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{{Infobox aircraft
| name = HH-60 / MH-60 Pave Hawk <br>HH-60W Jolly Green II
| image = File:HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter operated by the 56th Rescue Squadron.jpg
| image_caption = U.S. Air Force HH-60G Pave Hawk
| aircraft_type = [[Combat search and rescue]] [[Military helicopter|helicopter]]
| manufacturer = [[Sikorsky Aircraft]]
| designer = <!--Only appropriate for single designers, not project leaders-->
| first_flight = <!--If this hasn't happened, skip this field!-->
| introduction = 1982<ref name="flightglobal28nov14">[https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/usaf-toasts-whiskey-designation-for-crh-fleet-406566/ USAF toasts Whiskey designation for CRH fleet] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305142445/https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/usaf-toasts-whiskey-designation-for-crh-fleet-406566/ |date=5 March 2016 }} - Flightglobal.com, 28 November 2014</ref>
| retired = <!--Date the aircraft left service. If vague or more than a few dates, skip this -->
| status = In service
| primary_user = [[United States Air Force]]
| more_users = [[Republic of Korea Air Force]] <!-- Limited to THREE (3) 'more users' here (4 total users). Separate users with <br/>. -->
| produced = <!--Years in production (eg. 1970–1999) if still in active use but no longer built -->
| number_built = 112 (HH-60G Pave Hawk)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.deagel.com/Support-Aircraft/HH-60G-Pave-Hawk_a000508006.aspx |title=HH-60G Pave Hawk total production}}</ref>
| developed_from = [[Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk]]
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The '''Sikorsky MH-60/HH-60 Pave Hawk''' is a four-blade, twin-engine, medium-lift [[Utility helicopter|utility]] [[military helicopter]] manufactured by [[Sikorsky Aircraft]]. Both are derived from the [[Sikorsky S-70]] and the [[Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk|UH-60 Black Hawk]]; they incorporate the U.S. Air Force [[PAVE]] electronic systems program and are designed for day or night operations into hostile environments. 

The MH-60G Pave Hawk's primary mission was insertion and recovery of [[special operations]] personnel. The HH-60G Pave Hawk's core mission is recovery of personnel under hostile conditions, including [[combat search and rescue]]. The HH-60G may also perform peacetime operations such as civil search and rescue, emergency [[medical evacuation|aeromedical evacuation]] (MEDEVAC), disaster relief, international aid and counter-drug activities.

As of the 2020s, the USAF is replacing its HH/MH-60Gs with a new variant, the '''HH-60W Jolly Green II'''. Another variant, the HH-60P, is operated by South Korea.

==Design and development==
In 1981, the U.S. Air Force chose the [[Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk|UH-60A Black Hawk]] to replace its [[Sikorsky S-61R|HH-3E Jolly Green Giant]] helicopters. After acquiring some UH-60s, the Air Force began upgrading each with an air refueling probe and additional fuel tanks in the cabin. The machine guns were changed from 7.62&nbsp;mm (0.308&nbsp;in) [[M60 machine gun|M60s]] to .50&nbsp;caliber (12.7&nbsp;mm) [[M2 Browning machine gun#XM213/M213, XM218, GAU-15/A, GAU-16/A, and GAU-18/A|XM218s]]. These helicopters were referred to as "Credible Hawks" and entered service in 1987.<ref name="Eden_H-60">Eden, Paul. "Sikorsky H-60 Black Hawk/Seahawk", ''Encyclopedia of Modern Military Aircraft''. Amber Books, 2004. {{ISBN|1-904687-84-9}}.</ref>

Afterwards, the Credible Hawks and new UH-60As were upgraded and designated MH-60G Pave Hawk. These upgrades were to be done in a two-step process. However, funding allowed only 16 Credible Hawks to receive the second step equipment. These helicopters were allocated to special operations use. The remaining 82 Credible Hawks received the first step upgrade equipment and were used for combat search and rescue. In 1991, these search and rescue Pave Hawks were redesignated HH-60G.<ref name="Eden_H-60"/><ref name="Bishop_UH-60">Bishop, Chris. ''Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk''. Osprey, 2008. {{ISBN|978-1-84176-852-6}}.</ref>

