Sikorsky S-70/S-78/H-60 family name, nicknames, commercial names etc

[Nico]

Hi people,
reading the various post about the two mistery heloes used during the Bin Laden raid, I thought at the various official names, nicknames, commercial names and code names referring to the many versions of the Sikorsky S-70/S-78/H-60 family, universally known as the Black Hawks. I compiled an incomplete list:
S-70 UH-60A Black Hawk
S-70B/L UH-60B/SH-60B Seahawk
S-78-20 (former S-70C-20) apparently no name
S-78-29 (former S-70-29) as above
EH-60B Black Hawk SOTAS
HH-60D Night Hawk (cancelled)
HH-60DA Night Hawk (cancelled)
EH-60A/C Black Hawk Quick Fix IIB
HH-60A Night Hawk (cancelled)
HH-60E Night Hawk (cancelled)
S-70L/B SH-60C Seahawk (cancelled)
S-70C (perhaps as S-78)
S-70B VH-60A Sea Dragon
MH-60G Pave Hawk Interim Credible Hawk
MH-60K Pave Hawk
S-70A etc. International Black Hawk
S-70A-1 (et alia) Desert Hawk
S-70B-4 SH-60F Ocean Hawk CV Helo or CVIZASW
S-70B-5 HH-60H Rescue Hawk HCS
S-70B-5 HH-60J Jayhawk" MRR (perhaps former HH-60F)
MH-60A (?) Embassy Hawk
UH-60L Interim Pave Hawk
S-70A-18 UH-60P Black Hawk
S-70C(M)-1 Seahawk
MH-60L Pave Hawk
S-70L/B VH-60N Presidential Hawk
S-70C-6 Thunderhawk (?) SAR for Taiwan
Firehawk (commercial version, no info)
AH-60L Black Hawk DAP (Direct Action penetrator)
S-70B MH-60S Knighthawk
S-70A(N) Naval Hawk
HH-60L Dustoff Black Hawk
S-70BTM Naval Hawk (version for Singapore)
S-70B MH-60R Strikehawk
S-70B MH-60T Jayhawk
This list is only a starting point, with several designations needing to be verified but, sure, some of you could add some further information
Nico

 

[Grey Havoc]

The USAF just designated the successor of the HH-60G (under the CRH program) as the HH-60W, with the shorthand being 60-Whiskey. Official name to be announced at a later date.

http://www.airforcemag.com/DRArchive/Pages/2014/November%202014/November%2025%202014/Sixty-Whiskey-It-Is.aspx


However I should note that given the way things are at the moment, this does not guarantee that the HH-60W will make it to hardware, much less into active service.

 

[Apophenia]

Skyblazer covered most of the export designations:
http://www.secretprojects.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,16219.msg155600.html?PHPSESSID=m30qmqh0r24rhfnjf0it9bmuo4#msg155600

My version, below, borrows heavily from Skyblazer's.

