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SH-60 Seahawk multipurpose helicopter

Country of Origin: USA

The Seahawk is a multi-purpose U.S. Navy adaptation of the UH-60 Black Hawk tactical transport helicopter (see separate database entry). The SH-60 was developed for anti-submarine warfare (ASW) and search-and-rescue (SAR) missions.

The Seahawk is the helicopter component of the Navy's ship-based light airborne multi-purpose system (LAMPS) III, an over-the-horizon ASW and anti-ship surveillance and targeting (ASST) system. An additional modification (SH-60F) replaced Sikorsky SH-3s...

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