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, network capabilities, 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 2025 budget request funds the following: 1. System Configuration (SC) capability increases, including fuel management and safety, Advanced Offboard Electronic Warfare (AOEW), Modernized Tactical Networks (to include CMN and Concurrent Contention Receive (CCR), and Tactical Targeting Network Technology), Radar Hardware and Software enhancements in support of Minotaur Family of Systems (MFoS), and Air Vehicle, Mission Systems and Avionics DMSMS solutions, to include MH-60 Displays, Embedded Global Positioning System (GPS)/Inertial Navigation System (INS), Radar technical refresh, and Advanced Flight Control Computer obsolescence redesign. Obsolescence issues are expected to impact MH-60 readiness/availability beginning in FY27. 2. Integration of Link 16 Advanced Capabilities and Tactical Networking (i.e. mesh network) to enable over-the-horizon targeting, enhance target sorting, and serve as a force multiplier in network enabled and long range maritime targeting weapon engagements. 3. DMSMS engineering, replacement part development, and qualification testing for known and forecasted Avionics (Displays), Mission Systems (sensors, i.e. passive detection/modern RWR), Air Vehicle systems (AFCC), survivability 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. 4. Radar Hardware and Software refreshment will enable the MH-60R to input into MFoS capabilities and integrated third-party applications will provide enhanced Battlespace Awareness and enriched over-the-horizon targeting support through improved national and tactical sensor integration via common data exchanges via enhanced Tactical Data Networks in support of Distributed Maritime Operations concepts. 5. Developmental activities including capability studies, interoperability studies, and open hardware and software architectures definition in support of MH-60 mid-life upgrades. 6. Continued development and integration of the MH-60 Next Generation Mission Planning System.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2025
- Source ID
- 1707_0604216N_5_1319_PB_2025
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