The Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk is a four-blade, twin-engine, medium-lift utility military 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.

May 20, 2021 · The MH-60L DAP is a parallel evolution of the base troop-carrying MH-60L with both developed specifically for the rigors of special forces operations.

The MH-60L Defensive Armed Penetrator, or DAP, is an MH-60L modified to mount a variety of offensive weapons systems. Its mission is to conduct attack helicopter operations utilizing area fire or precision guided munitions and armed infiltration or exfiltration of small units.

May 20, 2021 · Page details technical specifications, development, and operational history of the Sikorsky MH-60L/UH-60L (Razors Edge/Super 68) Special Forces Direct-Action Penetrator (DAP) Helicopter including pictures.

The MH-60L Direct Action Penetrator (DAP), or DAP, is an MH-60L modified to mount a variety of offensive weapons systems. Its mission is to conduct attack helicopter operations utilizing area fire or precision guided munitions and armed infiltration or exfiltration of small units.

MH-60L Black Hawk Special operations modification, used by the U.S. Army's 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment ("Night Stalkers"), based on the UH-60L with T700-701C engines. It...

The U.S.A.F. HH-60G was developed from the UH-60L airframe to take advantage of its increased performance to carry greater payloads and additional mission equipment. U.S. Army Special Forces variants included the MH-60A, which was a derivative of the UH-60A.

In the late 1980s, a new version, called the MH-60L was introduced. It was to be the "low end" of a system; the high end being the then-unproduced MH-60K. The MH-60L was only about halfway through it's operational evaluation when Iraq invaded Kuwait.

A MH-60L IDAP (Integrated Defensive Armed Penetrator) helicopter flown by the Night Stalkers (160th SOAR (A)) pictured in flight. The IDAP is employed as a direct action / close air support platform and is armed with an array of weapons such as forward-fixed miniguns, M230 30mm chain gun, FFAR rocket pods and AGM-114 Hellfire missiles.

The MH-60L modification is a special operations helicopter for the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (SOAR) of the U.S. Army, also known as the “Night Stalkers.” The helicopter is equipped with weather radar and a forward-looking infrared (FLIR) sensor, and it can also be fitted with an air refueling system.