The Kaman SH-2 Seasprite is a ship-based helicopter originally developed and produced by American manufacturer Kaman Aircraft Corporation. It has been typically used as a compact and fast-moving rotorcraft for utility and anti-submarine warfare (ASW) missions. Early on it was modest sized single-engined naval utility helicopter, and progressed to twin-engine ASW and SAR, and the latest model served well into the 21st century, with G model in active service in the 2020s with Egypt, New Zealand, Peru, and Poland.
Kaman SH-2 Seasprite
UH-2A hoists somone from a ship, 1964; the Seasprite began its military career as modest naval utility helicopter.
A YUH-2A during ditching trials, 1963
A catapult launch of a UH-2C aboard USS Hancock between July 1968 and March 1969
Kaman SH-2G Super Seasprite
The Kaman SH-2G Super Seasprite is an American ship-based helicopter with anti-submarine, anti-surface threat capability, including over-the-horizon targeting. This aircraft extends and increases shipboard sensor and weapon capabilities against several types of enemy threats, including submarines of all types, surface ships, and patrol craft that may be armed with anti-ship missiles. It was originally developed for the United States Navy in the 1980s as a reengined and updated version of the older Kaman SH-2 Seasprite which had been serving since the 1960s in a variety of versions, and G model was an evolution of the SH-2F, which was an important ASW aircraft naval vessels that could not manage a larger helicopter. The SH-2G entered service in the 1980s and 90s, and served to 2001 with the U.S. Navy, but went on to serve in several other Naval forces into the 2st Century and is still in active in service in several Navy's.
Kaman SH-2G Super Seasprite
A US Navy SH-2G in 1995
A SH-2G(A) in 2005
Egyptian SH-2G aboard the ship DDG-109 in the Red Sea, 2018