The Pave Hawk is a highly modified version of the [[Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation|Sikorsky]] UH-60 Black Hawk.<ref name="USAFalmanac2008weapons">{{cite journal |last= Young |first= Susan H.H., Staff Editor |title= "HH-60G Pave Hawk", ''2008 USAF Almanac'' – Gallery of USAF Weapons |journal= [[Air Force Magazine]] |volume= 91 |issue= 5 |pages= 155–156 |date= May 2008 |publisher= Air Force Association |url= http://www.airforce-magazine.com/MagazineArchive/Magazine%20Documents/2008/May%202008/0508weapons.pdf|issn= 0730-6784 |url-status= usurped |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090226192129/http://www.airforce-magazine.com/MagazineArchive/Magazine%20Documents/2008/May%202008/0508weapons.pdf |archive-date= 26 February 2009}}</ref> It features an upgraded communications and navigation suite that includes an integrated [[Inertial guidance system|inertial navigation]]/[[Global Positioning System|global positioning]]/[[Doppler radar|Doppler]] navigation systems, satellite communications, secure voice, and [[Have Quick]] communications. The term [[PAVE]] stands for Precision Avionics Vectoring Equipment.

[[File:USAF HH-60W 19-14499 FDK MD5.jpg|thumb|left|HH-60W in June 2022]]
All HH-60Gs have an automatic flight control system, [[night vision goggles]] lighting and [[forward looking infrared]] system that greatly enhances night low-level operations. Additionally, some Pave Hawks have color weather [[radar]] and an engine/rotor blade anti-ice system that gives the HH-60G an all-weather capability. Pave Hawk mission equipment includes a retractable [[in-flight refueling]] probe, internal auxiliary fuel tanks, two crew-served (or pilot-controlled) 7.62&nbsp;mm (0.308 in) miniguns or 0.50-caliber machine guns and an 8,000 pound (3,600&nbsp;kg) capacity cargo hook. To improve air transportability and shipboard operations, all HH-60Gs have folding rotor blades.

Pave Hawk combat enhancements include a radar warning receiver, infrared jammer and a [[flare]]/[[Chaff (radar countermeasure)|chaff]] [[countermeasure]] dispensing system. HH-60G rescue equipment includes a hoist capable of lifting a 600-pound (270&nbsp;kg) load from a hover height of 200 feet (60 m), and a personnel locating system. A number of Pave Hawks are equipped with an over-the-horizon tactical data receiver that is capable of receiving near real-time mission update information.<ref name=HH-60G_USAF_Factsheet>{{cite web|url=https://www.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/104508/hh-60g-pave-hawk/|title=HH-60G Pave Hawk|publisher=[[United States Air Force]]|date=4 February 2004|access-date=8 January 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140108114422/http://www.af.mil/AboutUs/FactSheets/Display/tabid/224/Article/104508/hh-60g-pave-hawk.aspx|archive-date=8 January 2014}}</ref>

===Replacement===
[[File:Helicopter aerial refueling.jpg|thumb|right|An HH-60G about to refuel from a USAF [[HC-130P]]]]
In 1999, the USAF identified a need for a helicopter with improved range, speed, and cabin space. An options analysis was completed in 2002 and funding for 141 aircraft under the "personnel recovery vehicle" program began in 2004.  In 2005, it was renamed ''CSAR-X'', meaning combat search and rescue.  Sikorsky entered the [[Sikorsky S-92#H-92 Superhawk|HH-92 Superhawk]], [[Lockheed Martin]] entered the [[VH-71 Kestrel]], and [[Boeing]] entered the [[HH-47 CSAR-X Prototype|HH-47 Chinook]]. The HH-47 won the competition in November 2006, but the award was cancelled after successful protests from both rival competitors.  A [[Request for Proposals]] (RFP) was reissued in 2007, but protested again before proposals were received, leading to a second cancellation.<ref name="flightglobal19dec13">[http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/sikorsky-eyes-federal-budget-amid-uncertainty-over-combat-rescue-helicopter-394324/ Sikorsky eyes federal budget amid uncertainty over combat rescue helicopter] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131220002606/http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/sikorsky-eyes-federal-budget-amid-uncertainty-over-combat-rescue-helicopter-394324/ |date=20 December 2013 }} - Flightglobal.com, 19 December 2013</ref> In March 2010, the USAF announced a recapitalization plan to return its 99-aircraft inventory to 112 airframes, incrementally replacing aging HH-60Gs; a secondary plan to replace 13 attrition HH-60s, seven of which were lost in combat since 2001, was also initiated. The USAF deferred secondary combat search and rescue requirements calling for a larger helicopter. A UH-60M-based version was offered as a replacement.<ref>Trimble, Stephen. [https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/usaf-abandons-large-helicopter-for-rescue-mission-p-338770/ "USAF abandons large helicopter for rescue mission, proposes buying 112 UH-60Ms"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161010005151/https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/usaf-abandons-large-helicopter-for-rescue-mission-p-338770/ |date=10 October 2016 }}. ''Flight International''. 24 February 2010.</ref><ref>[https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=e0d2f218043862f1a8f4e3c3d1200c83&tab=core&_cview=1 USAF HH-60 Personnel Recovery Recapitalization Program (HH-60 Recap) sources sought notice]. fbo.gov, Released" 23 March, Revised: 8 April 2010.</ref><ref>Reed, John. [https://archive.today/20120729065638/http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?i=4709684&c=AME&s=AIR "UH-60M Offered For USAF's New CSAR Program"]. ''Defense News'', 15 July 2010.</ref>

