- in service
- U.S. Navy
- replace CH-46 Sea Knight (in 2001)
- based on the UH-60L + naval SH-60 features
- deploy aboard any air-capable frigate, destroyer, cruiser, fast combat support ship, amphibious assault ship, Littoral combat ship or aircraft carrier
- for anti-submarine warfare (ASW), anti-surface warfare (ASUW), naval special warfare(NSW), search and rescue (SAR), combat search and rescue (CSAR), vertical replenishment (VERTREP), and medical evacuation (MEDEVAC).
- in 2014, the U.S. Navy deployed the Airborne Laser Mine Detection System (ALMDS) to the U.S. 5th Fleet. The ALMDS is a sensor system designed to detect, classify, and localize floating and near-surface moored mines in littoral zones, straits, and choke points. (countermine role traditionally handled by MH-53E Sea Dragon)
- operated by Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC)
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