The Sikorsky H-60 Seahawk is a versatile, twin-engine naval helicopter developed for the U.S. Navy as a shipboard counterpart to the Army’s UH-60 Black Hawk. Entering Navy service in the 1980s, the Seahawk was designed to perform a wide variety of missions, including anti-submarine warfare, surface warfare, search and rescue, surveillance, personnel transport, medical evacuation, and the delivery of cargo and supplies between ships. Depending on the version, H-60s can carry sophisticated radar, sonar, sensors, torpedoes, missiles, and other specialized equipment, allowing them to detect and engage threats both above and below the ocean’s surface. Their folding rotor blades and tail sections allow them to be stored efficiently aboard aircraft carriers and other naval vessels, while their rugged construction makes them well suited to demanding operations at sea. Continually upgraded over the decades, the H-60 Seahawk remains an essential part of U.S. naval aviation and represents the modern evolution of the shipboard helicopter.