The US Army’s hunt for the successor to the UH-60 Black Hawk pits its proven legacy against next-gen tiltrotor technology, like the Bell V-280 Valor. The HH-60 W, or Whiskey, and the HH-60H ...

Eglin Air Force Base, Florida — Approximately 3,000 feet above the Eglin range, the HH-60W Jolly Green II connected with a HC-130J tanker for the first ever aerial refueling by the Air Force's ...

HH-60G rescue equipment includes a hoist capable of lifting a 600-pound load (270 kilograms) from a hover height of 200 feet (60.7 meters), and a personnel locating system that is compatible with ...

This particular Pave Hawk, said the base, has saved and assisted more than 958 lives and has flown 9,362.4 hours – the most hours of any HH-60 in the 56th Rescue Squadron's (RQS) fleet.

Sikorsky describes the “Whiskey” model HH-60 as building upon the success of the Pave Hawk. ”We look forward to continuing our partnership with the US Air Force to provide the best possible ...

This rescue force of HC-130Js, HH-60Ws, and our Guardian Angel force will always be ready to ensure that someone’s worst day won’t be their last.” The US Army’s hunt for the successor to the UH-60 ...