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The UH-60 Black Hawk is a medium twin-engine multirole helicopter built by Sikorsky Aircraft. Sikorsky submitted the S-70 design to the U.S. Army's 1972 U.S. Army Tactical Multipurpose Transport Aircraft System (UTTAS) competition. The U.S. Army named the prototype YUH-60A and selected it. selected the Black Hawk as the winner for this program in 1976, following a test flight competition with the Boeing Vertol YUH-61. The UH-60A entered Army service in 1979, replacing the UH-1 Iroquois as the Army's tactical transport helicopter. The UH-60A entered service with the US Army in 1979 to replace the Bell UH-1 Iroquois helicopter as a tactical transport helicopter. But later on, more UH-60 helicopters appeared in electronic warfare along with a number of helicopters modified for special operations. Two advanced multi-role helicopters UH-60L and UH-60M have been produced. Modified versions were also produced for the Navy, Air Force and Coast Guard. In addition to being used by the US Army, the UH-60 family of helicopters is also exported to a wide range of countries. Black Hawks have served in combat in conflicts such as Grenada, Panama, Iraq, Somalia, the Balkan Peninsula, Afghanistan and other areas of the Middle East.

Description
The UH-60 Black Hawk is a medium twin-engine multirole helicopter built by Sikorsky Aircraft. Sikorsky submitted the S-70 design to the U.S. Army's 1972 U.S. Army Tactical Multipurpose Transport Aircraft System (UTTAS) competition. The U.S. Army named the prototype YUH-60A and selected it. selected the Black Hawk as the winner for this program in 1976, following a test flight competition with the Boeing Vertol YUH-61. The UH-60A entered Army service in 1979, replacing the UH-1 Iroquois as the Army's tactical transport helicopter. The UH-60A entered service with the US Army in 1979 to replace the Bell UH-1 Iroquois helicopter as a tactical transport helicopter. But later on, more UH-60 helicopters appeared in electronic warfare along with a number of helicopters modified for special operations. Two advanced multi-role helicopters UH-60L and UH-60M have been produced. Modified versions were also produced for the Navy, Air Force and Coast Guard. In addition to being used by the US Army, the UH-60 family of helicopters is also exported to a wide range of countries. Black Hawks have served in combat in conflicts such as Grenada, Panama, Iraq, Somalia, the Balkan Peninsula, Afghanistan and other areas of the Middle East.