The Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk is a four-bladed, twin-engine, medium-lift utility helicopter manufactured by Sikorsky Aircraft. Sikorsky submitted the S-70 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.
AH-60L Battle Hawk: Export armed version unsuccessfully tendered for Australian Army project AIR87, similar to AH-60L Arpía III. Sikorsky has also offered a Battlehawk armed version for export in the form of armament kits and upgrades. Sikorsky's Armed Black hawk demonstrator has tested a 20 mm turreted cannon, and different guided missiles.The United Arab Emirates ordered Battlehawk kits in 2011.
- Fully engraved panel line and rivet details.
- Extensive cockpit detailing.
- Detailed jet engine and rotor assembly.
- Realistic M261–19 tube rocket launcher and M229 missile launcher.
- Minigun and auxiliary fuel tank.
- Detailed M-2 machine gun FLIR AGM-114 Hellfire and M130 Chaff dispenser.
- Detailed landing gear, IFR probe and HIRSS.
- Accurate waterslide decals with illustrated placement guide.
- Easy to follow illustrated assembly instructions.