The Kaman SH-2F Seasprite was a compact, twin-engine shipboard helicopter used by the U.S. Navy primarily for anti-submarine warfare and protection of naval task forces during the Cold War. Developed from earlier versions of the Seasprite, the SH-2F became an important part of the Navy’s Light Airborne Multi-Purpose System (LAMPS), extending a ship’s ability to detect, track, and engage submarines beyond the range of its own sensors. Equipped with radar, magnetic anomaly detection equipment, sonobuoys, and other specialized systems, the Seasprite could search for submarines and carry torpedoes for attacking underwater threats. Its relatively small size and folding rotor blades made it particularly well suited for operating from the flight decks of frigates, destroyers, and other smaller warships. The SH-2F also performed search and rescue, surveillance, utility, and surface-warfare missions, making it a highly versatile naval helicopter and an important link in the evolution of modern shipboard aviation.