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Description The MH-60S replaced the aging fleet of H-46D helicopters, which led to significant reductions in costs per flight hour, mission aborts, component removals, and unscheduled maintenance actions. The MH-60S with its glass cockpit incorporates active matrix liquid crystal displays, used to facilitate pilot and co-pilot vertical and horizontal situation presentations. Another major design of the MH-60S is a "common cockpit," which is shared with the MH-60R. This allows pilots to shift from one aircraft to another with minimal re-training.
Mission The MH-60S Seahawk missions are anti-surface warfare, combat support, humanitarian disaster relief, combat search and rescue, aero medical evacuation, SPECWAR and organic airborne mine countermeasures. Background Program Status ACAT: ACAT IC Program Inventory: 256 Initial Operational Capabilities (IOC) date: August 2002 Operational Capabilities (FOC) date: 2016 General Characteristics Primary Function: Anti-Surface Warfare, Combat Support, Humanitarian Contractor: Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, Lockheed Martin Systems Date Deployed: 2002 Propulsion: 2-GE T700-GE-401 (C) Length: 64 feet, 10 inches Height: 17 feet Weight: 14,430 pounds (empty), 23,500 pounds (max gross) Airspeed: 180 knots (max) Ceiling: 13,000 feet Range: 245 Nautical Miles Crew: Four
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