On 22 October 2012, the USAF issued an RFP for up to 112 ''Combat Rescue Helicopter''s (CRH) to replace the HH-60G with the primary mission of personnel recovery from hostile territory; other missions include civil search and rescue, disaster relief, casualty and medical evacuation.<ref>[https://www.af.mil/News/story/id/123323178/ Air Force Releases RFP for Next Search And Rescue Helicopter]  Af.mil, 22 October 2012.</ref> It had to have a [[combat radius]] of {{convert|225|nmi|mi km|abbr=on}}, a payload of 1,500&nbsp;lb (680&nbsp;kg), and space for up to four stretchers. The [[AgustaWestland AW101]] was one entrant.<ref>[http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/us-air-force-moves-forward-with-csar-procurement-378380/ US Air Force moves forward with CSAR procurement] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130419114257/http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/us-air-force-moves-forward-with-csar-procurement-378380/ |date=19 April 2013 }} Flightglobal.com, 31 October 2012</ref> By December 2012, competitors [[AgustaWestland]], [[EADS]], [[Boeing]], and [[Bell Helicopter]] had withdrawn amid claims that the RFP favored Sikorsky and did not reward rival aircraft's capabilities.<ref>[https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-helicopters-idUSBRE8BA1CY20121211 Most contractors opt out of Air Force chopper bids] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924172542/http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/11/us-usa-helicopters-idUSBRE8BA1CY20121211 |date=24 September 2015 }} Reuters, 11 December 2012.</ref><ref>[http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/sikorsky-last-bidder-standing-in-usafs-combat-rescue-helicopter-battle-380157/ Sikorsky last bidder standing in USAF's combat rescue helicopter battle] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130322055249/http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/sikorsky-last-bidder-standing-in-usafs-combat-rescue-helicopter-battle-380157/ |date=22 March 2013 }} Flightglobal.com, 12 December 2012.</ref> The USAF argued that the competition was not written to favor Sikorsky, and that the terms were clear as to the capabilities they wanted and could afford. Sikorsky was the only bidder remaining, with subcontractor Lockheed Martin supplying mission equipment and the electronic survivability suite. Sikorsky and the USAF extensively evaluated the proposed CRH-60, a variant of the MH-60 special operations helicopter;<ref>[https://www.reuters.com/article/sikorsky-helicopters-idUSL1N0G322520130802 U.S. Air Force delays rescue helicopter contract award] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924183524/http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/08/02/sikorsky-helicopters-idUSL1N0G322520130802 |date=24 September 2015 }} - Reuters.com, 2 August 2013</ref> the CRH-60 differed from the MH-60 by its greater payload and cabin capacity, wider rotor blades, and better hover capability.<ref name="flightglobal19dec13"/>