S-70A -- International Black Hawk Civil/Export Designations

S-70A Firehawk - commercial S-70A-27 conversions
- S-70L [?] unconfirmed UH-60L conv. reported
S-70A-1 - Desert Hawk, Royal Saudi Army, x 21
- S-70A-1L: Desert Hawk medevac variant, x 2
- S-70A-1[?]: Desert Hawk VIP variant, x 1
S-70A-2 - Germany
- S-70A-2: Australia (Skyblazer)
S-70A-3 - Spain
S-70A-4 - Switzerland, Flugwaffe
S-70A-5 - Philippines Air Force (cancelled)
- S-70A-5: Becomes S-70A-16/S-70C-0/Firehawk
S-70A-6 - Thailand, x 2
S-70A-7 - Peru
S-70A-8 - Brazil
S-70A-9 - Australian (Hawker deHavilland) prod'n
S-70A-10 - Israel, IDF Yanshef 1 (Owl)
S-70A-11 - Jordanian Air Force, x 3
S-70A-12 - Japanese 'UH-60J'
- Mitsubishi 'UH-60JA', JGSDF utility (based on UH-60L)
S-70A-13 - [??]
S-70A-14 - Bahrain, VIP, x 1
- S-70A-14: Brunei (Siris, confus. with 'A-33/'A-37?)
S-70A-15 - Sweden
S-70A-16 - to Rolls-Royce for TRM-332 trials
S-70A-17 - Turkish security forces Yarasa (Bat)
- S-70A-17: 2 x Yarasa used for VIP
S-70A-18 - Korean 'UH-60P' Black Hawk
- 'HH-60P' CSAR conversions
S-70A-19 - Planned Westland prod'n, aka 'WS-70L'
- WS-70L: Submitted as a bid to Saudi requirement
S-70A-20 - Thailand, VIP, x 2
S-70A-21 - Egyptian Air Force, VIP, x 2
S-70A-22 - Korean VIP transports
S-70A-23 - Algeria
S-70A-24 - Mexico, Fuerza Aerea Mexicana
- S-70A-24A
S-70A-25 - Morocco, Royal Gendarmerie (1st batch)
S-70A-26 - Morocco, Royal Gendarmerie (2nd batch)
S-70A-27 - Hong Kong, Government Flying Service
S-70A-28 - Turkish security forces, updated Yarasa
- S-70A-28D: Final 30 Yarasa
- 'T-70': Turkish Aerospace Industries licensed
S-70A-29 - Hong Kong [??]
S-70A-30 - Argentine Air Force, VIP, x 1
S-70A-31 - [??]
S-70A-32 - [??] Brunei (helis.com)
S-70A-33 - Royal Brunei Air Force
S-70A-34 - Royal Malaysian Air Force
S-70A-35 - [??]
S-70A-36 - Brazil, Aviacao do Exercito Brasileiro, HM-2
S-70A-37 - Royal Brunei Air Force
S-70A-38 - [??]
S-70A-39 - Chile, Fuerza Aerea de Chile, HO-2
S-70A-40 - [??]
S-70A-41 - Fuerza Aerea Colombiana (UH-60L)
- 'Arpia' (Harpy), Colombian gunship vers.
S-70A-42 - Austria, Österreichische Luftstreitkräfte
S-70A-43 - Royal Thai Army
S-70A-44 - [??]
S-70A-45 - [??]
S-70A-46 - [??]
S-70A-47 - [??] Sikorsky mtx bull - 'A-47 c/n 0001-0024
S-70A-48 - [??] Sikorsky mtx bull - 'A-48 c/n 0001-0007
S-70A-49 - [??]
S-70A-50 - Israel, IDF 'UH-60A-50' Yanshef 2 (UH-60L)
- S-70A-50: aka Peace Hawk
S-70A-51 - [??]
S-70A-52 - [??]
S-70A-53 - [??]
S-70A-54 - [??]
S-70A-55 - Israel, IDF Yanshef 3 (Owl) (UH-60L)
- S-70A-55: aka Peace Hawk

S-70A -- Battlehawk, offered to Australian Army for ARH Project
-- aka Battle Hawk armed reconnaissance helicopter

S-70A -- Maplehawk - offered to Canadian Forces for MHP
-- aka Maple Hawk maritime helicopter

S-70B -- Seahawk Civil/Export Designations

S-70B-1 -- Spain, Flotilla de Aeronaves, HS.23
S-70B-2 - Australian ASTA Seahawk prod'n
S-70B-3 - Mitsubishi 'SH-60J' Seahawk prod'n
- 'XSH-60J': 'SH-60J' Seahawk prototypes, x 2
- 'SH-60K': lengthened vers., aka 'SH-60J Kai'
S-70B-4 -- SH-60F Ocean Hawk CV helo/CVIZASW
S-70B-5 -- USN HH-60H 'Rescue Hawk'
S-70B-5 -- USCG HH-60J Jayhawk" MRR (perhaps former HH-60F)
S-70B-6 -- Aegean Hawk, Greek navy
S-70B-7 -- Royal Thai Navy
S-70B-8 -- Turkish Navy, Yasara

S-70B-9 - S-70B-27 -- [??]

S-70B-28 - Turkish Navy, Yasara

S-70B/L -- UH-60B/SH-60B Seahawk
S-70L/B -- SH-60C Seahawk (cancelled)
S-70BTM -- Singapore, Naval Hawk

S-70C - Civil SAR versions (in theory)

S-70C-0 -- Former S-70A-6/'A-16 airframe
- S-70C-0: Firehawk conversion, x 1
S-70C-1 -- Bluehawk, RoCAF (Taiwan)
- S-70C-1A: 'enhanced' Bluehawk
S-70C-2 -- PR China, 24 x UH-60 Black Hawks, not delivered
S-70C-2 -- [??]
S-70C-4 -- PR China, PLA casevac
S-70C-5 -- Brunei, conv. to Firehawk
S-70C-6 -- Super Bluehawk, RoCAF, SAR variant

S-70C-7 - S-70C-13 -- [??]

S-70C-14 - Brunei, VIP vers., x 2

S-70C-15 - S-70C-19 -- [??]

S-70C-20 - redesig. S-78-20

S-70C-21 - S-70C-28 -- [??]

S-70C-29 - redesig. S-78-29

S-70C(M)-1 Thunderhawk, 10 x ROC Navy SH-60F
S-70C(M)-2 Thunderhawk, 11 x ROC Navy 2nd series

S-70L -- USN SH-60B
S-70L/B - VH-60N Presidential Hawk

S-70C Firehawk - civil S-70C conversions, x 2

S-70i International Black Hawk - PZL Mielec prod'n

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