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
 * 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

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-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-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-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

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