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

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^[3]

EH-60

EH-60A

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

EW prototype variant
Stand-Off Target Acquisition System (SOTAS) prototype.^[4]

EH-60C

specialized equipment and antenna^[1]

locate enemy signals traffic^[4]
classify enemy signals traffic^[4]
disrupt enemy signals traffic^[4]

HH-60

HH-60 Jayhawk

HH-60 Pave Hawk

HH-60D Nighthawk

Canceled SAR^[3]

Night Vision Goggle capable cockpit^[2]
In Flight Refuelling^[2]
ESSS^[2]
IR jammer^[2]
HIRSS exhaust suppressor^[2]
rotor de-icing^[2]
color weather radar^[2]

HH-60G

Combat Rescue^[1]

HH-60L

Modified UH-60L medevac^[1]

HH-60M

Modified UH-60M medevac^[1] "M" does not stand for Medical/ Medevac

HH-60W

Modified version of the UH-60M for CSAR. Entered service in 2020.

MH-60

MH-60A

FLIR^[1] Modified avionics and navigation^[1] in flight refueling probe^[1] T700-GE-701^[1]

MH-60G

Pave Hawk^[3]

MH-60K

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

30mm chain gun^[1]
2.75" rocket pods^[1]
M134D Gatling gun(door)^[1]

MH-60R

Converted SH-60B^[1]

MH-60S

SH-60 base with UH-60 2nd cargo door restored^[1]
combat SAR^[1]

MH-60T

Improved Jayhawk^[3]

SH-60

SH-60F^[3]

inside ASW search, parred down SH-60B^[2]

SH-60R^[3]

Redesignated as MH-60R, later.

UH-60

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

Source^[1]

non assisted folding tail^[2]
Exhaust suppression^[5]
Tracor AN/ARN-148 Omega navigation system^[2]

UH-60B

CRT cockpit^[2]
New Engines^[2]

UH-60L

T700-GE-701c^[1] 1940shp^[6]
Revised Gearbox^[1]
Revised Flight Control^[1]
Electronics more emi resistant, particularly to German powerlines^[6]
Instrumentation panel made NVG compatible^[6]

UH-60M

New Avionics^[1]
Composite Rotor w/ wider chord^[1]
improved gearbox^[1]
New cockpit instrumentation including IVHMS computer^[1]
reinforced fuselage^[1]

UH-60V

New Avionics, UH-60L converted to Glass Cockpit ^[1]

VH-60

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

S-70A

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]^[7]

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); none produced

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-33: Variant for Brunei, used as civil transport by the government^[7]

S-70A-42: Variant for Austrian Armed Forces

S-70B

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.^[8]

S-70C

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

The S-70i is Sikorsky's designation of the UH-60M produced by PZL Mielec in Poland.

Non-US military designations

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]

References

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^ ^a ^b List of civil-registered Sikorsky S-70s in Brunei retrieved 17 October 2013
^ Choudhury, Santanu (6 December 2014). "India Chooses Sikorsky for $1 Billion Military Helicopter Deal". Wall Street Journal.

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[Brunei-7] List of civil-registered Sikorsky S-70s in Brunei retrieved 17 October 2013

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