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Maryland National Guard conducts helicopter rescue training

Story by Staff Sgt. Amber Peck, National Guard Bureau EDGEWOOD, Md. — Soldiers with the 29th Combat Aviation Brigade, Maryland Army National Guard conducted rescue hoist training with the Maryland Helicopter Aquatic Rescue Team at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, April 9. Formed in 2008, the MD-HART team comprises firefighters from departments throughout central Maryland. The Leer másMaryland National Guard conducts helicopter rescue training[…]

Kentucky National Guard evacuate 296 people stranded by floods

Story by Dale Green, 123rd Airlift Wing LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AFNS) —  Airmen and Soldiers from the Kentucky National Guard evacuated 296 residents from two housing complexes surrounded by floods in Martin County, Kentucky, Feb. 17, 2025. The service members, including Airmen from the Kentucky Air Guard’s 123rd Special Tactics Squadron at the 123rd Airlift Wing, airlifted the residents Leer másKentucky National Guard evacuate 296 people stranded by floods[…]

Sikorsky begins UH-60M Black Hawk ground runs with GE T901 engines

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., Jan. 29, 2025 – Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, started its first-ever ground runs on a UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter equipped with two GE Aerospace T901 Improved Turbine Engines (ITE). During this test, the T901 engine demonstrated its capabilities through a series of rigorous procedures. The initial light off and ground runs Leer másSikorsky begins UH-60M Black Hawk ground runs with GE T901 engines[…]

39th Air Base Wing earns Air and Space Outstanding Unit Award

Story by Capt. Charles Rivezzo, 39th Air Base Wing U.S. Air Force. — The 39th Air Base Wing was recently awarded the Air and Space Outstanding Unit Award for its meritorious service from Jan. 1, 2022, to Dec. 31, 2023. The Air and Space Outstanding Unit Award is awarded by the Secretary of the Air Leer más39th Air Base Wing earns Air and Space Outstanding Unit Award[…]

Greece orders 35 Sikorsky UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters

STRATFORD, Conn., Oct. 29, 2024 – The U.S. Government has awarded Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, a Foreign Military Sale (FMS) contract to provide 35 UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters to Greece. The deal includes 35 aircraft for the Hellenic Army as well as personnel training, training equipment and an initial provisioning package, which will significantly improve Leer másGreece orders 35 Sikorsky UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters[…]

DARPA selects Sikorsky to add autonomy to UH-60M Black Hawk

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14, 2024 – Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, has received a $6 million award from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to install the company’s ALIAS / MATRIX™ flight autonomy system onto the U.S. Army’s experimental fly-by-wire UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter. Designated MX, the upgraded aircraft will enable the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Leer másDARPA selects Sikorsky to add autonomy to UH-60M Black Hawk[…]

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