List of Sikorsky S-70 variants
This is a list of versions of the Sikorsky S-70 military helicopter family, that entered service starting in the 1979. It is in service with 35 countries globally, and is commonly known as the UH-60 Black Hawk, the name from its biggest user the United States Army.
US military designations
[edit]- YUH-60A prototype airframe [1]
- YEH-60B specialized radar and avionics[1] UH-60A modified for the proposed Stand-Off Target Acquisition System including an underslung rotating sensor in a canoe fairing[2]
- EUH-60L Army Airborne Command and Control[1]
- GUH-60A non-flying Simulator[3]
- JUH-60A Evaluation and testing craft[3]
- YEH-60B prototype[3]
CH-60S
[edit]Source:[3]
EH-60
[edit]EH-60A
[edit]- Specialized Jammer
- A UH-60A modified for evaluation pursuant to the Quick Fix II EW Program. It was prepared for an AN/ALQ-151 multi-role tactical EW system, four dipole antennae were mounted in pairs on either side of the tailboom, and a deployable whip antenna was added beneath the aft section of the main cabin. The YEH-60A was equipped with the AN/ALQ-144 infrared countermeasures set and flare & chaff launchers and the standard AN/APR-39(V)1 receiver.[4]
EH-60B
[edit]- EW prototype variant
- Stand-Off Target Acquisition System (SOTAS) prototype.[4]
EH-60C
[edit]HH-60
[edit]HH-60 Jayhawk
[edit]HH-60 Pave Hawk
[edit]HH-60D Nighthawk
[edit]Canceled SAR[3]
HH-60G
[edit]Combat Rescue[1]
HH-60L
[edit]Modified UH-60L medevac[1]
HH-60M
[edit]Modified UH-60M medevac[1] "M" does not stand for Medical/ Medevac
HH-60W
[edit]Modified version of the UH-60M for CSAR. Entered service in 2020.
MH-60
[edit]MH-60A
[edit]FLIR[1]
MH-60G
[edit]- Pave Hawk[3]
MH-60K
[edit]- in flight refueling probe[1]
- terrain following radar[1]
- extra internal tanks[4]
- pylon-mounted auxiliary tanks from HH-60[4]
- uprated engines[4]
- CRT cockpit[4]
- Texas Instruments[2] FLIR[4]
- In air refuelling[4]
- extra seating[4]
- night vision imaging system[2]
- moving map display[2]
- OBOGS[2]
- T700-GE-701C engines[2]
- main rotor brake[2]
- missile plume detection[2]
- radar warning receiver[2]
- chaff & flare dispenser[2]
- IR jammer, radio jammer[2]
- laser warning receiver[2]
MH-60L
[edit]MH-60R
[edit]Converted SH-60B[1]
MH-60S
[edit]MH-60T
[edit]- Improved Jayhawk[3]
SH-60
[edit]SH-60F
[edit]SH-60R
[edit]- Redesignated as MH-60R, later.[3]
UH-60
[edit]- UH-60A RASCAL - Rotorcraft Air Crew System Concept[1]
- UH-60C[1]
- UH-60E[1]
- UH-60Q Medevac Dustoff - became HH-60A[1]
UH-60A
[edit]Source[1]
UH-60B
[edit]UH-60L
[edit]UH-60M
[edit]UH-60V
[edit]VH-60
[edit]- VH-60A
- First designation for VH-60N[2]
- VH-60D
- Night Hawk VIP transport[1]
- VH-60N
- Presidential transport helicopter also known as Marine One[1]
Sikorsky internal model designations
[edit]S-70A
[edit]The S-70A is Sikorsky's designation for Black Hawk models produced for export.
- S-70A-1
- Desert Hawk; variant for Saudi Arabian military
- S-70A-1L
- Saudi Desert Hawk Medevac variant
- S-70A-5
- Variant for Philippine Air Force
- S-70A-9
- Variant for Australian Army, licence-built by Hawker de Havilland
- S-70A-11
- Variant for Jordanian Air Force
- S-70A-12
- Search and rescue variant for Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF)
- S-70A-14
- Variant for Royal Brunei Air Force; one in civil use by the Government of Brunei[1][8]
- S-70A-16
- Test model fitted with Rolls-Royce Turbomeca RTM322 engines
- S-70A-17
- Variant for Turkish military
- S-70A-19
- Designation for aircraft to be license-built by Westland Helicopters in the United Kingdom (Westland WS-70); most likely only one produced, registered as ZG468.[9]
- S-70A-21
- Variant for Egyptian military
- S-70A-24
- Variant for Mexican military
- S-70A-26
- Variant for Moroccan military
- S-70A-27
- Variant for Royal Hong Kong Auxiliary Air Force
- S-70A-42
- Variant for Austrian Armed Forces
S-70B
[edit]The S-70B (originally S-70L) is Sikorsky's designation for export versions of the Sea Hawk naval helicopter with folding main rotors and tail. India will acquire several S-70B for its navy.[10]
S-70C
[edit]- S-70C
- Search and Rescue Variant for Republic of China Air Force
- S-70C(M)-1/2
- Export version for the Republic of China Navy, equipped with an undernose radar and a dipping sonar.
