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Sikorsky S-70 H-60







Sikorsky S-70 H-60

The S-70 is a medium-lift helicopter developed initialy for the US Army in the 1970s as a replacement for the Bell Huey spawning later a large family of both military and civilian variants



  Derivatives & Versions of S-70 H-60


ModelYearHistory
JUH-60A At least 7 airframes converted for evaluation and several testing purposes. Another 20 or more as GUH-60A for ground instruction
UH-60A Black Hawk

1977
1977 First generation Black Hawk for the US Army. Produced 1977-1989. Certificated for commercial use in 2015. Succeeded by UH-60L
SH-60B Seahawk

1979
1979 The Sikorsky S-70B-1 is the US Navy LAMPS (Light Airbone Multipurpose System) Mk3 platform and is deployed aboard frigates, destroyers, and cruis ...
EH-60A QuickFix

1981
1981 US Army UH-60A modified for electronic warfare (EW) intended to locate, classify and disrupt enemy signal traffic. Prototype YEH-60A first flew S ...
MH-60G Pave Hawk

1982
1982 USAF Special Operations Command (AFSOC) variant for insertion and recovery of special forces fitted with long-range fuel tanks, air-to-air refuel ...
S-70B

1984
1984 The B is the foreign export version for naval duties based on the Seahawk Customized variants included: Spain Australia Greece Turkey ...
S-70C

1986
1986 Export version
HH-60G Pave Hawk

1987
1987 USAF variant. The Pave Hawk differs from the Army Black Hawk in its auxiliary fuel tanks, aerial refueling probe and forward-looking infrared. It ...
Mitsubishi S-70

1987
1987
S-70A-11 Black Hawk

1987
1987 export version for Jordanian Air Force
S-70A-14

1987
1987 export version for Brunei
S-70A-9 Black Hawk

1987
1987 Export version for Australia, assembled by Hawker de Havilland. First 8 delivered to the RAAF (then transferred to the Army) with remainder deliv ...
S-70B-2 Seahawk

1987
1987 SH-60B export variant for Royal Australian Navy assembled by ASTA in Australia
SH-60F Oceanhawk

1987
1987 The Sikorsky S-70B-4 was the US Navy carrier-borne variant of the Seahawk developed to replace the SH-3 Sea King. They were initially known ...
HH-60H Rescue Hawk

1988
1988 The Sikorsky S-70B-5 was developed in conjunction with the US Coast Guard HH-60J. Rescue Hawk main roles are combat search and rescue (CSAR), na ...
MH-60L Black Hawk

1988
1988 US Army special operations variant of the UH-60L produced as an interim version pending fielding of the ad-hoc MH-60K. Not all of the MH-60L hav ...
S-70A-17 Yarasa

1988
1988 UH-60A Black Hawk export variant for Turkey
S-70A-19 Black Hawk

1988
1988 A single aircraft known as Westland WS-70L
S-70B-1 Seahawk

1988
1988 SH-60B variant for Spanish Navy designated HS.23
UH-60L Black Hawk

1989
1989 Second generation Black Hawk for the US Army. To be upgraded as UH-60V
VH-60N White Hawk

1989
1989 Flown by USMC HMX-1 and supports the executive transport mission for the president of the United States. The Marines ordered nine of the $10.6-mi ...
Westland WS-70 Black Hawk

1989
1989 Just one WS.70 (registration ZG468) was used by Westland for sales promotion in Europe. It was sold to Bahrain in 1996.
HH-60L

1990
1990 The HH-60L is an US Army Black Hawk UH-60L modified for Medical Evacuation (MEDEVAC) or in military terms Casualty Evacuation (CASEVAC, callsign ...
S-70A-1 Desert Hawk

1990
1990 export version for the Royal Saudi Army. The S-70A-1L is the medevac variant
S-70A-18 Black Hawk

1990
1990 South Korea locally built variant. Army UH-60P and Air Force HH-60P. Based on UH-60L but with some improvements. Around 150 assembled by Korean ...
S-70A-21 Black Hawk

1990
1990 export version for Egypt
S-70A-5

1990
1990 Philippine Air Force presidential aircraft
S-70A-27 Black Hawk

1991
1991 export SAR version for the Hong Kong Government Flying Service
HH-60J Jayhawk

1992
1992 Sikorsky S-70B-5 / HH-60J for the United States Coast Guard. 42 delivered between 1990 and 1996. Redesignated MH-60J. All survivors converted ...
The HH-60J is a member of the Sikorsky S-70 family. Airframe is based on the US Navy SH-60 Seahawk variant and was developed in conjunction with ...
MH-60K Black Hawk

1992
1992 US Army special operations variant powered by uprated T700-GE-701C engines and inflight refueling probe. Specially designed for long-range low-le ...
S-70A-24 Black Hawk

