Sikorsky UH-60 Blackhawk

The Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk is a four-bladed, twin-engine, medium-lift utility helicopter manufactured by Sikorsky Aircraft. Sikorsky submitted the S-70 design for the United States Army's Utility Tactical Transport Aircraft System (UTTAS) competition in 1972. The Army designated the prototype as the YUH-60A and selected the Black Hawk as the winner of the program in 1976, after a fly-off competition with the Boeing Vertol YUH-61.

Named after the Indian war leader Black Hawk, the UH-60A entered service with the U.S. Army in 1979, to replace the Bell UH-1 Iroquois as the Army's tactical transport helicopter. This was followed by the fielding of electronic warfare and special operations variants of the Black Hawk. Improved UH-60L and UH-60M utility variants have also been developed. Modified versions have also been developed for the US Navy, Air Force, and Coast Guard. In addition to U.S. Army use, the UH-60 family has been exported to several nations. Black Hawks have served in combat during conflicts in Grenada, Panama, Iraq, Somalia, the Balkans, Afghanistan, and other areas in the Middle East.

Users

 * Afghanistan
 * Afghan Air Force
 * Australia
 * Australian Army Aviation
 * Austria
 * Austrian Air Force
 * Bahrain
 * Royal Bahraini Air Force
 * Brazil
 * Brazilian Air Force
 * Brazilian Army
 * Brunei
 * Royal Brunei Air Force
 * Chile
 * Chilean Air Force
 * People's Republic of China
 * People's Liberation Army Ground Force
 * Republic of China
 * Republic of China Army
 * Republic of China Air Force
 * Colombia
 * Colombian Air Force
 * Colombian Army
 * Croatia
 * Croatian Air Force
 * Egypt
 * Egyptian Air Force
 * Israel
 * Israeli Air Force
 * Japan - see Mitsubishi H-60
 * Japan Air Self-Defense Force
 * Japan Ground Self-Defense Force
 * Jordan
 * Royal Jordanian Air Force
 * Republic of Korea
 * Republic of Korea Air Force
 * Republic of Korea Army
 * Malaysia
 * Royal Malaysian Air Force
 * Mexico
 * Mexican Air Force
 * Mexican Army
 * Morocco
 * Royal Moroccan Gendarmerie
 * Philippines
 * Philippine Air Force
 * Saudi Arabia
 * Royal Saudi Land Forces
 * Royal Saudi National Guard
 * Slovakia
 * Slovak Air Force
 * Sweden
 * Swedish Air Force
 * Thailand
 * Royal Thai Army
 * Tunisia
 * Tunisian Air Force
 * Turkey
 * Turkish Air Force
 * Turkish Land Forces
 * United Arab Emirates
 * United Arab Emirates Air Force
 * United States
 * United States Army