Summary The Firehawk variant of the Black Hawk can hold up to 1,000 gallons of water for firefighting missions. The Armed Black Hawk can provide suppressive fire with rockets and missiles, and is cost-effective for combat assault capabilities. The Black Hawk's utility version can lift up to 9,000 lbs of cargo internally or externally, with improvements in lift capacity over the years.
The Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk is one of the most successful military medium-lift helicopters ever built. It first entered service in 1979 and remains in production. Over its life, the Black Hawk has been continuously modernized and updated and remains one of the leading military helicopters in the world.
The Black Hawk boasts many capabilities (although only the Russian Ka-52 attack helicopter allows pilots to eject ). 1 Firefighting The Firehawk can carry up to 1,000 gallons of water Water carried: Up to 8,000 lbs or 1,000 gallons Firefighters carried: 11 with equipment Method of carrying water: internal Fire Attack system or buckets Enemies come in many shapes and sizes; sometimes, the Black Hawk is tasked with fighting fires. Some Black Hawks come with an 850-gallon internal Fire Attack system designed for aerial firefighting (this means they no longer need belly-mounted tanks).
Attaching or removing the Fire Attack system only takes around 15 minutes; in this role, the Black Hawk is suitable for civilian use. Since 2000, the Los Angeles Fire Department has used the Black Hawk's Firehawk vari.