The HH-60W is replacing the HH-60G, even if the procurement will be terminated earlier with less helicopters that initially planned. The newest U.S. Air Force combat rescue helicopter, the HH-60W ...

The U.S. Air Force's new combat rescue helicopter, Sikorsky's HH-60W "Whiskey" Jolly Green II, achieved Initial Operational Capability (IOC). The rotorcraft will enable the U.S. Air Force to carry out ...

After original US Air Force (USAF) requirements for the HH-60W Jolly Green II were overtaken by new threats in less than a decade – even before the first example of the rotorcraft was delivered – ...

The U.S. Air Force’s new CSAR (combat search and rescue) helicopter experienced temperature extremes from 120 to minus 60 degrees Fahrenheit as well as torrential rain during the month of testing ...

With the Combat Rescue Helicopter programme having been baselined in 2012, some HH-60W systems, including the DIRCM missile protection, need to be updated ahead of the type's entry into service. (US ...

ORLANDO, Florida—Sikorsky is already beginning to install HH-60W Jolly Green II simulators at U.S. Air Force bases so personnel can become acclimated to the new equipment before formal training begins ...

The Department of State has approved Norway’s $2.6 billion Foreign Military Sale request for HH-60W helicopters and related equipment, with Sikorsky Aircraft as the principal contractor. Under the ...

This month the United States Air Force received the first two HH-60W Jolly Green II Combat Rescue helicopters. On November 5, the 23rd Wing and 347th Rescue Group received the newest combat rescue ...

Sikorsky's HH-60W combat rescue helicopter makes an inaugural flight on May 17, 2019, at West Palm Beach, Fla. (Lockheed Martin) PHILADELPHIA — A Lockheed Martin subsidiary’s combat rescue helicopter ...

The US Air Force's next rescue helicopter took to the skies for the first time on Friday, completing a 1.2 hour flight at the company's facility in West Palm Beach, Florida. Based on the venerable ...