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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
• YEH-60B specialized radar and avionics UH-60A modified for the proposed Stand-Off Target Acquisition System including an underslung rotating sensor in a canoe fairing
• EUH-60L Army Airborne Command and Control
• GUH-60A non-flying Simulator
• JUH-60A Evaluation and testing craft
• YEH-60B prototype

CH-60S

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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.

EH-60B

• EW prototype variant
• Stand-Off Target Acquisition System (SOTAS) prototype.

EH-60C

specialized equipment and antenna

• locate enemy signals traffic
• classify enemy signals traffic
• disrupt enemy signals traffic

HH-60

HH-60 Jayhawk

HH-60 Pave Hawk

HH-60D Nighthawk

Canceled SAR

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

HH-60G

Combat Rescue

HH-60L

Modified UH-60L medevac

HH-60M

Modified UH-60M medevac "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 Modified avionics and navigation in flight refueling probe T700-GE-701

MH-60G

• Pave Hawk

MH-60K

in flight refueling probe terrain following radar

• extra internal tanks
• pylon-mounted auxiliary tanks from HH-60
• uprated engines
• CRT cockpit
• Texas Instruments FLIR
• In air refuelling<
• extra seating
• night vision imaging system
• moving map display
• OBOGS
• T700-GE-701C engines
• main rotor brake
• missile plume detection
• radar warning receiver
• chaff & flare dispenser
• IR jammer, radio jammer
• laser warning receiver

MH-60L

• 30mm chain gun
• 2.75" rocket pods
• M134D Gatling gun(door)

MH-60R

Converted SH-60B

MH-60S

• SH-60 base with UH-60 2nd cargo door restored
• combat SAR

MH-60T

• Improved Jayhawk

SH-60

SH-60F

• inside ASW search, parred down SH-60B

SH-60R

• Redesignated as MH-60R, later.

UH-60

• UH-60A RASCAL - Rotorcraft Air Crew System Concept
• UH-60C
• UH-60E
• UH-60Q Medevac Dustoff - became HH-60A

UH-60A

Source

• non assisted folding tail
• Exhaust suppression
• Tracor AN/ARN-148 Omega navigation system

UH-60B

• CRT cockpit
• New Engines

UH-60L

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

UH-60M

• New Avionics
• Composite Rotor w/ wider chord
• improved gearbox
• New cockpit instrumentation including IVHMS computer
• reinforced fuselage

UH-60V

• New Avionics, UH-60L converted to Glass Cockpit

VH-60

VH-60A

First designation for VH-60N

VH-60D

Night Hawk VIP transport

VH-60N

Presidential transport helicopter also known as Marine One

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

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

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.

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

AH-60L

Colombian Air Force Arpia III gunship version, equipped with FLIR, machine guns and rockets

UH-60J

Designation used by JASDF and JMSDF

UH-60JA

Licence-built by Mitsubishi for JASDF and JMSDF

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

References

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