Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk

The Sikorsky SH-60/MH-60 Seahawk (or Sea Hawk) is a twin turboshaft engine, multi-mission United States Navy helicopter based on the United States Army UH-60 Black Hawk and a member of the Sikorsky S-70 family. The most significant airframe modification is a hinged tail to reduce its footprint aboard ships.
The U.S. Navy uses the H-60 airframe under the model designations SH-60B, SH-60F, HH-60H, MH-60R, and MH-60S. Able to deploy aboard any air-capable frigate, destroyer, cruiser, fast combat support ship, amphibious assault ship, or aircraft carrier, the Seahawk can handle anti-submarine warfare (ASW), anti-surface warfare (ASUW), naval special warfare (NSW) insertion, search and rescue (SAR), combat search and rescue (CSAR), vertical replenishment (VERTREP), and medical evacuation (MEDEVAC). All Navy H-60s carry a rescue hoist for SAR/CSAR missions.
==Variants==
===US Variants===
*YSH-60 Seahawk: Developmental version, led to SH-60B; five built.
*SH-60B Seahawk: Anti-submarine warfare helicopter, equipped with an APS-124 search radar and an ALQ-142 ESM system under the nose, also fitted with a 25-tube sonobuoy launcher on the left side and modified landing gear; 181 built for the US Navy.
*NSH-60B Seahawk: Permanently configured for flight testing.
*CH-60E: Proposed troop transport version for the U.S. Marine Corps. Not built.
*SH-60F Oceanhawk: Carrier-borne anti-submarine warfare helicopter, equipped with dipping sonar; 76 built for the U.S. Navy.
*NSH-60F Seahawk: Modified SH-60F to support the VH-60N Cockpit Upgrade Program.
*HH-60H Rescue Hawk: Search-and-rescue helicopter for the U.S. Navy; 42 built
*XSH-60J Seahawk: Two U.S.-built pattern aircraft for Japan.
*SH-60J Seahawk: Anti-submarine warfare helicopter for the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force.
*YSH-60R Seahawk: Developmental version, led to the MH-60R/S.
*MH-60R Seahawk: Variant of the SH-60 that combines the features of the SH-60B and SH-60F
*YCH-60S Knighthawk: 
*MH-60S Knighthawk: Multimission helicopter whose missions include vertical replenishment, medical evacuation, combat search and rescue, anti-surface warfare, maritime interdiction, close air support, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, and special warfare support. It replaced the CH-46 Sea Knight in USN service.
*HH-60/MH-60 Jayhawk: U.S. Coast Guard version, developed from HH-60H.
==Users==
*Australia
**Royal Australian Navy
*Brazil
**Brazilian Navy
*Republic of China
**Republic of China Naval Aviation Command
*Denmark
**Royal Danish Navy
*Greece
**Hellenic Navy
*Israel
**Israeli Sea Corps
*India
**Indian Navy
*Japan
**Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force - see Mitsubishi H-60
*South Korea
**Republic of Korea Navy
*Mexico
**Mexican Navy
*Qatar
**Qatar Emiri Air Force
**Qatar Emiri Navy
*Saudi Arabia
**Royal Saudi Navy
*Singapore
**Republic of Singapore Air Force
**Republic of Singapore Navy
*Spain
**Spanish Navy
*Thailand
**Royal Thai Navy
*Tunisia
**Tunisian Navy
*Turkey
**Turkish Naval Forces
*United States
**United States Navy
==See Also==
===Related Development===
*Sikorsky S-70
*Mitsubishi H-60
*Sikorsky HH-60 Jayhawk
*Sikorsky HH-60 Pave Hawk
*Sikorsky UH-60 Blackhawk
*Sikorsky CH-148 Cyclone
===Comparable Aircraft===
*AgustaWestland AW159 Wildcat
*Eurocopter AS565 Panther
*HAL Dhruv
*Harbin Z-20
*Kaman SH-2G Super Seasprite
*Kamov Ka-27
*NHIndustries NH90
*Westland WG-13 Lynx
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