Lockheed Martin surpasses 200 Aussie Black Hawk employees

The Australian Army’s fleet is now at 19, with over 5,000 flying hours under its belt, something Lockheed said their workforce has been providing “fundamental” support of.

New technologies such as autonomous systems, airframe improvements and a digital backbone indicate a more adaptable, networked fleet, expected to strengthen operations across the Indo-Pacific and allied forces.

“Lockheed Martin Australia is proud to be an integral partner of the Black Hawk sustainment Enterprise,” said Kendell Kuczma, Lockheed Martin Australia’s program director and general manager rotary and mission systems.

“Our priority is to provide dependable, rapid and cost-effective sustainment support to the Australian Army to ensure the aircraft is ready when Army needs it.”

Lockheed Martin Australia logisticians have processed more than 75,000 service transactions through the Black Hawk logistics warehouse, which the company said represents the scale and speed behind sustaining growing Black Hawk operations.

At Oakey facilities, the company’s training specialists are working alongside Army personnel to qualify and upskill aviation crews on the UH-60M Black Hawk, marking a push towards broader operational readiness and long-term capability.

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“We are proud to have delivered more than 200 jobs supporting industrial sustainment capability for the Black Hawk program,” Black Hawk program manager Rodahn Gibbon said.

“Our team on the ground derives a real sense of purpose from contributing to the integrated sustainment effort across all three sites.”

Gibbon added that due to the growing nature of Black Hawk integrations, “further job growth is anticipated across the program”.

Sikorsky, a subsidiary of Lockheed Martin, is pushing to modernise the UH-60 Black Hawk, with upgrades designed to keep the platform viable into the 2070s.