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Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk. UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters are medium-range, all-weather, rotary-wing tactical apprehension aircraft used by the Office of Air and Marine to protect the American public from threats of terrorism and drug smuggling and to enforce airspace security over critical venues.
The pilots of the U.S. Air Force F-15s misidentified the U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopters as enemy Mil Mi-24 "Hind" helicopters. [ 242 ] On 12 June 1996, two Australian Army Black Hawks collided during an Army nighttime special forces counter-terrorism exercise resulting in the death of eighteen soldiers - fifteen members of the SASR and three ...
On March 29, 2023, two Sikorsky UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters, [1] both operated by the 101st Airborne Division, collided over Fort Campbell in Trigg County, Kentucky, United States. [2] [3] All nine servicemembers were killed. [4] The black boxes belonging to the helicopters were found, as well as night-vision goggles used by the pilots during ...
US Army officials said they are still notifying the soldiers’ families
It is not immediately clear if there are any casualties
Cal Fire’s newest addition to its helicopter fleet is the Fire Hawk — a Sikorsky S70i Black Hawk retrofitted to drop water or fire retardant, as well as conduct hoist rescue and night operations.
A fleet of 21 helicopters was expected to be in service by 2023. [16] A VH-92 made its inaugural flight as Marine One on the afternoon of 19 August 2024, when President Joe Biden rode from Chicago's O'Hare International Airport to Soldier Field en route to the 2024 Democratic National Convention. [17]
The two HH-60 Black Hawk medical evacuation aircraft were engaged in a training exercise, officials said. All nine soldiers were based at Fort Campbell in the 101st Airborne Division.