Coast Guard Will Get A New MH-60 Variant To Replace MH-65 Helicopters

New MH-60R Seahawk-based helicopters will give the Coast Guard a boost in capability over its smaller and aging MH-65s.
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Sikorsky lined up for Coast Guard contract to replace rescue helicopters

The U.S. Coast Guard wants new Sikorsky rescue helicopters to replace aging H-65 Dolphins in use since the 1980s.
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Coast Guard to buy new engines and radar to extend range and mission abilities of air fleet

The U.S. Coast Guard has issued $28.2 million in contracts to upgrade the engines for some of its helicopters and the radar on its fixed-wing long-range aircraft. On Sept. 8, the Coast Guard ordered ...
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Inside the Coast Guard unit guarding DC’s most restricted airspace

As a U.S. Senate committee works to establish new flight safety rules in the skies around Washington, D.C., some things ...

Jumping into danger: How the Coast Guard responds to crises on the Great Lakes

The U.S. Coast Guard contends with staffing and equipment issues as it provides the types of rescues few other agencies can ...

3 people rescued by helicopter after getting stranded on island off Martha's Vineyard

Three people who became stranded on an island off Martha's Vineyard after jumping off their burning boat and swimming ashore ...