In September 2013, the initial USAF FY 2015 budget proposal would have cancelled the CRH program due to sequestration budget cuts, instead retaining the existing HH-60 fleet.<ref>[https://archive.today/20130915210441/http://www.defensenews.com/article/20130915/DEFREG02/309150004 USAF Weighs Scrapping KC-10, A-10 Fleets] Defensenews.com, 15 September 2013.</ref><ref>[http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20140219204133/http://www.defensenews.com/article/20140218/DEFREG02/302180038/Aide%2DCongress%2DWill%2DFight%2DFund%2DCombat%2DRescue%2DHelo Aide: Congress Will Fight To Fund Combat Rescue Helo] - Defensenews.com, 18 February 2014</ref> Congress allocated over $300 million to the program in FY 2014, with $430 million to be moved from other areas through FY 2019 to finance it.<ref>[http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/usaf-to-issue-contract-to-sikorsky-for-rescue-helicopter-396608/ USAF to issue contract to Sikorsky for rescue helicopter] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140306030905/http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/usaf-to-issue-contract-to-sikorsky-for-rescue-helicopter-396608/ |date=6 March 2014 }} - Flightglobal.com, 4 March 2014</ref> On 26 June 2014, the USAF awarded Sikorsky and Lockheed Martin a $1.3 billion contract for the first four aircraft, with 112 total to be procured for a total of up to $7.9 billion.<ref>[http://www.militarytimes.com/article/20140626/NEWS04/306260073/Sikorsky-Lockheed-awarded-Combat-Rescue-Helo-contract Sikorsky, Lockheed awarded Combat Rescue Helo contract] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140701092846/http://www.militarytimes.com/article/20140626/NEWS04/306260073/Sikorsky-Lockheed-awarded-Combat-Rescue-Helo-contract |date=1 July 2014 }} - Militarytimes.com, 26 June 2014</ref> Five more are to be delivered by 2020 and the order is to be completed by 2029.<ref>[http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/sikorsky-awarded-up-to-7.9-billion-rescue-helicopter-400835/ Sikorsky awarded up to $7.9 billion rescue helicopter deal] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140701134118/http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/sikorsky-awarded-up-to-7.9-billion-rescue-helicopter-400835/ |date=1 July 2014 }} - Flightglobal.com, 27 June 2014</ref> On 24 November 2014, the Air Force officially designated the UH-60M-derived CRH the '''HH-60W'''.<ref name="flightglobal28nov14"/> It first flew on 17 May 2019.<ref>[https://www.janes.com/article/88676/update-sikorsky-hh-60w-combat-rescue-helicopter-makes-first-flight Update: Sikorsky HH-60W Combat Rescue Helicopter makes first flight]</ref> In February 2020, the HH-60W was named the "Jolly Green II" by the USAF.<ref>[https://www.flightglobal.com/helicopters/us-air-force-names-hh-60w-combat-rescue-helicopter-jolly-green-ii/136980.article US Air Force names HH-60W Combat Rescue Helicopter "Jolly Green II"]</ref> The [[41st Rescue Squadron]] received the first two HH-60W helicopters on 5 November 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-11-06 |title=USAF's first HH-60W Jolly Green II arrives at Moody AFB |url=https://www.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/2407824/usafs-first-hh-60w-jolly-green-ii-arrives-at-moody-afb/https://www.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/2407824/usafs-first-hh-60w-jolly-green-ii-arrives-at-moody-afb/ |access-date=2023-06-20 |website=Air Force |language=en-US}}{{dead link|date=March 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

In July 2025, the U.S. State Department approved a possible Foreign Military Sale of up to nine HH‑60W Jolly Green II combat rescue helicopters to Norway, along with associated equipment, training, and support, at an estimated cost of US$2.6 billion. Norway has not signed a procurement contract as of mid-July 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Schwenke |first=Ylva |date=2025-07-16 |title=Tillitsvalgt i 339 skvadron: – Det beste helikopteret |url=https://www.forsvaretsforum.no/forsvarets-spesialstyrker-forsvarsdepartementet-forsvarsmateriell/tillitsvalgt-i-339-skvadron-det-beste-helikopteret/447615 |access-date=2025-07-16 |website=www.forsvaretsforum.no |language=nb-NO}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=US has Approved Sale of HH-60W Jolly Green II Helicopters to Norway for $2.6 Billion |url=https://militarnyi.com/en/news/us-has-approved-sale-of-hh-60w-jolly-green-ii-helicopters-to-norway-for-2-6-billion/ |access-date=2025-07-16 |website=Militarnyi |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Operational history==
[[File:Kadena HH-60G at Sri Lanka.jpg|thumb|right|Sri Lankan relief workers unload vegetables from an HH-60G during an [[Operation Unified Assistance]] mission]]
[[File:451aeg-2.jpg|thumb|An HH-60 Pave Hawk lands as an Army UH-60 Blackhawk prepares to pick up a patient in Afghanistan, 2009.]] 

