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Sikorsky MH-60M Black Hawk

2011 · Twin-engine turbine helicopter

Factory at US Stratford

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US Army special operations variant of the UH-60M used only by the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment ( 160 SOAR ).

In addition to the standard features of the S-70M developed for the international market, the MH-60M is fitted with:

- aerial refueling probe
- The standard External Stores Support System (ESSS) was replaced by the Lightweight Armament Support Structure (LASS) or the new Multi-Station Lightweight Armament Support Structure (MLASS). Both designed by Unitech Composites and capable to carry many weapons configurations including the M230 30-mm cannon, the M261 rocket launcher and the M299 missile launcher or external fuel tanks.
- US Army CAAS cockpit
- Raytheon AN/ZQS-2 Special Ops Electro-Optical Sensor
- an unique integrated radio frequencies countermeasures system (SIRFC)
- AN/AVR-2B laser warning systems


First two aircraft delivered to Fort Campbell in February 2011
blueprints MH-60M Black Hawk

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1978- US US Army Aviation S-70 H-60