AMERICA’S ARMY WINNING IN A COMPLEX WORLD

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Black Hawk UH/HH-60
PEO Aviation | Redstone Arsenal, AL
WARFIGHTING
FUNCTION
Mission Command
Movement and Maneuver
Intelligence
Fires
Sustainment
Maneuver Support
and Protection
Engagement
ACQUISITION
LIFECYCLE PHASE
Materiel Solution Analysis
Technology Maturation &
Risk Reduction
Engineering & Manufacturing
Development
Production & Deployment
Operations & Support
MILESTONE DECISION
AUTHORITY
Defense Acquisition Executive
Army Acquisition Executive
Program Executive Officer
DESCRIPTION
The Black Hawk UH/HH-60 is the Army’s utility tactical transport
helicopter. It provides air assault, general support, aeromedical
evacuation, command and control, and special operations support to
combat, stability and support operations. This versatile Black Hawk
helicopter has enhanced the Army’s overall mobility due to dramatic
improvement in troop and cargo lift capacity. It will serve as the Army’s
utility helicopter in the Future Force. There are multiple versions of the
UH-60 Black Hawk, including the UH-60M and the UH-60V.
The UH-60M includes the improved GE-701D engine and provides
greater cruising speed, rate of climb and internal load than the UH-60A
and UH-60L versions. The Medical Evacuation (MEDEVAC) version
of the UH-60M, the HH-60M, includes an integrated MEDEVAC
Mission Equipment Package kit, providing day, night and adverse
weather emergency evacuation of casualties.
The UH-60V is designed to update the existing UH-60L analog
architecture to a digital infrastructure, enabling the upgraded aircraft
to have a similar Pilot-Vehicle Interface and commonality of training as
the UH-60M.
BENEFIT TO THE WARFIGHTER
On the asymmetric battlefield, the Black Hawk enables commanders to
get to the fight quicker and to mass effects throughout the battlespace
across the full spectrum of conflict. A single Black Hawk can transport an
entire 11-person, fully equipped infantry squad faster than a predecessor
system in most weather conditions. The aircraft’s critical components
and systems are armored or redundant, and its airframe is designed to
crush progressively on impact to protect crew and passengers. The UH-
60M and the UH-60V are a digital networked platform with greater
range and lift to support maneuver commanders through air assault,
command and control, general support and aeromedical evacuation.
SPECIFICATIONS
UH-60A UH-60L/V UH-60M
Max Gross Weight (Pounds) 20,250 22,000 22,000
Cruise Speed (Knots) 149 150 152
Rate of Climb (Feet/Minute) 814 1,315 1,646
Engines (Two each) GE-700 GE-701C GE-701D
External Load (Pounds) 8,000 8,000 9,000
Internal Load (Pounds) 2,640 2,640 3,190
Crew
Armament
Two pilots, two crew chiefs
Two 7.62 mm machine guns
PROGRAM STATUS
UH-60V:
• 3QFY13: Materiel Development Decision
• 2QFY14: Milestone B
• 4QFY14: Engineering & Manufacturing
Development Contract Award
• 3QFY15: Preliminary Design Review
• 4QFY15: Critical Design Review
UH/HH-60M:
• Through FY15: Fielded 691 UH-60M to Active Army, Reserve
and the National Guard
PROJECTED ACTIVITIES
UH/HH-60M:
• Current: Multiyear IX Contract Award
UH-60V:
• 2QFY17: First Flight
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