Multi-Mission Cutter Helicopter
MH-65D, latest iteration of MH-65 helicopter platform.
The Multi-Mission Cutter Helicopter (MCH) will perform search and rescue, law enforcement and homeland security missions.
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Status
MH-65C (CGNR-6592) was delivered to Air Station Atlantic City, NJ. on Nov. 9.To date, the Coast Guard has configured and delivered 68 MH-65Cs, which includes the installation of Airborne Use of Force (AUF) equipment kits.
The latest iteration of the MH-65 helicopter platform, the MH-65D, will feature a new flight navigation system which is common to DOD helicopters and replaces the current compass, directional, yaw rate gyro systems, and GPS system. To date, the Coast guard has delivered two MH-65Ds.
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The “Legacy Bird”
As you see a speck off in the distance grow closer and closer, the distinguishing hum and familiar orange coloring of the Coast Guard’s MH-65C Dolphin Helicopter comes alive. Read more>>
As Coast Guard Aviation Celebrates 93rd Birthday, Acquisition and Engineering Communities Reflect on Recent Successes
WASHINGTON—As the 93rd anniversary of Coast Guard flight approaches on April 1, the service’s aviation program office and its partners look back on a successful period of overcoming complex acquisition challenges to help ensure that the aircraft and mission equipment of the front line air stations is “always ready.” Read more>>
Faster, Stronger, Longer - The New MCH-65
The new MCH-65 may look like any other 65 out there, but this dolphin has teeth and it's ready to take a bite out of crime. Read more>>
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>>
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