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Friday, December 09, 2005

HSL-41 Receives Navy’s First MH-60R Helicopters

MH-60R Seahawk
NAVAL AIR STATION NORTH ISLAND, Calif. (NNS) -- Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron (Light) (HSL) 41 was the first squadron to receive two of the Navy’s new MH-60R Seahawk helicopters here Dec. 5.

The MH-60R replaces the aging SH-60B and SH-60F Seahawk helicopters, providing significant capabilities and improvements to naval aviation.

“The MH-60R takes sonobouy and Hellfire missile launching, forward-looking infrared, radar and electronic support measures capabilities from the SH-60B and adds to it the dipping sonar and torpedo launching capabilities from the SH-60F,” said Lt. Eugene Bolton, MH-60R pilot and instructor. "It also adds a 'glass cockpit.'

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