As of 2015, the [[United States Air Force|U.S. Air Force]] HH-60G Pave Hawk was operated by the [[Air Combat Command]] (ACC), [[U.S. Air Forces in Europe]] (USAFE), [[Pacific Air Forces]] (PACAF), [[Air Education and Training Command]] (AETC), the [[Air Force Reserve Command]] (AFRC) and the [[Air National Guard]] (ANG).  Some HH-60Gs are also operated by the [[Air Force Materiel Command]] (AFMC) for flight tests.<ref name=HH-60G_USAF_Factsheet/>

During Operation [[Desert Storm]], Pave Hawks provided combat search and rescue coverage for coalition air forces in western Iraq, Saudi Arabia, coastal Kuwait and the [[Persian Gulf]]. They also provided emergency evacuation coverage for [[U.S. Navy]] [[Navy SEAL|SEAL]] teams landing on the Kuwaiti coast before the invasion.<ref name=HH-60G_USAF_Factsheet/>

The [[Air Force Special Operations Command]] (AFSOC) got rid of its MH-60Gs configured for CSAR operations in 1991, redesignating them as HH-60Gs and giving them to Air Combat Command (ACC) and ACC-gained Air Force Reserve Command and Air National Guard units. AFSOC ceased all MH-60 operations in 1999.<ref name="Eden_H-60"/><ref name="Bishop_UH-60"/>

On 29 October 1992, a MH-60G Pave Hawk crashed in the [[Great Salt Lake]] of Utah about 100 yards north of [[Antelope Island]] during a training exercise in bad weather. Twelve members of the Army's [[75th Ranger Regiment]] and the Air Force's [[1st Special Operations Wing]] died in the accident. The pilot, Air Force Maj. Stephan J. Laushine, was the only survivor.<ref name="Great Salt Lake crash">{{cite web |last1= |first1= |title=MEMORIAL TO HAIL 12 VICTIMS OF '92 COPTER CRASH |url=https://www.deseret.com/1994/8/12/19124784/memorial-to-hail-12-victims-of-92-copter-crash |website=Deseret News |date=12 August 1994 |access-date=}}</ref>

During [[1999 NATO bombing of Yugoslavia|Operation Allied Force]], the Pave Hawk provided continuous combat search and rescue coverage for [[NATO]] air forces, and recovered two U.S. Air Force pilots who were isolated behind enemy lines.<ref name=HH-60G_USAF_Factsheet/>

In March 2000, three Pave Hawks deployed to Hoedspruit Air Force Base in South Africa to support international flood relief operations in Mozambique. The HH-60Gs flew 240 missions in 17 days and delivered more than 160 tons <!--which tons? - probably most common one: short ton=2000 lb.--> of humanitarian relief supplies.<ref name=HH-60G_USAF_Factsheet/>

In early 2005, Air Force Pave Hawks also took part in a massive humanitarian relief effort to help in Sri Lankan victims of the [[2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami|tsunami]].<ref>Gempis, Master Sgt. Val. [https://www.af.mil/News/story/storyID/123009629/ "Kadena Airmen help Sri Lanka tsunami victims"] . Air Force Print News, 18 January 2005.</ref> In the fall of 2005, Pave Hawks from various Air Force commands helped rescue thousands of stranded survivors of [[Hurricane Katrina]].<ref name=HH-60G_USAF_Factsheet/>

Pave Hawks operated during [[Operation Iraqi Freedom]], [[Operation New Dawn (Afghanistan)|Operation New Dawn]], and [[Operation Enduring Freedom]], supporting Army and Marine Corps ground combat operations and standby search and rescue support for U.S. and coalition fixed-wing combat aircraft.<ref name=HH-60G_USAF_Factsheet/>

On 15 March 2018, a CSAR HH-60G crashed near the Iraqi city of [[Al-Qa'im (town)|al-Qa'im]], killing all seven on board.<ref>{{cite news|first=Eileen| last= Sullivan|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/16/us/politics/seven-troops-killed-helicopter-crash-iraq.html |title=All 7 U.S. Troops Aboard Helicopter Killed in Crash in Iraq|work=The New York Times|date=16 March 2018|access-date=22 August 2018}}</ref>

