December 5, 2025

RECOIL TSUNAMI EXTERNAL AERIAL FIREFIGHTING TANK FOR BLACK HAWK HELICOPTERS APPROVED FOR 1000-GALLON CAPACITY

BOWLING GREEN Kentucky Recoil Aerospace Inc. (Recoil) announces approval of 1000-gallon capacity for its Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) SR02584AK for the UH-60 Black Hawk Tsunami External Wildfire Suppression Tank.

Recoil adds this expanded capacity approval to its wide-ranging list of existing international certifications.

  • FAA STC: SR02584AK
  • EASA 10084620
  • Canada: SR02584AK
  • ANAC/Brazil: 2024S12-08
  • Australia: SR02584AK
  • Mexico: IA-1012/2025
  • Morocco: SR02584AK
  • South Korea: SR02584AK

This breakthrough STC is applicable to all UH-60 type certificate holders as well as all model variants of the UH-60 and S-70 Black Hawk.

“With multiple STCs approved, we can offer Black Hawk operators this proven, US-made aerial firefighting solution for the current and upcoming wildfire seasons,” states Recoil President Joseph Rice.

“Our rapid installation, full tank retraction and the industry’s fastest approved airspeed allows high-volume water delivery with rapid turnarounds.”

The approval means U.S. firefighting programs can add this expanded-capacity tank immediately for best outcomes in aerial firefighting.

Recoil AFSS tanks are available for immediate acquisition.

Tsunami UH-60 External Tank System features include:

1,000-Gallon/4,000-Liter Capacity, Aerospace Carbon Fiber Construction, 130 Knot VNE, Pulse Lights, NVG / NVIS IR Lights, 132-Liter Integrated Foam Tank, Install / Removal in Minutes, Minimal Airframe Modification, Reduced Pilot Training Time, Tsunami Tank Crew Orientation Training, Global Customer Support and Service.

The low-profile Tsunami External Tank mounts directly to the fuselage, requiring no modifications to the helicopter landing gear.

Recoil Tsunami tanks are manufactured in partnership with Kentucky-based Aerospace Composites Solutions (ACS) which operates an AS9100-Certified Manufacturing facility.

Recoil is the only U.S.-based company producing these types of next-generation fuselage-mounted or in-cabin AFSS tanks, in partnership with its Kentucky-based affiliate Aerospace Composites Solutions (ACS) which operates an AS9100 Certified Aerospace Manufacturing facility.