MH-60R/S: The USA’s New Naval Workhorse Helicopters

Get instant access to the whole DII story of the Navy's helicopter program when you subscribe. The story includes many moving parts, as the US Navy is moving from six helicopter types to just two. Our cross-linked article network and reference materials include:

• Description of the helicopter, its mission capabilities and armament kits including, for example, Hellfire anti-armor missiles and 50 caliber (GAU-21/M3M) and 7.62 mm (M240B) machine guns.
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• Tracking of contractors and sub-contractor involved, such as Sikorsky, Lockheed Martin, Raytheon, Vought Aircraft, Kaman Aerospace, GKN Aerospace, Telephonics, Kimball Electronics Group and Aldinger
• A project budget summary for each fiscal year since 2005, and a breakdown of current orders
• Advanced features including: the AN/AAS-52 MTS surveillance and targeting turret, the AN/APS-147, Inverse Synthetic Aperture Radar (ISAR) imaging, an Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) interrogator capability and the AN/AQS-22 Airborne Low-Frequency Sonar (ALFS)
• Timeline of news and events
• 17 photos

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