==Variants==
[[File:48th Rescue Squadron - HH-60 Pave Hawk - 2010.jpg|thumb|Exercises with a HH-60 Pave Hawk in 2010]]
* '''HH-60A''': Prototype for the HH-60D rescue helicopter. A modified UH-60A primarily designed for combat search and rescue. It is equipped with a rescue hoist with a 200&nbsp;ft (60.96 m) cable that has a 600&nbsp;lb (270&nbsp;kg) lift capability, and a retractable [[in-flight refueling]] probe.<ref name="dod">[http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/corres/pdf/412015l.pdf DoD 4120-15L, ''Model Designation of Military Aerospace Vehicles''] {{webarchive |url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070930200603/http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/corres/pdf/412015l.pdf |date=30 September 2007}}. US DoD, 12 May 2004.</ref>
* '''HH-60D Night Hawk''': Prototype of combat rescue variant for the US Air Force.
* '''HH-60E''': Proposed search and rescue variant for the US Air Force.
* '''HH-60G Pave Hawk''': Search and rescue helicopter for the US Air Force upgraded from UH-60A Credible Hawk.
* '''MH-60G Pave Hawk''': Special Operations, search and rescue model for the US Air Force. Equipped with long-range fuel tanks, air-to-air refueling capability, [[FLIR]], improved [[doppler radar]]. Powered by T-700-GE-700/701 engines.<ref name="dod"/> Operated by [[Air Force Special Operations Command|AFSOC]]'s 55th Special Operations Squadron between 1982 and 1999.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |title=MH-60G Pave Hawk tail number 009 soars one last time |url=https://www.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/2600473/mh-60g-pave-hawk-tail-number-009-soars-one-last-time/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250713205022/https://www.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/2600473/mh-60g-pave-hawk-tail-number-009-soars-one-last-time/ |archive-date=13 July 2025 |access-date=2025-08-27 |work=Air Force |language=en-US |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=55th Special Operations Squadron [55th SOS] |url=https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/agency/usaf/55sos.htm |access-date=2025-08-27 |website=www.globalsecurity.org}}</ref> The helicopters were then transferred to [[Air Combat Command|ACC]], the last was retired in May 2021.<ref name=":0" />
* '''Maplehawk''': Proposed search and rescue version for the [[Canadian Forces]] to replace aging [[CH-113 Labrador]]s.<ref name="Flight Intl">{{cite journal |last=Warwick |first=Graham |date=27 September 2008 |title=Level Playing Field? |journal=Flight International |publisher=Reed Business Information |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/1997/08/27/14939/level-playing-field.html |access-date=8 October 2008 |url-status=live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20081208194205/http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/1997/08/27/14939/level-playing-field.html |archive-date=8 December 2008}}</ref> The CF opted for the [[CH-149 Cormorant]] instead.
* '''HH-60P Pave Hawk''': Combat Search and Rescue variant of UH-60P, in service with [[Republic of Korea Air Force]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.flightglobal.com/helicopters/south-korea-to-upgrade-special-ops-uh/hh-60-helicopters/148597.article | title=South Korea to upgrade special ops UH/HH-60 helicopters }}</ref> Variant includes External Tank System and FLIR for night operations.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.koreadefence.net/wys2/file_attach/2009/10/08/1255007427-9.jpg |title= HH-60P image |access-date=20 April 2010 |archive-date=3 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303210557/http://www.koreadefence.net/wys2/file_attach/2009/10/08/1255007427-9.jpg |url-status=dead}}</ref>
* '''HH-60U''': The Air Force has four HH-60U "Ghost Hawks", which are converted "M" variants that are based at [[Area 51]].<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/30245/area-51-has-its-own-unique-fleet-of-hh-60u-ghost-hawk-helicopters |title= Area 51 Has Its Own Unique Fleet Of HH-60U Ghost Hawk Helicopters |website=thedrive.com |date=1 December 2019 |access-date=19 July 2023}}</ref>
* '''HH-60W Jolly Green II''': Combat rescue helicopter variant of the UH-60M for the U.S. Air Force to replace the HH-60G.<ref name="flightglobal28nov14"/>

==Operators==
[[File:2011년 4월 공군 한미연합 생환 및 산악 구조훈련(5) (7499907622).jpg|thumb|250px|right|An [[Republic of Korea Air Force]] HH-60P conducting mountain rescue training in April 2011.]]

