List of Sikorsky S-70 variants explained

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 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
GUH-60A non-flying Simulator^[3]
JUH-60A Evaluation and testing craft
YEH-60B prototype

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

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

HH-60

HH-60D Nighthawk

Canceled SAR

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

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

FLIRModified avionics and navigationin flight refueling probeT700-GE-701

MH-60G

Pave Hawk

MH-60K

in flight refueling probeterrain following radar

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
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^[2]

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

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 1940shp^[6]
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^[2]

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^[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

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^[1]

Notes and References

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http://www.helis.com/database/serials/V8/?model=18 List of civil-registered Sikorsky S-70s in Brunei
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