Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk - Operators

Operators

Australia

• Royal Australian Navy - The Fleet Air Arm (RAN) received 16 S-70B-2 Seahawks, and has 15 S-70Bs in service as of January 2011. To be replaced with 24 MH-60R from 2014.
  • 816 Squadron RAN

Brazil

• Brazilian Navy ordered 4 S-70B Seahawks in 2009 to replace its older helicopters beginning in 2012. Two more S-70Bs requested in 2011.

Greece

• Hellenic Navy received 11 S-70B-6 Aegean Hawks, and had 8 S-70Bs in service as of January 2011.

Japan

• See SH-60J/K

Spain

• Spanish Navy (Armada Española) received 12 S-70B-1 Seahawks and has 12 S-70Bs in service as of November 2008. A further six were requested in September 2010.

Republic of China (Taiwan)

• Republic of China Navy received 21 S-70C (10 S-70C(M)-1 and 11 S-70C(M)-2) Thunderhawks, and has 19 S-70Cs in service as of November 2008 in 701st and 702nd Helicopter Squadron (Light).

Singapore

• Republic of Singapore Navy ordered 6 S-70B Seahawks in 2005, and had 6 in service by 20 January 2011. These helicopters will be owned and operated by the navy but flown by pilots from the Republic of Singapore Air Force, forming the 123 Squadron, which has since retired the Eurocopter Fennecs operating in its former role as a light scout/attack helicopter.

Thailand

• Royal Thai Navy received 6 S-70B-7 Seahawks, and all 6 Seahawks were in use as of January 2011. It ordered 6 MH-60S helicopters, with two delivered in August 2011.

Turkey

• Turkish Naval Forces had received 8 S-70B-28 Seahawks with 17 more on order in 2007. It had 12 S-70Bs in service as of January 2011. It is to have 25 in use by mid-2011.

United States

• United States Navy had 129 SH-60B, 60 SH-60F, 52 MH-60R, and 154 MH-60S helicopters in service as of January 2011.