Medium Range Recovery Helicopter
The
HH-60 helicopters will be modernized and used as medium range responders
for offshore operations, and can provide shore-based aviation surveillance
capability and transport. Learn more
Status
The Coast Guard began major work on the prototype MH-60T (CG6027) CAAS conversion in March 2006, and completed the effort in December 2007, at Aircraft Repair and Supply Center (AR&SC) Elizabeth City, N.C. The project completed developmental testing in March 2008.
Now, the converted aircraft has begun Operational Test and Evaluation (OT&E) at Aviation Training Center (ATC) Mobile, Ala., with the Coast Guard and the U. S. Navy’s Commander Operational Test and Evaluation Force (COMOPTEVFOR) providing oversight. The MH-60T is the first project in Coast Guard aviation history that will deliver a fully operational training system before the first production aircraft are deployed.
Latest News Releases
Rotary Wing Electro-Optical Sensor System Exemplifies Disciplined Approach to Acquisition
On June 10, Coast Guard Acquisition Program Executive Officer, Rear Adm. Ronald J. Rábago, authorized procurement of 69 Star SAFIRE Electro-optical Sensor Systems (ESS), which will be installed on H-65 and H-60 rotary wing aircraft. Read more>>
Coast Guard H-60 Conversion Project Looks to Commonality,
Support Infrastructure in Acquisition Success Story
The Coast Guard’s H-60 Conversion Project— which will modernize the fleet of 42 Jayhawk helicopters—is making use of technology held in common with other aircraft and a robust support infrastructure to deliver on one of the highlights of the service’s aviation product line. Read more>>
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Resources
Air Fact Sheet (pdf)
Recapitalization Fact Sheet (pdf)
In the News...
Rotary Wing Electro-Optical Sensor System Exemplifies Disciplined Approach to Acquisition
MH-60T: New View from the Pilot Seat