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Navy Starts Looking At Replacements For MH-60R/S and MQ-8B/C

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Navy Starts Looking At Replacements For MH-60R/S and MQ-8B/C
An MH-60S Seahawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 14 prepares to land on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) in the Arabian Sea, March 20, 2019. (Photo: U.S. Navy)

The Navy issued a request for information (RFI) Jan. 28 to start analyzing options to replace and succeed the current fleet of Sikorsky [LMT] MH-60R/S Seahawk helicopters and Northrop Grumman [NOC] MQ-8B/C Fire Scout autonomous helicopters. In November 2019, the Joint Requirements Oversight Council validated an initial capability document for future vertical life maritime strike. This established a requirement for a vertical lift capability supporting the Navy, specifically recapitalizing the current fleet of Sea Hawks and Fire Scouts. The new…

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