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anti-submarine warfare Weapon Systems

Weapon systems and military equipment tagged anti-submarine warfare.

5 weapon systems

SH-60B Seahawk helicopter, LAMPS Mk III naval helicopter, Aircraft & UAVs

Aircraft & UAVsSH-60B Seahawk helicopterLAMPS Mk III naval helicopterSide: UnknownBuilt: Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation / Lockheed Martin / United StatesThe SH-60B Seahawk is the U.S. Navy's LAMPS Mk III shipboard helicopter, with Sikorsky-built airframes and Lockheed Martin mission equipment for surface-combatant deployment. Navy sources list torpedoes, Penguin missiles, AGM-114 Hellfire missiles, and crew-served guns among its armament, and the type deployed from cruisers, destroyers, and frigates.

P-3C Orion patrol aircraft, Maritime patrol aircraft, Aircraft & UAVs

Aircraft & UAVsP-3C Orion patrol aircraftMaritime patrol aircraftSide: UnknownBuilt: Lockheed Martin / United StatesThe P-3C Orion patrol aircraft is a U.S. land-based, long-range maritime patrol and anti-submarine warfare aircraft built by Lockheed Martin. NAVAIR describes it as the Navy’s frontline patrol aircraft since the early 1960s, with a ten-person crew, four Allison T-56 turboprop engines, internal and wing-pylon weapons carriage, and continued reserve and foreign military service after active-duty squadrons transitioned to the P-8A Poseidon.

MH-60R Seahawk helicopter, Primary anti-submarine and surface warfare helicopter, Aircraft & UAVs

Aircraft & UAVsMH-60R Seahawk helicopterPrimary anti-submarine and surface warfare helicopterSide: 🏳️ UnspecifiedBuilt: Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation / Lockheed Martin Systems / United StatesThe MH-60R Seahawk is the U.S. Navy's primary anti-submarine and surface warfare helicopter, designed for operations from aviation ships or air-capable vessels. It entered Navy service in 2006, reached full operational capability in 2010, replaced the SH-60B and SH-60F, and Navy reporting says it will employ existing AGM-114 Hellfire missiles alongside APKWS II.

SH-60 Seahawk helicopter, Shipboard maritime helicopter family, Aircraft & UAVs

Aircraft & UAVsSH-60 Seahawk helicopterShipboard maritime helicopter familySide: 🏳️ UnspecifiedBuilt: Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation / Lockheed Martin / United StatesThe SH-60 Seahawk is the U.S. Navy's H-60 maritime helicopter family, covering legacy SH-60B/F and HH-60H variants and the MH-60R/S successors that replaced them in front-line service. Navy sources describe the Seahawk as a twin-engine shipboard helicopter used for anti-submarine warfare, anti-surface warfare, search and rescue, cargo lift, special operations, and mine countermeasures.

RUM-139 VL-ASROC, Vertical-launch anti-submarine missile, Munitions

MunitionsRUM-139 VL-ASROCVertical-launch anti-submarine missileSide: UnknownBuilt: Lockheed Martin / United StatesThe RUM-139 VL-ASROC is a U.S. Navy surface-ship launched anti-submarine missile that delivers a lightweight torpedo to a water-entry point near a submarine target. Official Navy and reference sources identify Lockheed Martin as the contractor, note its Mk 41 VLS integration, and describe the system as the vertical-launch successor to ASROC.