Sikorsky has lifted the veil on a series of technological enhancements that could help keep its Black Hawk utility helicopter relevant until the 2070s. Some of the technology insertions, detailed to Latin American air force leaders on April 4 at the FIDAE Airshow in Santiago, Chile, have already been well-documented by the manufacturer. These include the development of the Improved Turbine Engine Program (ITEP) to boost the rotorcraft’s hot-and-high performance and the plan to turn ...
