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 |
| Model | Year | History |
|---|---|---|
| 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 US Navy Seahawk replacing both the SH-60B and SH-60F as their primary antisubmarine helicopter in the also new HSM squad ... |
| 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 being produced for the international market at Sikorsky’s PZL Mielec facility in Poland.
In 2015, the S-70i competed (and ... |
| 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 ... |
