Aircraft type · verified register

Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk

H60ICAO type designator

The Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk is a four-blade, twin-engine, medium-lift military utility helicopter manufactured by Sikorsky Aircraft. Sikorsky submitted a 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.

Capabilities vary with variant, equipment, load, crew and operating authority. This page does not publish unverified generic performance figures.

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Aircraft: 44
Countries: 6
Operators: 8
Mission categories: 2

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Type description and illustration

Verified fleet · 2026-08-16

Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk CC BY-SA 4.0

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