MH-60R[edit]

An MH-60R Seahawk conducts sonar operations.

The MH-60R was originally known as "LAMPS Mark III Block II Upgrade" when development
began in 1993. Two SH-60Bs were converted by Sikorsky, the first of which made its maiden
flight on 22 December 1999. Designated YSH-60R, they were delivered to NAS Patuxent
River in 2001 for flight testing. The production variant was redesignated MH-60R to match its
multi-mission capability.[13]
The MH-60R is designed to combine the features of the SH-60B and SH-60F.[14] Its sensors
include the ASE package, MTS-FLIR, the AN/APS-147 multi-mode radar/IFF interrogator,
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an advanced airborne fleet data link, and a more advanced airborne active sonar. It does

not carry the MAD suite. Pilot instrumentation is based on the MH-60S's glass cockpit, using
several digital monitors instead of the complex array of dials and gauges in Bravo and
Foxtrot aircraft. Offensive capabilities are improved by the addition of new Mk-54 airlaunched torpedoes and Hellfire missiles. All Helicopter Anti-Submarine Light (HSL)
squadrons that receive the Romeo are redesignated Helicopter Maritime Strike (HSM)
squadrons.[16] During a mid-life technology insertion project, the MH-60R fleet shall be fitted
with the AN/APS-153 Multi-Mode Radar with Automatic Radar Periscope Detection and
Discrimination (ARPDD) capability.[17]