The Army is equipping its Black Hawks to launch drones

The Army’s fleet of UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters will be able to launch drones while in flight next year, thanks to a modernization contract with manufacturer Sikorsky announced Wednesday.The $43 million deal will include software and hardware upgrades that will allow Army air crews to simultaneously operate drones, part of a larger push toward so-called “launched effects,” one of the cornerstones of the Army Transformation Initiative. “Sikorsky is ready to implement