MH-60 Development
Abstract
The MH-60R/S program pursues upgrades and enhancements that pace the rapidly evolving threat and improve safety-of-flight for its pilots and aircrew. These efforts include improvements to existing sensors, weapon systems, avionics, communications, and navigation systems as well as integration of modern precision guided air-to-ground missiles, fixed-forward and crew-served weapons, the Sensor Operator Console, and data-fusion capability. The program is also evaluating Diminishing Manufacturing Sources and Material Shortages (DMSMS) and making incremental improvements to various airframe, flight safety, and mission-planning systems. The program will continue development of architecture to support integration of secure, over-the-horizon communications in addition to modern en route navigation and terminal approach systems. MH-60R/S research and development initiatives include the evaluation and validation of the platform's cybersecurity posture. The MH-60R/S program is pursuing capability studies on open hardware and software architectures, avionics, mission systems, and air-vehicle performance. FY 2021 budget request funds the following: 1. System Configuration (SC) 20 capability increases, including fuel management and safety, Advanced Offboard Electronic Warfare (AOEW), and Multi-functional Information Distribution System (MIDS) Block Upgrade 2. SC2X includes J11 messages, Common Aircraft Survivability Equipment (ASE), Distributed Aperture Infrared Counter Measures (DAIRCM), Minotaur/Enhanced Data Fusion mission management suite, and Avionics DMSMS solutions. 2. Development of critical aircraft survivability equipment upgrades, including the platform design for the integration of Common ASE/DAIRCM. DAIRCM substantially improves the survivability of MH-60 aircraft, significantly enhancing the defense of high value units and enabling operations in high threat scenarios. 3. Development of Network Enabled Weapons capability, including the integration of J11 and J12.6 series messages within the MH-60 Link-16 architecture. These messages enable over-the-horizon targeting, enhance target sorting, and serve as a force multiplier in network enabled weapon engagements. 4. DMSMS engineering, replacement part development, and qualification testing for known and forecasted Avionics, Mission Systems, and other obsolete parts. These DMSMS solutions will provide considerations for cost reduction and improvement in reliability and performance. The obsolescence solutions will align with the Future Capabilities Roadmap to minimize duplication and align the Mid life upgrade configuration changes with the needed solutions. 5. Developmental activities including capability studies, interoperability studies, and open hardware and software architectures definition in support of MH-60 mid life upgrades.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2021
- Source ID
- 1707_0604216N_5_1319_PB_2021
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