November 17, 2025: There is now an unmanned version of the American UH-60 helicopter called the U-Hawk. Eliminating all flight personnel gives the U-Hawk 25 percent more cargo space and a clamshell front end to make loading and unloading easier. U-Hawk can self-deploy up to 2,800 kilometers empty, making it easier to get U-Hawks to where they are needed quickly.

The U-Hawk-60 entered service in 1979 and over 5,000 have been built since then. Most are still in service with the U.S. military and 40 other countries. The current model is the U-Hawk-60M. This is a 9 ton aircraft that normally carries a crew of four. That includes two pilots and two crew chiefs/gunners. Max speed is 294 kilometers an hour while the more economic cruise speed is 282. Eleven troops can be carried, or six wounded on stretchers and one or two medical personnel. Weapons capability includes two machine-guns. These can be 7.62mm or 12.7mm. Hellfire air-to-ground or Stinger air-to-air missiles can be carried or rocket pods for six or more APKWS 70mm laser-guided rockets.

Back in 2007 the U.S. Army finished testing the new version of the UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter. This M model was the new standard for the UH-60. The UH-60M featured several improvements, including new rotor blades that are more reliable, and provide 227 kg of additional lift, an all-electronic cockpit putting all needed information on four full-color displays, an improved autopilot which will fly the helicopter if the pilot is injured and unable to, improved flight controls making flying easier, especially in stressful situations, a stronger fuselage, more efficient navigation system, better infrared suppression making it harder for heat seeking missiles to hit, and more powerful engines.