11 - 20 Pers. helicopter Armed BLACK HAWK®

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Overview
The Armed Black Hawk merges the lethality of an attack helicopter with the lift and flexibility of a utility platform, offering a single proven airframe that can perform every medium-category mission required for 21st Century Security®. It can be rapidly reconfigured for air mobile assault, close support fire, medical evacuation, ISR, and tactical airlift.

Key features

• Modular armed kit production-ready now and upgradeable later with a six-station weapons management suite including forward-firing guns, rocket pods and optional precision missiles.
• Utility capability for up to 11 troops, external sling-load cargo, medical evacuation stretchers and ISR sensor packages.
• Cost advantage through lower acquisition price and reduced lifecycle expense versus comparable attack helicopters.
• Robust, long-term support with crashworthy airframe, redundant systems, and a supply chain backed by U.S. Government support beyond 2070.

Attack missions

• Suppressive Fire: high-rate sustained firing with 70mm (2.75-inch) rockets and .50 caliber forward-firing guns for suppression of ground threats.
• Anti-Armor: engage tanks and armored vehicles from standoff or on the move; configured to carry up to 16 Hellfire or JAGM missiles.
• Surveillance / Armed Reconnaissance: employ EO/IR sensors during scout missions while armed with rockets and machine guns.
• Armed Escort: protect convoys or coastal traffic using rockets and fixed-forward or crew-served .50 caliber and 7.62mm machine guns.
• Air Assault: cabin loads for 11 troops and two gunners or remove seats for cargo and provide external sling-load operations on the move.

Pilot controls and weapon stations

• Each pilot can operate up to four weapons stations distributed on two external wings.
• Each wing can be configured with any mix of a fixed 12.7 mm gun, 7- or 19-shot Hydra 70 rocket pods, or air-to-ground missiles.
• Pilots also control two forward-firing 7.62 mm mini-guns mounted at the cabin windows when not crew-served.
• Durable cabin designed for rapid reconfiguration to meet mission requirements.

Additional information

• Platform offered via Foreign Military Sales or Direct Commercial Sales with full parts, training and logistics commonality with US Army, Air Force and Marine Corps UH-60 support.
• European-built S-70 airframes and close-support kits are installed by PZL Mielec in Poland.
• Multimedia content and technical sell sheet are available to support evaluation and integration (product literature and videos accompany the program).

Characteristics / Technical specifications

• Modular armed kit: six-station weapons management suite.
• Integrated weapons options: two 7.62 mm guns, a podded .50 CAL GP-19, 19-shot rocket MEL pod, optional precision missiles.
• Anti-armor capability: configurable carriage for up to 16 Hellfire or JAGM missiles.
• Troop capacity: up to 11 troops (internal) plus two gunners when configured for assault.
• Cargo: external sling-load capability and removable seats for internal cargo or medical evacuation stretchers.
• Sensors: support for EO/IR ISR sensor packages for reconnaissance and targeting.
• Pilot weapon control: up to four weapons stations, two external wings with mixed-load capability, two forward-firing 7.62 mm mini-guns at cabin windows.
• Airframe and sustainment: crashworthy airframe, redundant systems, supply chain and sustainment support aligned with UH-60 commonality.
• Production and installation: European-built S-70 airframes with close-support kits installed by PZL Mielec (Poland).