{{ROK}}
* [[Republic of Korea Air Force]] operates HH-60P helicopters<ref name="World Air Forces 2014"/>

{{USA}}
* [[United States Air Force]]<ref name="World Air Forces 2014">{{cite web |url= http://www.flightglobal.com/airspace/media/reports_pdf/emptys/108161/world-air-forces-2014.pdf |title= World Air Forces 2014 |publisher= Flightglobal Insight |year= 2014 |access-date= 10 September 2014 |url-status= live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140201152044/http://www.flightglobal.com/airspace/media/reports_pdf/emptys/108161/world-air-forces-2014.pdf |archive-date= 1 February 2014}}</ref>
**[[33rd Rescue Squadron]]<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.afhra.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=10608 |title= 33d Rescue Squadron |publisher= af.mil |access-date= 21 October 2014 |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150404121044/http://www.afhra.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=10608 |archive-date= 4 April 2015}}</ref>
** [[34th Weapons Squadron]]
** [[38th Rescue Squadron]]
**[[41st Rescue Squadron]]<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/agency/usaf/41rqs.htm |title= 41st Rescue Squadron |publisher= af.mil |access-date= 21 October 2014 |url-status= live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150404071940/http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/agency/usaf/41rqs.htm |archive-date= 4 April 2015}}</ref>
**[[55th Rescue Squadron]]<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.dm.af.mil/library/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=13022 |title= 55th Rescue Squadron |publisher= af.mil |access-date= 21 October 2014 |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20151222170417/http://www.dm.af.mil/library/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=13022 |archive-date= 22 December 2015}}</ref>
**[[56th Rescue Squadron]]<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.lakenheath.af.mil/News/story/id/123377120/ |title= 56th Rescue Squadron |publisher= af.mil |access-date= 21 October 2014 |url-status= live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20141217154119/http://www.lakenheath.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123377120 |archive-date= 17 December 2014}}</ref>
**[[66th Rescue Squadron]]<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.nellis.af.mil/library/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=18481 |title= 66th Rescue Squadron |publisher= af.mil |access-date= 21 October 2014 |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20151222171623/http://www.nellis.af.mil/library/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=18481 |archive-date= 22 December 2015}}</ref>
**[[101st Rescue Squadron]]<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.106rqw.ang.af.mil/ |title= 101st Rescue Squadron |publisher= af.mil |access-date= 21 October 2014 |url-status= live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20141015171832/http://www.106rqw.ang.af.mil/ |archive-date= 15 October 2014}}</ref> ([[New York Air National Guard]])
**[[129th Rescue Squadron]]<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.129rqw.ang.af.mil/units/index.asp |title= 129th Rescue Squadron |publisher= af.mil |access-date= 21 October 2014 |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20141114142404/http://www.129rqw.ang.af.mil/units/index.asp |archive-date= 14 November 2014}}</ref> ([[California Air National Guard]])
**[[188th Rescue Squadron]] ([[New Mexico Air National Guard]])
**[[210th Rescue Squadron]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eielson.af.mil/library/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=5895|title=210th Rescue Squadron|publisher=af.mil|access-date=21 October 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090113153113/http://www.eielson.af.mil/library/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=5895|archive-date=13 January 2009}}</ref> ([[Alaska Air National Guard]])
**[[301st Rescue Squadron]]<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.afhra.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=10635 |title= 301st Rescue Squadron |publisher= af.mil |access-date= 21 October 2014 |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160818162554/http://www.afhra.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=10635 |archive-date= 18 August 2016}}</ref> ([[Air Force Reserve Command]])
**[[305th Rescue Squadron]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.920rqw.afrc.af.mil/library/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=13958|title=305th Rescue Squadron|publisher=af.mil|access-date=21 October 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141217154118/http://www.920rqw.afrc.af.mil/library/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=13958|archive-date=17 December 2014}}</ref> ([[Air Force Reserve Command]])
**[[413th Flight Test Squadron]]<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.afhra.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=10738 |title= 413th Flight Test Squadron |publisher= af.mil |access-date= 21 October 2014 |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20141027071734/http://www.afhra.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=10738 |archive-date= 27 October 2014}}</ref> ([[Air Force Materiel Command]])
**[[512th Rescue Squadron]]<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.aetc.af.mil/library/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=6195 |title= 512th Rescue Squadron |publisher= af.mil |access-date= 21 October 2014 |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20141217154106/http://www.aetc.af.mil/library/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=6195 |archive-date= 17 December 2014}}</ref> ([[Air Education & Training Command]])
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==Specifications (HH-60G)==
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|ref=USAF 2008 Almanac<ref name="USAFalmanac2008weapons"/> USAF fact sheet,<ref name=HH-60G_USAF_Factsheet/>
|prime units?=kts
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|crew=4(two pilots, two special mission aviators/aerial gunners)
|capacity=maximum crew six / eight–twelve troops / litters and/or other cargo
|length ft=64
|length in=10
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|height ft=16
|height in=8
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|empty weight lb=16000
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|max takeoff weight lb=22000
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|lift lb=<!-- lighter-than-air -->
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|eng1 number=2
|eng1 name=[[General Electric T700-GE-700]] / -701C
|eng1 type=[[turboshaft]] engines
|eng1 shp=1940
|eng1 note=

