The SH-60F, known as the CV-Helo, is designed for inner zone ASW protection of aircraft carrier battle groups as the replacement airframe for the SH-3H Sea King. SH-60F has all LAMPS Mk III avionics and equipment removed, including cargo hook and RAST system hardware. SH-60F has an integrated ASW mission avionics including a dipping sonar, improved tactical navigation computers, Doppler based automatic approach to hover, and an extra weapons pylon allowing the carriage of three Mk 50 homing torpedoes.
Six airwings and eight squadrons are flying the SH-60F, and by 1999 all active airwing transitions should be complete. In FY 1993 funding was provided for nine SH-60Fs, but the program was prematurely cancelled in 1994. No further procurements of any SH-60 variant is now planned. 58 excess SH-60Fs are to be converted to HH-60Hs after 2002.
FUSELAGE LENGTH: 50 feet OVERALL LENGTH: 64.8 feet HEIGHT: 17 feet WEIGHT: 21,884 max gross SPEED: 150 knots max cruise at 5000 ft RANGE: Four hours endurance, three hours on-station POWER PLANT: Two 1800 shp T700-GE-401C turboshaft engines CREW: four CONTRACTOR: Sikorsky