The Seasprite is a series of American naval all-weather helicopters first developed by the Kaman Aircraft Corporation in 1959 as an all-weather rescue and utilityhelicopter under the designation HU2K-1, later UH-2, which entered US Navy service as the UH-2A in December 1962. The Seasprite was powered by a General Electric T58-GE-8B shaft-turbine providing a top speed of 261 kmh a range of 1080 km. The Seasprite carried a crew of two and up to eleven passengers or four stretcher patients.
The Super Seasprite is an American multi-purpose helicopter. The Super Seasprite SH-2G is equipped with advanced propulsion, dynamics, weapons, sensors, and systems for anti-submarine warfare (ASW), anti-surface warfare (ASuW), Over the Horizon Targeting Airborne Mine Countermeasures (AMCM), Surveillance, Search and Rescue (SAR), utility operation, troop insertion and covert operations. The SH-2G can be armed with Raytheon AGM-65Maverickinfrared imaging or TV-guided, Penguininfrared imaging, radar-guided Improved Sea Skua, and laser-designated Hellfire missiles. It has a maximum speed of 256 kmh and can carry the MK46 and MK50 torpedoes for antisubmarine work. Research Seasprite
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Research Seasprite
