Over a decade of sustained, multi-theater combat operations in the wake of 9/11 has placed unprecedented demands on special operations forces (SOF) helicopters and combat search and rescue (CSAR) rotary-wing assets. By 2005, the demand for these low-density capabilities led to significant shortfalls in both equipment and personnel. It is incumbent on the US military to invest in a heavy-lift helicopter, capable of conducting both CSAR and special operations missions, in order to prevent this resource shortfall from creating a critical capability shortfall. Responding to the shortfalls in CSAR, the USAF recently opened a request for proposals (RFP) for the new Combat Rescue Helicopter (CRH), to replace its aging fleet of HH-60Gs. This initiative provides the opportunity to not only address the shortfalls in CSAR capabilities, but to substantially augment rotary-wing support to SOF.


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    Title :

    USAF Combat Rescue Helicopter: Addressing Joint Force Capability Shortfalls


    Contributors:
    K.R Butz (author)

    Publication date :

    2013


    Size :

    41 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English