|rot number=1
|rot dia ft=52
|rot dia in=8
|rot area sqft=<!-- helicopters -->
|rot area note=<!--'''root:''' [[NACA airfoil|NACA ]]; '''tip:''' [[NACA airfoil|NACA ]]<ref name="Selig">{{cite web |last1=Lednicer |first1=David |title=The Incomplete Guide to Airfoil Usage |url=https://m-selig.ae.illinois.edu/ads/aircraft.html |website=m-selig.ae.illinois.edu |access-date=16 April 2019}}</ref>-->
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|max speed kts=193
|max speed note=
|cruise speed kts=159
|cruise speed note=
|never exceed speed kts=
|never exceed speed note=
|range nmi=373 
|range note= with internal fuel
|combat range nmi=
|combat range note=
|ferry range nmi=508 
|ferry range note= with external tanks
|endurance=<!-- if range unknown -->
|ceiling ft=14,000
|ceiling note=
|climb rate ftmin=
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|more performance=
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|armament=
* 2 × 7.62 mm (0.308 in) [[minigun]]s ''or''
* 2 × .50 caliber (12.7 mm) [[M2 Browning|GAU-18/A heavy machine guns]]

|avionics=
*[[Inertial navigation system|INS]]/[[GPS]]/[[Doppler radar|Doppler]] navigation
*SATCOM satellite communications
*Secure/anti-jam communications
*LARS (Lightweight Airborne Recovery System) range/steering radio to compatible survivor radios
*[[Automatic flight control]]
*[[night vision device|night vision goggle lighting]]
*[[FLIR|forward looking infrared]]
*Color weather [[radar]]
<!-- *Engine/[[rotor blade]] anti-ice system
*Retractable [[in-flight refueling]] probe
*Integral rescue [[Hoist (device)|hoist]] -->
*[[Radar warning receiver|RWR]] combat enhancement
*[[Infrared]] jamming unit
*[[Flare (countermeasure)|flare]]/[[Chaff (radar countermeasure)|chaff]] [[countermeasure]] dispensing system
}}

==See also==
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{{aircontent
|see also=
* [[U.S. helicopter armament subsystems]]
|related=
* [[Sikorsky S-92|Sikorsky H-92 Superhawk]]
* [[Sikorsky MH-60 Jayhawk]]
* [[Sikorsky S-70]]
* [[Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk]]
* [[Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk]]
|similar aircraft=
* [[Boeing CH-47 Chinook|Boeing MH-47E/G]]
* [[Harbin Z-20#Variants|Harbin Z-20S]]
* [[Sikorsky MH-53 Pave Low]]
|lists=
* [[List of active United States military aircraft]]
* [[List of rotorcraft]]
* [[List of Sikorsky S-70 Models]]
}}

==References==
; Notes
{{Reflist}}

; Bibliography
* Leoni, Ray D. ''Black Hawk: The Story of a World Class Helicopter''. American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 2007. {{ISBN|978-1-56347-918-2}}.
* Tomajczyk, Stephen F. ''Black Hawk''. MBI, 2003. {{ISBN|0-7603-1591-4}}.

==External links==
{{Commons category|Sikorsky HH-60 Pave Hawk}}
* [https://www.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/104508/hh-60g-pave-hawk/ USAF HH-60G Pave Hawk fact sheet]
* [http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/aircraft/hh-60g.htm HH-60 page] and [http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/aircraft/mh-60g.htm MH-60 page on globalsecurity.org]
* [http://www.helis.com/70s/blackhawk.php Sikorsky S-70 page on helis.com]

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