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SOCOM presses H-60/T901 re-engine and MV-75 tiltrotor path—while keeping Chinook Block II Gaps in view

U.S. Special Operations Command says the Bell MV-75 tiltrotor should complement rather than fully replace the Sikorsky MH-60 special-mission Black Hawk fleet. SOCOM is also urging the Army to keep re-engine work on the H-60 via the GE Aerospace T901, and is looking ahead to Chinook Block III options even as the Army remains uncommitted to Block II fielding.

2026-05-22T09:11:23.421639-07:00

The War Zone

US Army Improved Turbine Engine Program promises performance gains for Night Stalker MH-60M—upgrade path remains uncertain

2026-05-21T10:15:22.719373-07:00

Yonhap News Agency

US clears potential $3B sale of up to 24 MH-60R Seahawk ASW helicopters for South Korea

2026-05-18T13:32:52.052283-07:00

Vertical Mag

TSB: Helijet Sikorsky S-76 lightning likely helicopter-induced, triggering display failures and tail-rotor damage (Oct 2023)

2026-05-14T05:30:36.889974-07:00

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SOCOM presses H-60/T901 re-engine and MV-75 tiltrotor path—while keeping Chinook Block II Gaps in view U.S. Special Operations Command says the Bell MV-75 tiltrotor should complement rather than fully replace the Sikorsky MH-60 special-mission Black Hawk fleet. SOCOM is also urging the Army to keep re-engine work on the H-60 via the GE Aerospace T901, and is looking ahead to Chinook Block III options even as the Army remains uncommitted to Block II fielding.

2026-05-22T09:11:23.421639-07:00

SOCOM presses H-60/T901 re-engine and MV-75 tiltrotor path—while keeping Chinook Block II Gaps in view

The War Zone

US Army Improved Turbine Engine Program promises performance gains for Night Stalker MH-60M—upgrade path remains uncertain The Army’s Improved Turbine Engine Program is positioned as a major performance boost for the Night Stalker MH-60M Black Hawk upgrade effort, but the program’s near- and mid-term outlook is described as “murky.” The development raises questions about how quickly (and whether) turbine power improvements will translate into fleet fielding.

2026-05-21T10:15:22.719373-07:00

US Army Improved Turbine Engine Program promises performance gains for Night Stalker MH-60M—upgrade path remains uncertain

Yonhap News Agency

US clears potential $3B sale of up to 24 MH-60R Seahawk ASW helicopters for South Korea The US State Department has approved Foreign Military Sales that would deliver up to 24 MH-60R Seahawk naval combat helicopters to the Republic of Korea, alongside associated equipment and support services. The approval package is valued at about $3 billion for the Seahawks, with additional FMS authorizations reported up to $4.2B in total defense transfers.

2026-05-18T13:32:52.052283-07:00

US clears potential $3B sale of up to 24 MH-60R Seahawk ASW helicopters for South Korea

Vertical Mag

TSB: Helijet Sikorsky S-76 lightning likely helicopter-induced, triggering display failures and tail-rotor damage (Oct 2023) Canada’s Transportation Safety Board says a Helijet Sikorsky S-76 flight in October 2023—2 crew and 12 passengers—encountered lightning in overcast, conductive conditions. Investigators conclude the strike was likely helicopter-induced, temporarily taking out all electronic displays and destroying a tail-rotor blade before the plunge.

2026-05-14T05:30:36.889974-07:00

TSB: Helijet Sikorsky S-76 lightning likely helicopter-induced, triggering display failures and tail-rotor damage (Oct 2023)

Vertical Mag

Sikorsky reports near-30 hours of UH-60M Black Hawk ITEP test flying with GE T901 engines Sikorsky says U.S. Army and industry test pilots have now accumulated nearly 30 flight-test hours using next-generation GE T901 engines on the UH-60M Black Hawk under the ITEP effort. The update reflects continued progress in validating the engine integration on the program’s test aircraft.

2026-05-05T05:54:49.744687-07:00

Sikorsky reports near-30 hours of UH-60M Black Hawk ITEP test flying with GE T901 engines

Vertical Mag

Sikorsky and Near Earth Autonomy selected with Autonomous 505 and R66 Turbinetruck finalists for U.S. Marine Corps MARV-EL resup Sikorsky and Near Earth Autonomy are developing two autonomy-enabled platforms—Autonomous 505 and the R66 Turbinetruck—selected as finalists in the U.S. Army’s Flight School Next for manned variants. The pair will now support development for the U.S. Marine Corps’ MARV-EL contested logistics resupply mission.

2026-04-29T11:21:14.219573-07:00

Sikorsky and Near Earth Autonomy selected with Autonomous 505 and R66 Turbinetruck finalists for U.S. Marine Corps MARV-EL resup

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State Department clears sale of nine UH-60M Black Hawk utility helicopters to Slovakia The US Department of State, via DSCA, has approved the Foreign Military Sales of nine UH-60M Black Hawk utility helicopters to Slovakia. The package reflects continued rotorcraft procurement activity in Europe and adds to the baseline of H-60-family sustainment and interoperability considerations for the Slovak fleet.

2026-04-28T15:34:29.079273-07:00

State Department clears sale of nine UH-60M Black Hawk utility helicopters to Slovakia

Lockheed Martin

US Marine Corps awards Sikorsky–Robinson Unmanned $15.5M for MARV-EL Increment 2 autonomous R66 cargo helicopter flight demonstr The U.S. Marine Corps selected Sikorsky (Lockheed Martin) and Robinson Helicopter’s Robinson Unmanned for the second increment of the Medium Aerial Resupply Vehicle–Expeditionary Logistics (MARV-EL) program, awarding $15.5 million to advance an autonomous aerial logistics platform based on the R66 TurbineTruck into flight testing.

2026-04-27T13:05:14.237181-07:00

US Marine Corps awards Sikorsky–Robinson Unmanned $15.5M for MARV-EL Increment 2 autonomous R66 cargo helicopter flight demonstr

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SOCOM presses H-60/T901 re-engine and MV-75 tiltrotor path—while keeping Chinook Block II Gaps in view

US Army Improved Turbine Engine Program promises performance gains for Night Stalker MH-60M—upgrade path remains uncertain

US clears potential $3B sale of up to 24 MH-60R Seahawk ASW helicopters for South Korea

TSB: Helijet Sikorsky S-76 lightning likely helicopter-induced, triggering display failures and tail-rotor damage (Oct 2023)

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