List of Sikorsky S-70 variants

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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.

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US military designations

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

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

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]

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