Helis, February 16, 2021 - Sikorsky, a Lockheed-Martin Company, awarded a 7-year long us$ 980.7 million contract to improve the baseline capabilities of the US Air Force (USAF) future combat search and rescue (CSAR) helicopter HH-60W Jolly Green II.
The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC) Helicopter Program Office, Combat Rescue Helicopter (CRH) Division (AFLCMC/WIH) published the requirement on the beta.sam.gov US government procurement website.
“The CRH requirements were baselined in 2012 prior to contract award of its Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) phase. The current system specification reflects the 2012 requirements baseline. During EMD execution, this requirements baseline has continued to evolve—driving the need for planning in support of a new contract vehicle to address a broad spectrum of known and undefined operational capabilities. This System/Subsystem Specification (SSS) will gather information on the current experience and capabilities of prospective industry sources to address CRH capability upgrades”
Some of the CRH Capability Upgrade Candidates includes :
- Distributed Aperture Infrared Countermeasures (DAIRCM - USN)
- Overlayed Electro-Optical/Infrared with Tactical Symbology
- Global Positioning System Anti-Jam/Anti-Spoof
- Degraded Visual Environment System S
- Integrated Vehicle Health Monitoring System (IVHMS) Control via Cabin Multi-Function Displays
- Blue Force Tracker (BFT) 2 R
- Video Data Link
- Radar Frequency (RF) Jammer
- Electronic Flight Bags (EFB)
- Automated Dependent Surveillance Broadcast-In Device
- Hardware Changes for Diminished Manufacturing Sources
- New Support Equipment Requirements
- Weapon System Trainer/Operational Flight Trainer Simulator Certification Test Discrepancies
- Capability Upgrade Updates to Training Systems to Align with Platform Upgrades
All the above will addresses deficiencies, replace discontinued items and/or upgrade legacy HH-60G functionalities
A planned 113 aircraft program, the HH-60W had only recently been cleared to enter into low-rate initial production (LRIP) with the 2 first operational helicopters delivered to 41st RQS at Moody AFB, Georgia last November
The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC) Helicopter Program Office, Combat Rescue Helicopter (CRH) Division (AFLCMC/WIH) published the requirement on the beta.sam.gov US government procurement website.
“The CRH requirements were baselined in 2012 prior to contract award of its Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) phase. The current system specification reflects the 2012 requirements baseline. During EMD execution, this requirements baseline has continued to evolve—driving the need for planning in support of a new contract vehicle to address a broad spectrum of known and undefined operational capabilities. This System/Subsystem Specification (SSS) will gather information on the current experience and capabilities of prospective industry sources to address CRH capability upgrades”
Some of the CRH Capability Upgrade Candidates includes :
- Distributed Aperture Infrared Countermeasures (DAIRCM - USN)
- Overlayed Electro-Optical/Infrared with Tactical Symbology
- Global Positioning System Anti-Jam/Anti-Spoof
- Degraded Visual Environment System S
- Integrated Vehicle Health Monitoring System (IVHMS) Control via Cabin Multi-Function Displays
- Blue Force Tracker (BFT) 2 R
- Video Data Link
- Radar Frequency (RF) Jammer
- Electronic Flight Bags (EFB)
- Automated Dependent Surveillance Broadcast-In Device
- Hardware Changes for Diminished Manufacturing Sources
- New Support Equipment Requirements
- Weapon System Trainer/Operational Flight Trainer Simulator Certification Test Discrepancies
- Capability Upgrade Updates to Training Systems to Align with Platform Upgrades
All the above will addresses deficiencies, replace discontinued items and/or upgrade legacy HH-60G functionalities
A planned 113 aircraft program, the HH-60W had only recently been cleared to enter into low-rate initial production (LRIP) with the 2 first operational helicopters delivered to 41st RQS at Moody AFB, Georgia last November
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HH-60W Jolly Green II in US Air Force