{"id":12190,"date":"2019-08-02T16:05:09","date_gmt":"2019-08-02T16:05:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/uncategorized\/2019\/08\/02\/the-army-hopes-this-black-hawk-upgrade-will-help-counter-incoming-missiles\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T02:01:32","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T02:01:32","slug":"the-army-hopes-this-black-hawk-upgrade-will-help-counter-incoming-missiles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/intel-geoint\/sensors\/2019\/08\/02\/the-army-hopes-this-black-hawk-upgrade-will-help-counter-incoming-missiles\/","title":{"rendered":"The Army hopes this Black Hawk upgrade will help counter incoming missiles"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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U.S. ARMY GARRISON HUMPHREYS, South Korea \u2013 U.S. Army pilots assigned to 3rd General Support Aviation Battalion, 2nd Aviation Regiment, 2nd Combat Aviation Brigade, fly a UH-60 Black Hawk over the skies of South Korea, (Senior Airman Frederick A. Brown\/Air Force)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The venerable, battle-tested UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter<\/a> is getting another in a series of technology upgrades<\/a> that the Army hopes will keep it protected in coming years of potential near-peer fights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pilots with the Army\u2019s Operational Test Command at Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, recently tested common infrared countermeasures, or CIRCM.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These CIRCM gives developers data that helps improve the common missile warning system and displays information on those threats on a new pilot vehicle interface, which saw improvements in testing last year, according to an Army release<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That information is critical as the Army envisions fighting in contested airspace like it hasn\u2019t seen in decades. Those scenarios call for more sophisticated ways of detecting, and countering threats. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The infrared technology provides a more sophisticated way for pilots to have a larger vision bubble that surrounds their aircraft.<\/p>\n\n\n\t