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Northrop Grumman Eyes Future Applications for UH-60V Avionics Suite

Frank Wolfe

Wednesday, October 10th, 2018

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As the U.S. Army nears a low-rate initial production decision in the coming months on the UH-60V Black Hawk, Northrop Grumman [NOC], which builds the integrated avionics suite for the -V, is eyeing possible applications on other aircraft.The UH-60V's open architecture construct "can extend to virtually any other rotorcraft, domestic or international," Robert Fleming, vice president of emerging systems and strategic initiatives at Northrop Grumman's land and avionics C4ISR division, said during an interview on Tuesday at the Association of…

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