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SH-60B  Seahawk
TH-57  Sea Ranger

Basic Military Requirements (BMR) - Requirement for military advancement
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seeking and engaging submarines many miles from the ship, the Seahawk helicopter is able to provide targeting information  for  over-the-horizon,  surface-to-surface missiles.  The  secondary  mission  of  the    Seahawk helicopter is search and rescue, medical evacuation, vertical replenishment, and communications relay. MH-53E  Sea Dragon The  MH-53E  (fig.  8-59)  is  used  primarily  for airborne  mine  countermeasures,  with  a  secondary mission  of  shipboard  delivery.  The  MH-53E    Sea Dragon is heavier and has a greater fuel capacity than its ancestor,  the  CH-53E    Super  Stallion.    MH-53s  can operate  from  carriers  and  other  warships.  The    Sea Dragon is capable of carrying up to 55 troops or a 16-ton payload  50  nautical  miles  or  a  10-ton  payload  500 nautical miles. The MH-53E is capable of towing a variety  of  mine-sweeping  countermeasures  systems, including the Mk 105 minesweeping sled, the ASQ-14 side-scan  sonar,  and  the  Mk  103  mechanical  mine- sweeping system. V-22A  Osprey The V-22   Osprey   is a joint-service, multimission aircraft  with  vertical  take-off  and  landing  (VTOL) capability. It performs VTOL missions as effectively as a  conventional  helicopter  while  also  having  the long-range cruise abilities of a twin turboprop aircraft. The Marine Corps is the lead service in the development of the  Osprey. The Marine Corps version, the MV-22A, will be an assault transport for troops, equipment and supplies, and will be capable of operating from ships or from  expeditionary  airfields  ashore.  The  Navy’s HV-22A  will  provide  combat  search  and  rescue, delivery and retrieval of special warfare teams along with  fleet  logistic  support  transport.  The  Air  Force CV-22A  will  conduct  long-range  special  operations missions. 8-41 Photograph courtesy of PH2(NAC) Jeff Viano Figure 8-56.–SH-2  Seasprite Photograph courtesy of SSGT D.W. Mobley Figure 8-57.—CH-53D  Sea Stallion  airlifts grain for Somalia. Student Notes: Photograph courtesy of PH3 Anthony Haley Figure 8-58.—SH-60B  Seahawk  aboard USS  Carney (DDG 64) during VERTREP.







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