COMBAT RESCUE AND RECOVERY

Abstract

The HH-60G currently supports the Air Force’s core function of Personnel Recovery. The primary mission of the HH-60G is to conduct day / night / marginal weather Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR) in order to recover downed aircrew or other isolated personnel in hostile or permissive environments. Other mission areas include casualty evacuation (CASEVAC), medical evacuation (MEDEVAC), non-combatant evacuation operations, civil search and rescue, international aid, disaster humanitarian relief, and insertion/extraction of combat forces. 671325 - The Mode 5 modification program is an upgrade to the HH-60G's Identification, Friend or Foe (IFF) system--the primary means of aircraft identification during Air Defense operations. In order to fully implement Mode 5, the HH-60G aircraft is also updating its Global Positioning System. 676016 - The Air Force Rotary Wing Avionics Development and Integration effort will develop a fully integrated avionics upgrade that includes predictive terrain awareness. This program focuses on developing and integrating technologies that will increase the situational awareness of helicopter crews in a degraded visibility environment. This effort was initiated by the Defense Safety Oversight Council. This program is in Budget Activity 7, Operational System Development because this budget activity includes development efforts to upgrade systems that have been fielded or have received approval for full rate production and anticipate production funding in the current or subsequent fiscal year.

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Document Details

Document Type
R2 Budgetary Justification
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2013
Source ID
0207224F_7_3600_PB_2013
Change Summary Explanation
FY11 Congressional General Reduction of 0.005M in Other Adjustment row. FY13 slight funding increase to support program efforts.
Service Agency Name
Air Force

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Air Force

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Avionics
  • Combat Forces
  • Engineering
  • Evacuation
  • Global Positioning Systems
  • Helicopters
  • Identification
  • Medical Evacuation
  • Program Management
  • Search And Rescue
  • Situational Awareness
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Three Dimensional
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Civilian Systems Systems Program Capability Development and Upgrade Support Activity Expense and Pay Management.
  • Emergency Management and Homeland Security.

Technology Areas

  • Space

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