1977


Sikorsky S-70 H-60

UH-60A Black Hawk







Sikorsky UH-60A Black Hawk

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


  UH-60A Black Hawk News


First Operational Flight for Portuguese Black Hawk

First Operational Flight for Portuguese Black Hawk

18-Dec-23 - The Portuguese Air Force has successfully completed the first operational flights using its initial pair of UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters, the first in a fleet of six #BlackHawk
First Flight of Portuguese Air Force Black Hawk

First Flight of Portuguese Air Force Black Hawk

19-Aug-23 - Arista Aviation Services in Enterprise, Alabama, has successfully completed the first flight of the initial refurbished UH-60A Black Hawk helicopter out of a total of six, intended for the Portuguese Air Force’s firefighting operations #BlackHawk
Portugal Acquired Refurbished Black Hawk for Firefighting

Portugal Acquired Refurbished Black Hawk for Firefighting

02-Sep-22 - Alabama-based Arista Aviation Services will deliver six former US Army Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters to the Portuguese Air Force to be used mainly in firefighting missions with a 5-years of onsite maintenance and logistical support. #BlackHawk
Afghan Air Force Black Hawk Crashed

Afghan Air Force Black Hawk Crashed

11-Dec-18 - One of the “new” UH-60A+ Black Hawk delivered to the Afghan Air Force crashed last month allegedly after a technical malfunction #BlackHawk
Pentagon Found Challenges Replacing Afghan Mi-17

Pentagon Found Challenges Replacing Afghan Mi-17

16-Jun-18 - According a Pentagon report, US plans to replace Afghan Mi-17 with Black Hawks have met new “challenges” as the Russian helicopters are superior in cargo capacity and high altitude flying #problems
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  List of Operators of UH-60A Black Hawk


Years Model Org
1974-    S-70 H-60 usa Sikorsky Helicopters
1978-    S-70 H-60 usa US Army Aviation
1982-    S-70 H-60 usa US Air Force
1983-    S-70 H-60 usa US Navy
1988-    S-70 H-60 colombia Fuerza Aerea Colombiana
1993-    S-70 H-60 israel Heil Ha'Avir
1999-    S-70 H-60 colombia Policia Nacional de Colombia
2002-    S-70 H-60 thailand Royal Thai Army
2017-    afghanistan Afghan Air Force
2018-    slovakia Slovak Training Academy
2018-    S-70 H-60 usa US Department of State
2023-    portugal Força Aérea Portuguesa

S-70 H-60 jordan al quwwat al-jawwiya al-malakiya al-urduniya
S-70 H-60 usa US Department of Homeland Security



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