Northrop Grumman to Modernize Black Hawk Cockpit for U.S. Army

August 20, 2014

Matthew Monaghan

Northrop Grumman's digital cockpit solution (shown) was demonstrated during a flight test on a UH-60L helicopter.

Redstone Defense Systems selected Northrop Grumman Corp. to supply and integrate mission avionics equipment for a digital cockpit upgrade of the U.S. Army's UH-60L Black Hawk helicopters. Northrop Grumman will provide a scalable, fully integrated mission equipment package for the UH-60L cockpit and will replace the older analog gauges with digital electronic instrument displays. The new designation for this upgraded aircraft will be UH-60V. The system virtually replicates the newer UH-60M pilot-vehicle interface, providing a common training environment. The system features a centralized processor with a partitioned, modular operational flight program with an integrated architecture that enables new capabilities through software-only solutions rather than hardware additions. The system is also smaller in size, lower in weight, and requires less power than legacy processing systems.