The Jayhawk has a normal cruising speed of the MH-60T is 135 to 140 kn (155 to 161 mph 250 to 259 km/h) and the aircraft is capable of reaching 180 kn (207 mph 333 km/h) for short durations. The MH-60T upgrades were completed in February 2014.

The airborne use of force package includes both weapons for firing warning and disabling shots and armor to protect the aircrew from small arms fire. This avionics and capabilities upgrade is part of the USCG's Integrated Deepwater System Program and will provide a glass cockpit, an enhanced electro-optic/infrared sensor system as well as a radar sensor system and airborne use of force capability. The USCG began converting its 42 HH-60Js to MH-60Ts in January 2007. Subsequently, the Coast Guard has converted three ex-Navy SH-60F Seahawks into MH-60T Jayhawks (registration numbers 6043-6045) as attrition replacements. Sikorsky ended production in 1996 after completing the 42 units on contract. Sikorsky produced 42 HH-60Js with sequential registration numbers from 6001 through 6042. Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City, North Carolina was the first USCG operational unit to fly the HH-60J. In March 1991, ATC Mobile, Alabama became the first USCG unit to fly the HH-60J, allowing instructor pilots to prepare for pilot training. The first aircraft was delivered to the USCG for developmental testing in March, 1990 at NAS Patuxent River, Maryland. Sikorsky began development in September 1986 and aircraft registration number 6001 achieved first flight on 8 August 1989. Sikorsky HH-60J Jayhawk (USCG registration number 6008) on the tarmac at Coast Guard Air Station Astoria, Oregon A total of 42 MH-60Ts are in service with the Coast Guard. Production ended in 1996 after 42 helicopters were produced three retired SH-60F Seahawks were also remanufactured to MH-60T specifications beginning in 2010. Development began in September 1986, first flight was achieved on 8 August 1989, and the first HH-60J entered USCG service in June 1990. Ĭhosen to replace the HH-3F Pelican, the MH-60T is a member of the Sikorsky S-70 family of helicopters and is based on the United States Navy's SH-60 Seahawk helicopter. It was originally designated HH-60J before being upgraded and redesignated beginning in 2007. The Sikorsky MH-60T Jayhawk is a multi-mission, twin-engine, medium-range helicopter operated by the United States Coast Guard for search and rescue, law enforcement, military readiness and marine environmental protection missions. For an overview of the S-70 series, and for its civilian models and operators, see Sikorsky S-70.Ī HH-60J Jayhawk from CG Air Station Astoria. Coast Guard version of the Sikorsky S-70 helicopter series.

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