Black Hawk helicopters to get upgrades of blades, controls, systems
NewsNovember 12, 2018
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. Calspan Systems Corp. has won a $6 million contract from Siemens Government Technologies to upgrade the U.S. Army?s Helicopter Blade Balance Stand, which is located at the Naval Air Station in Corpus Christi, Texas.
The helicopter stand is used to perform dynamic balancing of rotor blades across the Army’s fleet of Black Hawk helicopters.
In addition, over the next two years Calspan will design and integrate a new drive system, upgrade the electronic controls and data-acquisition systems of the test stand to improve current system reliability and uptime, and enhance personnel-safety measures during balancing in the surrounding area.
“This award allows us to continue supporting the upgrade of our national defense infrastructure, while expanding our experience in rotor systems testing,” said Calspan Systems President Stephanie Mumford. “We are very pleased to support the Siemens team on this project.”
