S-70/H-60 series | |
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CAL Fire S-70A Firehawk in flight | |
Role | Medium-lift transport/utility helicopter |
Manufacturer | Sikorsky Aircraft, Turkish Aerospace Industries (under Licence)[1] |
First flight | October 1974 |
Introduction | 1979 |
Status | In service |
Primary users | U.S. Customs and Border Protection U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration See Operators section for others |
Produced | 1970s–present |
Variants | Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk Sikorsky HH-60 Pave Hawk Sikorsky HH-60 Jayhawk Mitsubishi H-60 |
The Sikorsky S-70 is an American medium transport/utility helicopter family manufactured by Sikorsky Aircraft. It was developed for the United States Army in the 1970s, winning a competition to be designated the UH-60 Black Hawk and spawning a large family in U.S. military service. New and improved versions of the UH-60 have been developed since. Civilian versions, and some military versions, are produced under various S-70 model designations.