At the heart of the Air Force's combat search and rescue corps is its aging fleet of rescue helicopters. But as the Air Force ...

The delivery of a HH-60W Jolly Green II replaces the 56th Rescue Generation Squadron’s aging fleet of HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopters.

The US State Department has sanctioned a potential $2.6bn foreign military sale (FMS) of HH-60W Jolly Green II combat search and rescue helicopters and accompanying gear to Norway. Norway's request ...

In May 2024, U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Chadd Bloomstine flew an aging HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter more than 1,000 miles roundtrip to help rescue a boy who suffered a ruptured intestine on the Carnival ...

Morocco has become the latest customer for the Airbus Helicopters H225M Caracal, signing for 10 of the heavy-twins for combat search and rescue operations. To be operated by the Royal Moroccan Air ...

In a "major win" for Lockheed Martin's Owego plant, over $400 million has been allotted to the Combat Rescue Helicopter Program and a new Intel partnership will introduce microchip installation at the ...

The U.S. Air Force officially launched its plan to replace its HH-60G Pave Hawk rescue helicopter fleet with the release of a request for information (RFI) March 23. The Air Force abandoned its last ...

The U.S. Government Accountability Office is questioning the methodology used by the U.S. Air Force in its decision to eschew competitive prototyping for its Combat Rescue Helicopter (CRH) program, ...

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Lockheed’s Flying CARR was designed to combine jet speed with helicopter hovering by using retractable rotor blades. Intended for combat rescue missions in Vietnam, the aircraft proved mechanically ...