S-70i
[edit]The S-70i is Sikorsky's designation of the UH-60M produced by PZL Mielec in Poland.
S-70 Unmanned Aircraft System ("U-Hawk")
[edit]Modified UH-60L demonstrator converted into an uncrewed cargo drone by removing the cockpit and adding clamshell doors.[11][12] The cockpit, pilot, and crew chief stations are removed allowing the full cabin space to be used for mission packages and increasing usable space by 25% compared to previous variants.[11] The aircraft is capable of autonomous or fly-by-wire control and can be operated from a tablet-like device.[11] It can self-deploy to a range of 1,600 nm with a total endurance of 14 hours without refueling; this can be extended through usage of internal fuel tanks.[11] Payload capacity is 7,000 internal, 9,000 sling loaded, or 10,000 mixed, which is roughly comparable by weight to that of a crewed UH-60L.[11] Configured for cargo, the aircraft can carry up to four Joint Modular Intermodal Containers (twice as much as standard UH-60 variants), or ammunition pods for the M270 and HIMARS rocket systems, or two canisters for the Naval Strike Missile.[11] For direct engagements, the U-Hawk is designed to carry "launch quivers" of 24-50 "air-launched effects" munitions.[11]
Non-US military designations
[edit]- AH-60L
- Australian export model never produced[1]
- AH-60L
- Colombian Air Force Arpia III gunship version, equipped with FLIR, machine guns and rockets [1]
- UH-60J
- Designation used by JASDF and JMSDF[1]
- UH-60JA
- Licence-built by Mitsubishi for JASDF and JMSDF[1]
- SH-60J
- Japanese Version of SH-60B without Sonobuoy launcher. Licence-built by Mitsubishi for JMSDF.
- SH-60K
- Upgraded from SH-60J (K stands for "Kai"), which has newer sensors and weapons. Manufactured by Mitsubishi.
- HM-2
- Designation used by Aviation of Brazilian Army[1]
- H.12
- (Thai: ฮ.๑๒) Royal Thai Armed Forces designation for the S-70i.[13]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 "DADOS TÉCNICOS DAS AERONAVES DA AVIAÇÃO DO EXÉRCITO" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-08-29. Retrieved 2020-07-19.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Donald, David (1997). The Complete Encyclopedia of World Aircraft.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Black Hawk Sikorsky S-70". Helis.com.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Harding, Stephen (1990). U.S. Army Aircraft Since 1947: An Illustrated History. Specialty Press Publishers & Wholesalers, Incorporated. ISBN 9780933424531.
- ↑ "What's New in Army Aviation?". Archived from the original on 2013-03-02. Retrieved 2013-07-02.
- 1 2 3 Clancy, Tom (1994). Armored CAV. Berkley. ISBN 0-425-15836-5.
- ↑ Trevithick, Joseph (2024-02-08). "Army Cancels High-Speed Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter Program". The War Zone. Retrieved 2025-10-15.
- 1 2 List of civil-registered Sikorsky S-70s in Brunei retrieved 17 October 2013
- ↑ "Photo Library - Sikorsky WS-70 Blackhawk". APBIC, Air-Britain. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
- ↑ Choudhury, Santanu (6 December 2014). "India Chooses Sikorsky for $1 Billion Military Helicopter Deal". Wall Street Journal.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Trevithick, Joseph (2025-10-13). "UH-60 Black Hawk Cargo Drone With Clamshell Nose Breaks Cover (Updated)". The War Zone. Retrieved 2025-10-15.
- ↑ Rogoway, Jamie Hunter, Tyler (2025-10-14). "UH-60 U-Hawk Drone Walk-Around Tour". The War Zone. Retrieved 2025-10-15.
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