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Lockheed Martin and AT&T demonstrated the high-speed transmission of Black Hawk data to the 5G.MIL pilot network

On August 4th, Lockheed Martin and AT&T conducted a test at the Sikorsky headquarters in Stratford, Connecticut, demonstrating the secure and rapid transmission of UH-60M Black Hawk health and usage data through AT&T's 5G dedicated cellular network and Lockheed Martin's 5G MIL® multi-site pilot network.

It also demonstrated the highly secure interoperability between AT&T's 5G millimeter-wave dedicated cellular network and the 5G MIL pilot network. The AT&T 5G millimeter-wave dedicated cellular network wirelessly transmits data from the Black Hawk's Integrated Vehicle Health Management System (IVHMS) to the 5G MIL network through ground support equipment.

This data was subsequently routed to the local Sikorsky network for processing and distributed to the 5G test range in Waterton, Colorado, through Lockheed Martin's secure 5G MIL pilot network. Currently, it takes approximately 30 minutes for Black Hawk crew members to remove the IVHMS data box from the helicopter, transport it to the operations center, and extract the data for analysis. Lockheed Martin reduced the required time to less than 5 minutes, including removing the ammunition drum, using AT&T's 5G dedicated cellular technology, demonstrating the potential advantages in time and cost for military and commercial helicopter operations.

IVHMS provides monitoring and diagnostic capabilities to ensure more reliable aircraft. It monitors, captures, and evaluates detailed data generated during the aircraft's flight maneuvering process. It also captures instances of aircraft structure and power component limits being exceeded, and monitors the temperature and vibration of key components on the aircraft. This is achieved through hundreds of onboard sensors, which report the aircraft's status by monitoring the body, engine, and other dynamic components.

Operators assess these thousands of data points to ensure the aircraft's safety, reliability, and readiness for flight at any time. Lockheed Martin and AT&T are also partnering with other leading companies in the network and defense sectors to modernize and transform communication capabilities for defense purposes. Future demonstrations are expected to further enhance 5G wireless technology communication solutions for flight lines, aiming to continuously reduce aircraft turnaround time, lower costs, and improve military readiness. The capability of these large-scale deployments can support high-speed, secure data transmission on commercial and military flight lines.

AT&T's 5G and dedicated cellular multiple access edge computing (MEC) capabilities are deployed in national factories by multiple industrial customers, enabling ultra-fast and highly secure wireless processing and information transmission.