SH-60 Seahawk

The SH-60 Seahawk family navalized the S-70/UH-60 Black Hawk lineage for U.S. Navy shipboard operations. Early SH-60B and SH-60F variants supported LAMPS, anti-submarine warfare, and carrier battle group missions, while later MH-60R and MH-60S variants consolidated and expanded roles. The Navy's current Seahawk fact files focus on MH-60R and MH-60S because they replaced older SH-designated aircraft in front-line service.

Seahawk helicopters are twin-engine maritime aircraft with folding rotors/tail arrangements, shipboard landing gear, corrosion protection, mission avionics, and sensors or weapons suited to naval operations. MH-60R emphasizes anti-submarine and anti-surface warfare, while MH-60S is a multi-mission combat-support and logistics platform. This makes the generic SH-60 page a family entry rather than a single aircraft configuration.

The Seahawk family supports submarine prosecution, surface surveillance, search and rescue, vertical replenishment, medical evacuation, special warfare support, and humanitarian assistance. Its long service life reflects the Navy's need for an aircraft that can deploy from cruisers, destroyers, carriers, amphibious ships, and support vessels. The page should note that current U.S. Navy operations are mainly MH-60R/S, while SH-60 remains the historical family label readers search for.