A replacement contest for the Westland Lynx was held from late 2011
by the Danish Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organization (DALO) with the selected type likely to enter service from around 2015.
Other contenders on the Maritime Helicopter Replacement Programme were the AW159 Wildcat Lynx and the AS565 Panther.
On November 2012 the MH-60R was announced as the winner with planned deliveries of 9 aircraft between 2016 and 2018
Other contenders on the Maritime Helicopter Replacement Programme were the AW159 Wildcat Lynx and the AS565 Panther.
On November 2012 the MH-60R was announced as the winner with planned deliveries of 9 aircraft between 2016 and 2018
On May 11, 2016 the first three MH-60R arrived at Karup Air Base aboard two USAF C-17 Globemaster (01-0187 and 10-0221)
On July 31, 2018 the last two MH-60R arrived at Karup Air Base aboard USAF C-17A Globemaster (06-6161) `Spirit Of Rio Vista` from Travis AFB. the two MH-60R were: N-978 BuNo 168978 and N-979 BuNo 168979
List of Aircraft |
| C/N | Built | ID In this Org | In other Org | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 70-407 | mh-60r SH-60B 162117 in Denmark by Oct16 as a traning unit for personal |  162117: USN May11 HSM-40./HK-404 | ||||
| N-976 Danish Air Force, BuNo 168976 d/d May17 | ||||||
| N-978 Danish Air Force, BuNo 168978 d/d 31jul18 via C-17 | ||||||
| N-979 Danish Air Force, BuNo 168979 d/d 31jul18 via C-17 | ||||||
| 70-2720 | Danish Air Force, BuNo 166407; Denmark by Oct16 as Instr Airframe | 166407: USN conv from SH-60B unk; HSM-41 /TS-407; to AMARG 02dec10 Stricken from US Navy list | ||||
| 70-4386 | N-971 Danish Air Force, BuNo 168971 f/f 26sep14 d/d 11may16 | |||||
| 70-4403 | N-972 Danish Air Force, BuNo 168972 d/d 11may16 | |||||
| 70-4440 | N-973 Danish Air Force, BuNo 168973 d/d 11may16 | |||||
| 70-4466 | N-974 Danish Air Force, BuNo 168974 d/d Aug16 | |||||
| 70-4822 | N-975 Danish Air Force, BuNo 168975 d/d Jan17 | |||||
| 70-4844 | N-977 Danish Air Force, BuNo 168977 d/d Aug17 | |||||
