• Covert operations • Combat search and rescue • Combat-proven
Sikorsky’s familiar ‘Hawk’ series is the basis for the MH-60 Pave Hawk, the USAF’s spocial operations holicopter, intended to support secret missions bohind onemy lines. Equippod with advancod navigation equipment, defensive machine – guns and an in-flight refuelling probe, the MH – 60 is establishing a fine reputation on long – range covert operations. The aircraft is designed to be easily transportable for worldwide deployment.
▼ Hawk over water
Rescues at sea аго also possible with the MH-60G. although it lacks the amphibious capabilities ot the HH-3E it replacod.
T Special forces insertion
It is often too hazardous for the MH-60G to land m a hostile drop zone, so troops use ladders or ropes to leavo tho aircraft.
A Defence suppression
With its door-mounted guns, tho MH-60G is able to keep enemy heads down in tho drop zone.
◄ MH-60K – enhanced army capability
The US Army has not suffered the budget constraints of the USAF and has been able to fit extra items, such as terrain-following radar.
FACTS AND FIGURES
>- Slightly more basic aircraft assigned solely to combat search-and-rescue (CSAR) duties are designated HH-60Gs.
► Up to four combat-roady MH-60Gs may be stowed In the hold of a C-5 Galaxy.
► MH-60 Pave Hawks saw combat in Operation Desert Storm.
► MH-60Gs carry a Bendix-King 1400C colour weather radar in a port-side nose •thimble’ radomo.
► Tho first MH-60GS were delivered to the 55th SOS in December 1987.
► HC-130 Combat Shadow aircraft support MH-60Gs on long-rango missions.
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I Some criticism has boon made of the lack of cabin space in the pfy’j MH-60, compared to the HH-3E. Mfl The new helicopter is fully air transportable, however.
To enhance survivofcxky at low torol moot mitary 3-70». mckutrig mo MH 60G. have sets of entokj-ts/ftom filtod above and ootow rtto tusotayi
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USAI" sources .nv reluctant in reveal much jlx>ut how tin* Sikorsky MH-60G і» used basically, ihc MII-60G is. і ПІ-60А. ormon – powerful I IN»»II. helicopter, uuxiiiVtl with radar. defensive weapon», un iii-lltj*ht геїиеіііпн рп»ІЧ‘. «ЦіїIons for external fnel – unk pylons, and additional cabin hid tanks.
1*3vc Hawk helicopters arc c|44ted lo j>r> into tnmb. il deep Ivluml enemy lines. operating at urcat distances Irom home, in snp|x>ti of sjxvial force» troo|>s primary requirement of the I’ave Hawk ptoxrainme was that the aircraft should lx* rapidly air
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tr;ms|x»n. ihle to any pan of the world at a moments notice.
This tapability w as proven in 1W9. when MH*60Gs were deployed to Ethiopia within І і hours of tile news of ГІК* loss of ConxieSsman Mickey belauds m an air crash
Supjxitted l»y warplanes such :i’ die A-10. the MH-60G is also expected I о insetl itself Into a hot /one to rescue downed pilots. Several rescue mission» were flown during the Gulf War and continuing upgrades will ensure that the MH-60 remains highly effective m the future
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A ijnjgnxivrio if» Currently underway to «quo tx> MH-60G with ал ЛЛ’ЛАСЗ 18 forward iookmg infrared (FUR) turret, when wvi t* stloa m
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Because 4 tacks tenon fottowmg rada1 and some otr*?r advanced systems, the MH-G0G has to иэе – и ccfour weathe* radar to e«oa tne wors: conditions The я not dee tor а ьреоа forces arcrah
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SAorsky used a one росе torged titan um rotor head on 0s? S-70 In addition to the advanced feature, the Utarvum and ccrnposrlo true» ro! o» btodas con withstand ruts by 23-mm unvгхігШкхі
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From the outset, tne S – 70 senes was devetooad tor maximum surwaWity.
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Both то МИ-4ГР and
MH UJ am large» machoe than vie MH-00G. Urt they are
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r-s,-s iage attitude >s adjusted irsing the powerful etectncaly operated tauptane The surface is automate and moves between -3*t’ г the contrctea hove» and O’ during autorotation
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Swe-af MH S3Js and MH-GOGs wore wtwto identification stroes eve» rapkAy ooptcu desert camouflage dunng the Gull Wm
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MH 4?t CHINOOK tOMI k« (72.Ю0 lb.)
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and the ГОИОМЧІ Uweh oTtuipon поеммиу fho WH 47£ ha* Iho urn systems as Ній WH-OOH
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in Ra mtractod statu, tho MH-60GS ‘utootng probe л вткаї tong enough to deer the rotor dec »n operation it extendi! ’.otoflcopcaKy to keep iho retooing nose ooor of the rotor.
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AIR-TO-AIR REFUELLING (AAR): US Forces pioneered helicopter AAR in order to extend the range ol CSAR heftcoptera Army and Air Force MH-60s regularly practise the technique
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TERRAIN FOLLOWING RADAR (TFR): Currently unique to US A/ту MH-eOKs is the nose-mounted Texas Instalments’ AN/AFQ-174A TFR This allows much safer tow-level R. ghL
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