Sikorsky Aircraft
Aircraft manufacturer in the United States
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| March 10 2025 | Sikorsky successfully flew the Rotor Blown Wing UAS (Unmanned Aerial System) in both helicopter and airplane modes |
| 2025 | An additional UH-60A helicopter is planned to be delivered to Ukraine's Main Directorate of Intelligence, crowdfunded by Czech supporters under the 'Gift for Putin' initiative |
| 2025 | Israel plans to replace older CH-53 helicopters with 12 CH-53K King Stallion helicopters. |
| January 29 2025 | A U.S. Army UH-60L Black Hawk from the 12th Aviation Battalion collided with American Eagle Flight 5342 near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, causing both aircraft to crash into the Potomac River. All 64 people on the plane and all three on the helicopter were killed. |
| 2024 | Hellenic Army ordered 35 UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters |
| 2024 | Australian Army had received 10 of their newly ordered UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters |
| 2024 | Australia expected to have 10 of their 40 ordered UH-60M Black Hawks delivered. |
| 2024 | Lithuania expected to begin receiving 4 UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters, with deliveries to start in late 2024. |
| 2024 | Two more S-70i Black Hawk helicopters were scheduled for delivery to Poland. |
| November 2024 | Malaysian Army lease of 4 UH-60A+ helicopters was canceled due to budget issues |
| November 2024 | Malaysia canceled the UH-60A+ helicopter lease due to budget issues. |
| September 11 2024 | An Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Black Hawk crashed in Rafah, Gaza during a medical evacuation mission, killing two soldiers and injuring seven others. |
| July 2024 | Brazil's Ministry of Defense authorized the purchase of 12 additional UH-60M helicopters in a US$451 million procurement plan. |
| June 2024 | Sweden placed an additional order for 12 UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters from the United States. |
| April 2024 | US and Greek governments agreed on a contract for 35 UH-60M helicopters. |
| March 17 2024 | Russia claimed to have shot down a UH-60 during the March 2024 western Russia incursion, alleging it was a troop transport carrying 20 troops. This claim was later revealed to be false, as the downed helicopter was actually a Mil Mi-8. |
| February 28 2024 | A Bristow Group S-92 search and rescue helicopter crashed west of Bergen, Norway, with six crew and passengers onboard. |
| 2023 | Celebrated 100-year anniversary of the company's founding. |
| 2023 | Sikorsky introduced the S-102 Raider X, a compound helicopter with rigid coaxial rotors, designed for the US Army's Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft competition. |
| 2023 | Celebrated 100-year anniversary of Sikorsky Aircraft. |
| 2023 | Two additional S-70i Black Hawk helicopters were scheduled for delivery to Poland. |
| 2023 | Malaysia began leasing 4 UH-60A+ Black Hawk helicopters. |
| 2023 | Sikorsky Helicopters received an order for 35 CH-53K helicopters valued at 2.77 billion USD, with production ramping up. |
| 2023 | Israeli Air Force 114 Squadron temporarily inactivated, pending reactivation in 2025 with CH-53K King Stallion |
| 2023 | The first seven S-70M Black Hawk helicopters were delivered to Romania, including six configured for SMURD (Emergency Medical Service) and one for the Romanian Police, to be operated by the General Inspectorate of Aviation. |
| December 2023 | Portuguese armed forces conducted its first operational flight of UH-60. |
| December 2023 | Hellenic Army selected UH-60Ms for a possible order of 35 aircraft and associated equipment. |
| November 10 2023 | A US Army Black Hawk crashed off the coast of Cyprus in the Mediterranean Sea, resulting in the death of all 5 soldiers aboard. |
| October 7 2023 | During the first day of the Israel-Hamas war, Hamas shot down an IAF CH-53 with an anti-tank rocket. The pilot successfully landed in an open field, and a second rocket completely destroyed the helicopter. All occupants survived with minor to medium injuries. |
| August 2023 | Portuguese Air Force shared a photo of the first flight of one of six UH-60s purchased from Arista Aviation Services. |
| August 2023 | Indonesian Aerospace and Lockheed Martin signed an agreement for the procurement of 24 UH-60/S-70 Blackhawks, finalizing the Indonesian Army's modernization plans. |
| August 2023 | Sikorsky was awarded a US Navy contract for 35 helicopters valued at $2.77 billion, including eight aircraft for Israel. |
| July 2023 | Poland initiated a procurement tender to acquire approximately 32 S-70i Black Hawk helicopters. |
| March 29 2023 | Two US Army Black Hawk medical helicopters crashed during a training mission over Kentucky, killing all nine soldiers aboard. |
| February 2023 | Ukraine's Main Directorate of Intelligence (HUR) published a video showing at least two UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters painted in Ukrainian colors, with added M240 7.62 mm machine guns for defensive purposes. One helicopter was confirmed to be purchased through a Czech crowdfunding effort that raised US$6 million via Ace Aeronautics. |
| January 2023 | The Australian Army announced the acquisition of 40 UH-60M Black Hawks, with deliveries commencing in 2023. |
| January 2023 | Turkey received its first T-70 unit from Sikorsky, marking the initial delivery of Black Hawk helicopters to the Turkish Air Force. |
| 2022 | Canadian military expected to achieve full operational capacity for the CH-148 Cyclone helicopters. |
| 2022 | Royal Air Force and British Army expected to select a helicopter for the New Medium Helicopter program, with Sikorsky anticipating its S-70M will be a candidate for procurement. |
| 2022 | Germany decided to procure the CH-47F Chinook instead of the CH-53K, citing better interoperability with NATO allies and lower unit costs. |
| December 2022 | 26 out of 28 helicopters delivered, with most in Block 2 configuration. |
| December 2022 | Bell's tilt-rotor V-280 Valor was selected as the winning design for the FLRAA program, with an initial contract to develop a prototype by 2025. |
| December 2022 | Latvia received the first two UH-60M helicopters. |
| April 22 2022 | The CH-53K King Stallion was declared to have passed initial operational capability, signifying its readiness for active military service. |
| February 2022 | First two helicopters were delivered to Croatia. |
| February 22 2022 | An S-61N operated by Croman Corporation crashed during a training operation at the Pacific Missile Range Facility on Kauai, Hawaii, killing all four occupants. |
| February 22 2022 | Two Utah National Guard Black Hawk helicopters crashed at the Snowbird ski resort during a training exercise. One helicopter was overcome by whiteout conditions, causing rotor blade contact with the other helicopter, resulting in a hard landing with no major injuries. |
| February 22 2022 | Department of National Defense signed a second contract with PZL-Mielec for 32 additional S-70i Black Hawk helicopters, worth US$624 million, including integrated logistics support and training package. |
| 2021 | Sikorsky's subsidiary PZL Mielec in Poland began assembling the S-70M Black Hawk modified military version. |
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