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Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk

A utility helicopter whose missions range from troop transport to rescue and external lift.

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Reference variantUH-60M
AvionicsDigital cockpit
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Meet the aircraft

Sikorsky describes the UH-60M in transport, rescue and external-load roles, with twin engines and a reconfigurable cabin. Its M-model brochure identifies digital avionics, wide-chord rotor blades and the 701D engine. Later Black Hawk modernisation proposals concern different configurations.

Aircraft background

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WATCH & EXPLORE

Into the cockpit

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The Sikorsky UH-60M BLACK HAWK Helicopter

Lockheed Martin presents pilots' accounts of the Black Hawk's different roles.

Real UH-60M; manufacturer film

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Walkaround

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U.S. Army UH-60M Black Hawk Tour And Mission Brief With Its Pilots

US Army pilots give a UH-60M tour at the Dubai Air Show.

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THE AIRCRAFT

Meet Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk

Sikorsky describes the UH-60M in transport, rescue and external-load roles, with twin engines and a reconfigurable cabin. Its M-model brochure identifies digital avionics, wide-chord rotor blades and the 701D engine. Later Black Hawk modernisation proposals concern different configurations.

Research-based aircraft backgroundLockheed Martin · UH-60M Black Hawk brochure ↗
HOW IT CAME TO BE

History & design

The Army’s Black Hawk enters service

The Army fielded the UH-60 in 1979. Naval Seahawk and other service derivatives followed, but their mission equipment and airframes evolved separately. The common family does not make an Army Black Hawk and a maritime MH-60 interchangeable.

United States Navy · MH-60 Seahawk ↗

UH-60 Black Hawk family; UH-60M modernization

What changed with the M model

Sikorsky presents the UH-60M as a modernization of the established utility platform. Its changes include T700-GE-701D engines, wide-chord blades, a digital cockpit and integrated health monitoring, aimed at improved performance and supportability.

Lockheed Martin · UH-60M Black Hawk brochure ↗

UH-60 Black Hawk family; UH-60M modernization

UNDER THE SKIN

Systems & details

Digital systems are part of the M configuration

The brochure describes coupled flight controls, GPS/inertial navigation and moving-map displays. Those features are specific to the M reference; they should not be assumed in an earlier A or L cockpit or in every third-party simulation.

UH-60 Black Hawk family; UH-60M modernization
Lockheed Martin · UH-60M Black Hawk brochure ↗
VIRTUAL VERSIONS

In your simulator

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Manuals & resources

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Aircraft background

↗UH-60M Black Hawk brochureLockheed Martin · Aircraft background; checked 2026-09-14

Aircraft documentation

↗MH-60 SeahawkUnited States Navy · US Navy February 2020 history of Black Hawk and Seahawk family introductions
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