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  "id": "uh-60q-black-hawk",
  "name": "UH-60Q Black Hawk",
  "aliases": [],
  "domain": "air",
  "country": "USA",
  "category": "Medical evacuation helicopter",
  "status": null,
  "fielded": 1993,
  "operators": [
    "AFG",
    "ARG",
    "AUS",
    "AUT",
    "BHR",
    "BRA",
    "BRN",
    "CHL",
    "CHN",
    "COL",
    "EGY",
    "ISR",
    "JOR",
    "JPN",
    "KOR",
    "LVA",
    "MAR",
    "MEX",
    "MYS",
    "PHL",
    "POL",
    "SAU",
    "SVK",
    "SWE",
    "THA",
    "TUN",
    "TUR",
    "USA"
  ],
  "prolif_count": 28,
  "summary": "UH-60Q \"Dustoff\" Medical evacuation version of the UH-60L under development for the U.S. Army.",
  "specs": [
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      "k": "",
      "label": "Manufacturer",
      "section": "system",
      "v": "Sikorsky Aircraft",
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      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "crew",
      "v": 3,
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Hardpoints",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "4 Total, 2 per ESSS stub wings",
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "mass_kg",
      "v": 5263,
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      "conf": "medium",
      "label": "Empty weight"
    },
    {
      "k": "engine_name",
      "v": "2 x General Electric T700-GE-701C",
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      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Thrust / power",
      "section": "mobility",
      "v": "1,800 shaft hp each",
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      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Cruise speed",
      "section": "mobility",
      "v": "296 kph",
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Rate of climb",
      "section": "mobility",
      "v": "472 m/min",
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "ceiling_m",
      "v": 5837,
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      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "NBC Protection",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "Yes",
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Counter Measures (Chaff/Flares)",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "Yes",
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Main Gun System",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "2 x pintle mounts for 7.62-mm M60D or 12.7-mm GECAL 50 or 7.62-mm M134 mini-Gatling guns",
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Missile Weapon Systems",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "ESSS can accommodate a variety of pods and weapon systems including fuel tanks, electronics, rockets, guns, missiles and dispensers; Volcano mine-dispensing system can also be mounted to the doors of the aircraft by using the M139 dispensing system.",
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    }
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  "payloads": [],
  "variants": [
    {
      "name": "YUH-60A",
      "text": "Initial test and evaluation version for U.S. Army. First flight on 17 October 1974; three built.",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "UH-60A Black Hawk",
      "text": "Original U.S. Army version, carrying a crew of four and up to 11 equipped troops.",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "UH-60C Black Hawk",
      "text": "Modified version for command and control (C2) missions.",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "CH-60E",
      "text": "Proposed troop transport variant for the U.S. Marine Corps.",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "UH-60L Black Hawk",
      "text": "UH-60A with upgraded T700-GE-701C engines",
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    },
    {
      "name": "UH-60V Black Hawk",
      "text": "Upgraded version of the UH-60L with the electronic displays (glass cockpit) of the UH-60M. Upgrades performed by Northrop Grumman featuring a centralized processor with a partitioned, modular operational flight program enabling capabilities to be added as…",
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    },
    {
      "name": "UH-60M Black Hawk",
      "text": "Improved design wide chord rotor blades, T700-GE-701D engines (max 2,000 shp or 1,500 kW each), improved durability gearbox, Integrated Vehicle Health Management System (IVHMS) computer, and new glass cockpit. Production began in 2006.",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "UH-60M Upgrade Black Hawk",
      "text": "UH-60M with fly-by-wire system and Common Avionics Architecture System (CAAS) cockpit suite. Flight testing began in August 2008.",
      "src": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "art": "helicopter",
  "image": null,
  "verified": null,
  "changelog": [
    {
      "date": "2026-10-10",
      "change": "Entry created from the Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN), bulk import"
    }
  ],
  "url": "https://www.defensepedia.com/systems/uh-60q-black-hawk.html",
  "sources": {
    "weg-uh-60q-black-hawk": {
      "title": "UH-60Q Black Hawk American Medical Evacuation Helicopter",
      "publisher": "U.S. Army TRADOC G-2 Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN)",
      "url": "https://odin.t2com.army.mil/WEG/Asset/UH-60Q_Black_Hawk_American_Medical_Evacuation_Helicopter",
      "published": "2026-03-20",
      "tier": 1,
      "checked": "2026-10-10"
    }
  }
}