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 ...

Have no fear: Jolly Green II is here. The U.S. Air Force’s new HH-60W Jolly Green II combat search-and-rescue helicopter has officially reached initial operational capability (IOC) and gone out on its ...

The US Air Force’s Sikorsky HH-60W Jolly Green II combat rescue helicopter finished its developmental test programme on 13 April. The service’s new combat search and rescue helicopter wrapped up ...

The HH-60W Jolly Green II combat search and rescue (CSAR) helicopter has completed its first-ever aerial refueling, marking the start of developmental testing. The new helicopter connected with an ...

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 ...

The U.S. Air Force must break up a Sikorsky monopoly of a nearly billion-dollar upgrade package for the HH-60W fleet once an ongoing dispute over the ownership of a technical data package is resolved, ...

In May 2024, U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Chadd Bloomstine flew an aging HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter more than 1,000 miles roundtrip to help rescue a boy who suffered a ruptured intestine on the Carnival ...

The US Air Force (USAF) has reached a major milestone in fielding its new combat rescue helicopter. The service said on 12 October that Sikorsky’s HH-60W Jolly Green II programme has reached initial ...

The Air Force's new combat rescue helicopter is known as the HH-60W Jolly Green II. (Lockheed Martin) WASHINGTON — The U.S. Air Force wants to cut the total number of new combat rescue helicopters it ...

After 30 years of being part of an Army-driven HH-60 helicopter repair curriculum, the Air Force has stepped out on their own. "Since 1994, the U.S. Air Force and Army have worked together at Fort ...

The HH-60G Pave Hawk has served as a vital component of the United States Air Force's helicopter fleet, since 1982. The Sikorsky built helicopter is capable of executing a wide array of missions ...