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unusual facts about UH-60 Black Hawk



Advanced Affordable Turbine Engine

The engine developed for ITEP is to be a drop-in replacement for the General Electric T700 engine that currently powers the AH-64 Apache and the UH-60 Black Hawk.

Black Hawk Down

Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk, the military helicopter used by the United States in the 1993 Battle of Mogadishu

Moneygall GAA

The President's entourage braved gale force winds to fly from the Phoenix Park in Dublin in two Chinook and two Black Hawk helicopters.

Naha Air Base

Naha AB currently hosts JASDF units flying modified F-15J/DJ fighter aircraft, Kawasaki T-4 trainers, UH-60J Black Hawk and CH-47J Chinook helicopters.

Operation Green Sweep

On August 3, local residents threatened a military laundry unit with a pistol and another group fired shots at a UH-60 helicopter.

Shah Wali Kot District

On August 16, 2012, the crash of an US Black Hawk occurred within the region, later claimed as an attack by Taliban forces.

Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk

The DAP is equipped with ESSS or ETS stub wings, each capable of carrying configurations of the M230 Chain Gun 30 mm automatic cannon, 19-shot Hydra 70 rocket pod, AGM-114 Hellfire missiles, AIM-92 Stinger air-to-air missiles, GAU-19 gun pods, and M134 minigun pods.


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