With the Combat Rescue Helicopter programme having been baselined in 2012, some HH-60W systems, including the DIRCM missile protection, need to be updated ahead of the type's entry into service. (US Air Force)

The US Air Force (USAF) is seeking a new missile protection system for its HH-60W Jolly Green II combat search-and-rescue (CSAR) helicopter as part of a wider effort to improve on the 2012 requirements baseline.

The service disclosed on 15 October that it is looking to acquire a lightweight directional infrared countermeasures (DIRCM) system as part of a project, first reported by Janes in 2019, to bring the helicopter's capabilities up to today's specifications, ahead of the commencement of full-rate production later in fiscal year 2022.

With the Combat Rescue Helicopter programme having been baselined in 2012, some HH-60W systems, including the DIRCM missile protection, need to be updated ahead of the type's entry into service. (US Air Force)

The US Air Force (USAF) is seeking a new missile protection system for its HH-60W Jolly Green II combat search-and-rescue (CSAR) helicopter as part of a wider effort to improve on the 2012 requirements baseline.

The service disclosed on 15 October that it is looking to acquire a lightweight directional infrared countermeasures (DIRCM) system as part of a project, first reported by Janes in 2019, to bring the helicopter's capabilities up to today's specifications, ahead of the commencement of full-rate production later in fiscal year 2022.

With the Combat Rescue Helicopter programme having been baselined in 2012, some HH-60W systems, including the DIRCM missile protection, need to be updated ahead of the type's entry into service. (US Air Force)

The US Air Force (USAF) is seeking a new missile protection system for its HH-60W Jolly Green II combat search-and-rescue (CSAR) helicopter as part of a wider effort to improve on the 2012 requirements baseline.

The service disclosed on 15 October that it is looking to acquire a lightweight directional infrared countermeasures (DIRCM) system as part of a project, first reported by Janes in 2019, to bring the helicopter's capabilities up to today's specifications, ahead of the commencement of full-rate production later in fiscal year 2022.

With the Combat Rescue Helicopter programme having been baselined in 2012, some HH-60W systems, including the DIRCM missile protection, need to be updated ahead of the type's entry into service. (US Air Force)

The US Air Force (USAF) is seeking a new missile protection system for its HH-60W Jolly Green II combat search-and-rescue (CSAR) helicopter as part of a wider effort to improve on the 2012 requirements baseline.

The service disclosed on 15 October that it is looking to acquire a lightweight directional infrared countermeasures (DIRCM) system as part of a project, first reported by Janes in 2019, to bring the helicopter's capabilities up to today's specifications, ahead of the commencement of full-rate production later in fiscal year 2022.

With the Combat Rescue Helicopter programme having been baselined in 2012, some HH-60W systems, including the DIRCM missile protection, need to be updated ahead of the type's entry into service. (US Air Force)

The US Air Force (USAF) is seeking a new missile protection system for its HH-60W Jolly Green II combat search-and-rescue (CSAR) helicopter as part of a wider effort to improve on the 2012 requirements baseline.

The service disclosed on 15 October that it is looking to acquire a lightweight directional infrared countermeasures (DIRCM) system as part of a project, first reported by Janes in 2019, to bring the helicopter's capabilities up to today's specifications, ahead of the commencement of full-rate production later in fiscal year 2022.

With the Combat Rescue Helicopter programme having been baselined in 2012, some HH-60W systems, including the DIRCM missile protection, need to be updated ahead of the type's entry into service. (US Air Force)

The US Air Force (USAF) is seeking a new missile protection system for its HH-60W Jolly Green II combat search-and-rescue (CSAR) helicopter as part of a wider effort to improve on the 2012 requirements baseline.

The service disclosed on 15 October that it is looking to acquire a lightweight directional infrared countermeasures (DIRCM) system as part of a project, first reported by Janes in 2019, to bring the helicopter's capabilities up to today's specifications, ahead of the commencement of full-rate production later in fiscal year 2022.