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 rotor
SH-2F Seasprite of the US Navy, August 1983
A YUH-2A during ditching trials, 1963
UH-2A hoists personnel from a ship, 1964. The Seasprite began its military career as modest naval utility helicopter.
A UH-2A aboard USS Guadacanal, 1970
The Sikorsky SH-60/MH-60 Seahawk is a twin turboshaft engine, multi-mission United States Navy helicopter based on the United States Army UH-60 Black Hawk and a member of the Sikorsky S-70 family. The
Kaman SH-2 Seasprite
…frigates. This ability meant it stayed in service to the end of the century, as even with the introduction of the newer, larger and overall more capable Sikorsky SH-60 Sea Hawk which entered service starting in the mid-1980s, but it could not operate safety from the smaller flight decks like the smaller Seasprite. The HU2K-1…
A U.S. Navy SH-60B Seahawk landing on USS Abraham Lincoln
A Seahawk hovers during a simulated casualty evacuation as MARSOC operators carry a stretcher.
A hovering HH-60H helicopter operated by HSC-84 during fast-rope training in Iraq, 2010
An MH-60R Seahawk conducts sonar operations.