1992
1992 Export version for Mexico air force based on UH-60L. Fitted with Battle Hawk External Stores Support System (ESSS) with stub wings each with two ...
S-70A-26 Black Hawk

1992
1992 export variant for Morocco
S-70A-28 Yarasa

1993
1993 UH-60L Black Hawk export variant for Turkey
S-70A-30 Black Hawk

1993
1993 export VIP version for Argentine Air Force
S-70B-6 Aegean Hawk

1994
1994 export variant for the Greek navy
S-70A-34 Black Hawk

1997
1997
S-70A-36 Black Hawk

1997
1997 export version for the Brazilian Army
S-70B-7 Seahawk

1997
1997 export version for the Royal Thai Navy
S-70A-39 Black Hawk

1998
1998 export VIP version for Fuerza Aerea de Chile
S-70A-50 Black Hawk

1998
1998 Export version for Israel, Peace Hawk program
S-92

1998
1998 The S-92 is a twin-engine medium-lift helicopter for the civil and military helicopter market developed from the S-70 Black Hawk. The military ve ...
MH-60R Seahawk

1999
1999 The MH-60R is the newest variant of the US Navy Seahawk replacing both the SH-60B and SH-60F as their primary ship-embarked helicopter. While ...
S-70 Firehawk

1999
1999 Firefighting variant equipped with a 1,000-gallon tank to carry water and fire suppressant. The Oregon Army National Guard was the launching cust ...
S-70A-32

1999
1999
S-70A-33

1999
1999 Brunei VIP variant
AH-60L

2000
2000 export version for Colombia as COIN attack aircraft equipped with improved electronics and firing system. Developed by Elbit and designated Arpia
MH-60S Seahawk

2000
2000 The MH-60S Seahawk was developed for the US Navy as a multi mission helicopter undertaking roles of anti-surface warfare, vertical replenishment, ...
The MH-60S is based on the Army UH-60 Black Hawk but with the engines, drivetrain and rotors of the naval SH-60 Seahawk. A converted UH-60 proto ...
S-70A-41 Black Hawk

2001
2001 export version for Colombian Army
S-70A-55 Black Hawk

2001
2001 export version for Israel named Yanshuf
S-70B-28 Seahawk

2001
2001 SH-60B export variant for Turkish Navy
S-70A-42 Black Hawk

2002
2002 export version for Austria
S-70A-43 Black Hawk

2002
2002 export version for Royal Thai Army
UH-60M Black Hawk

2003
2003 Third generation Black Hawk for the US Army. Powered by the T700-GE-701D engine with 100 shp more than 701C of UH-60L and fitted with a full digi ...
HH-60M Black Hawk

2007
2007 US Army medical evacuation (MEDEVAC) version of the UH-60M Black Hawk to replace the HH-60L featuring full medical evacuation mission equipment ...
MH-60T Jayhawk

2007
2007 USCG modification of their Sikorsky model S-70B-5 / HH-60J. 41 Jayhawks modified to MH-60T standard under Deepwater program between 2007 and 20 ...
The MH-60T Jayhawk features a Common Avionics Architecture System (CAAS) glass cockpit, comprised of five multi-function displays that present a ...
S-70i Black Hawk

2010
2010 The S-70i is the UH-60M manufactured for the international market at Sikorsky’s PZL Mielec facility in Poland
HH-60U

2011
2011 Lockheed-Martin proposal to replace the UH-1N Huey USAF fleet. First 4 get from the US Army UH-60M Black Hawk production line and converted at th ...
MH-60M Black Hawk

2011
2011 US Army special operations variant of the UH-60M used only by the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment ( 160 SOAR ). In addition to ...
OPV Black Hawk

2012
2012 The Optionally Piloted Vehicle (OPV) Black Hawk program was launched by the US Army Research, Development and Engineering Command (AMRDEC). A JUH ...
Harbin Z-20

2013
2013 First flew on December 23, 2013 the Z-20 is a 10-ton class transport helicopter comparable to the Sikorsky S-70C Black Hawk which entered service ...
Commercial UH-60

2014
2014 In 2015 the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued a groundbreaking restricted-category type certification to BHI H60 Helicopters, allowing ...
UH-60V Black Hawk

2017
2017 The UH-60V is an Army upgrade of the UH-60L with Northrop Grumman / Curtiss-Wright glass cockpit comparable to the UH-60M First announced in ...
S-70M Black Hawk

2018
2018 First announced in 2018 as the commercial name for the S-70i assembled in Poland for the international military market. The S-70M has a weapons ...
TAI T70

2018
2018 Turkish variant of the S-70i Black Hawk under the TUHP, Turkish Utility Helicopter Program. Sikorsky will deliver the first 5 kits for assembly ...
HH-60W Jolly Green II

2019
2019 The Combat Rescue Helicopter, CRH, is the new US Air Force Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR) helicopter to replace the HH-60G Pave Hawk in the pers ...




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