Sikorsky UH-60 Blackhawk
The Sikorsky UH-60 Blackhawk or Sikorsky S-70 is a U.S. military helicopter. It is used by the U.S. Army as a standard assault helicopter. It replaced the Bell UH-1 Iroquois. Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk and Sikorsky VH-60N White Hawk are specialized variants of it.
| Sikorsky UH-60 Blackhawk | |
|---|---|
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| Australian Sikorsky UH-60 Blackhawk. | |
| Role | Helicopter |
| National origin | USA |
| Manufacturer | Sikorsky. |
| First flight | 1974 |
| Introduction | 1979 |
| Status | Active |
| Primary user | US Army |
| Produced | In production. |
Sikorsky UH-60 Blackhawk Media
UH-60A Black Hawks over Port Salinas during the invasion of Grenada, 1983. The conflict saw the first use of the UH-60 in combat.
UH-60s equipped with M60 machine guns near An Najaf, Iraq in May 2005.
A view of a UH-60L cockpit
Australian Army S-70A-9
A Colombian National Police UH-60 Black Hawk in November 2010
A Philippine Air Force S-70i Black Hawk landing at Mactan-Benito Ebuen Air Base on Mactan Island, Cebu
A Swedish UH-60 landing during a demonstration
U.S. Army MH-60L during the Battle of Mogadishu in 1993
160th SOAR(A)'s MH-60 DAP fires its 2.75 in (7.0 cm) rockets on a U.S. Army test range
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Bibliography
- Jackson, Robert, Helicopters: Military, Civilian, and Rescue Rotorcraft (The Aviation Factfile). London: Grange Books Ltd, 2005. ISBN 1-84013-812-2.
- Gaillard, Pierre, Avions et hélicoptères militaires d'aujourd'hui Paris, France : Larivière éditions, 1999. ISBN 2-907051-24-5.
- Biass, Eric H. World Helicopter Systems. Geneva, Switzerland : Interavia Data, 1985.
