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The Israeli Air Force (IAF) received 10 surplus UH-60A Black Hawks from the U.S. in August 1994. [55] Named Yanshuf (English: Owl) by the IAF, [56] the UH-60A began replacing Bell 212 utility helicopters. [55] The IAF first used the UH-60s in combat during 1996 in southern Lebanon [55] in Operation Grapes of Wrath against Hezbollah.
A UH-60A modified for evaluation pursuant to the Quick Fix II EW Program. It was prepared for an AN/ALQ-151 multi-role tactical EW system, four dipole antennae were mounted in pairs on either side of the tailboom, and a deployable whip antenna was added beneath the aft section of the main cabin.
Sikorsky HH-60 Pave Hawk [9] Combat Search and Rescue helicopter Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation: This is another variant of the U.S. Army's UH-60 Blackhawk. 1974 1982 101 Bell YAH-63: Attack helicopter Bell Model 409. Particaped in the Advanced Attack Helicopter (AAH) competition. Lost to the YAH-64. 1975 Never 3 Boeing AH-64 Apache: Attack ...
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Bell UH-1 Iroquois: 16,000 + United States: Most-produced Western helicopter; nicknamed "Huey". UH-1Y derivative in production. 1959–1976 Bell 206 Jetranger: 8,460: manufactured at Bell plants in United States and Canada: Also made under licence by Agusta in Italy and Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation in Australia: 1966–2010 Eurocopter ...
The YUH-61 was the runner-up in the United States Army Utility Tactical Transport Aircraft System (UTTAS) competition in the early 1970s to replace the Bell UH-1 Iroquois helicopter. At the end of the flyoff program, Sikorsky Aircraft was awarded a contract to develop and build its UH-60A entry.
United States Air Force HH-60G Pave Hawk. The Sikorsky H-60 is a family of military helicopters built by Sikorsky Aircraft.. All models use a modified mission symbol in addition to the 'H' vehicle type designator under the 1962 United States Tri-Service aircraft designation system (meaning, there is no aircraft named an "H-60" per se).
The US Army began phasing out the UH-1 with the introduction of the Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk starting in the 1980s, although the Army UH-1 Residual Fleet had around 700 UH-1s that were to be retained until 2015, primarily in support of Army Aviation training at Fort Rucker and in selected Army National Guard units.