Black Hawk Reborn as Autonomous U-Hawk Utility Drone

Lockheed Martin’s Sikorsky has transformed its UH-60L Black Hawk into the S-70UAS U-Hawk, a fully autonomous aircraft built to expand the iconic chopper’s mission profile.

Developed in just 10 months, the U-Hawk provides 25 percent more internal space than a standard Black Hawk, replacing its cockpit with actuated clamshell doors and a ramp for faster loading of larger payloads.

It integrates Sikorsky’s third-generation fly-by-wire system with its MATRIX autonomy technology, creating an uncrewed platform capable of autonomous logistics, drone deployment, and extended-endurance missions. 

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