seater aircraft. Chief Warrant Officer 4 Isaac Smith and Chief Warrant Officer 4 Stewart Smith…
The three weapons tested were: the GAU-2, a 7.62mm Gatling gun, the GAU-18, a .50 caliber legacy machine gun, and the GAU-21, a .50 caliber newly-designed machine gun. Deep within…