MH-60K - Documentation Publicly Available

[quantum97]

   Just wanted to suggest adding the MH-60K Black Hawk to DCS. It’s been highly requested, and unlike the UH-60M, the MH-60K has full documentation already available on archive.org, link below. The materials are all there, ready to go, so there’s a real chance to get it into the game. In DCS Questions and Answers - February 2025, it was mentioned that the UH-60M isn’t possible right now due to the lack of documentation, but that’s not an issue with the MH-60K. Plus, the MH-60K comes with some awesome features like the AN/APQ-174B terrain-following radar and improved weapons capabilities and of course MFDs. Additionally, it’s probably the most recognizable Black Hawk ever, and when people think of a Black Hawk, they’re probably imagining the MH-60K, which was featured in the movie Black Hawk Down.

[Kev2go]

Just like you found a MH60K manual floating around online a  UH60M manual is out there. think I saw one on coursehero.

 I will agree that the MH60k despite being a older bird has more advanced features such as a multi mode radar and FliR . Better firepower too. MH60's can mount M134 miniguns for the door gunners where as conventional army  aviation only had M60 or M240 machineguns for their Blackhawks.

 The only advantage that comes to mind with Uh60M is the blueforce tracker integration for situational awareness and more power with GE-701D engines.

But this isn't surprising the 160th soar had typically have more sophisticated variants of helicopters that regular army aviation uses. Ie compare features described in the aforementioned 1994 mh60k manual to  Uh60L manuals  in the a similar timeframe. Limas are almost entirely analog. 

 

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As for  the film blackhawk down I thought those were mh60L? I recall from the brief cockpit shots that were shown in the film it looked like Mh60L interior shown here:

 

 

Edited 2 hours ago by Kev2go

[NineLine]

On 9/21/2025 at 3:51 PM, quantum97 said:

   Just wanted to suggest adding the MH-60K Black Hawk to DCS. It’s been highly requested, and unlike the UH-60M, the MH-60K has full documentation already available on archive.org, link below. The materials are all there, ready to go, so there’s a real chance to get it into the game. In DCS Questions and Answers - February 2025, it was mentioned that the UH-60M isn’t possible right now due to the lack of documentation, but that’s not an issue with the MH-60K. Plus, the MH-60K comes with some awesome features like the AN/APQ-174B terrain-following radar and improved weapons capabilities and of course MFDs. Additionally, it’s probably the most recognizable Black Hawk ever, and when people think of a Black Hawk, they’re probably imagining the MH-60K, which was featured in the movie Black Hawk Down.

I edited your post and closed this thread. You need to read the rules. This is a controlled document and not to be shared on these forums, because something is shared on the internet doesnt mean we are allowed to use it. Thanks.