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Search And Rescue Weapons and Military Equipment

Browse 7 weapon systems and military equipment entries tagged Search And Rescue, grouped by category with images, specifications, conflict context, and sources.

7 weapon systems

HC-130J Combat King II, Fixed-wing personnel recovery and helicopter air-to-air refueling aircraft, Aircraft & UAVs

Aircraft & UAVsHC-130J Combat King IIFixed-wing personnel recovery and helicopter air-to-air refueling aircraftSide: UnspecifiedBuilt: Lockheed Martin / United StatesThe HC-130J Combat King II is Lockheed Martin's C-130J-derived U.S. Air Force rescue aircraft. It is the service's only dedicated fixed-wing personnel recovery platform and is configured for helicopter air-to-air refueling, command and control, airdrop, and expeditionary operations from austere or denied environments.

HC-130J Coast Guard, Long-range surveillance, search and rescue, and maritime patrol aircraft, Aircraft & UAVs

Aircraft & UAVsHC-130J Coast GuardLong-range surveillance, search and rescue, and maritime patrol aircraftSide: UnspecifiedBuilt: Lockheed Martin / United StatesThe HC-130J Coast Guard is the U.S. Coast Guard's long-range search and rescue and maritime surveillance variant of the C-130J, built by Lockheed Martin. Its mission system adds automatic identification and direction-finding, long-range multi-mode radar, an EO/IR sensor turret, and an open-architecture mission processor for real-time information sharing.

Sea King, Multi-role maritime helicopter, Aircraft & UAVs

Aircraft & UAVsSea KingMulti-role maritime helicopterSide: UkraineBuilt: Westland Helicopters / United KingdomThe Sea King is the British-built Westland WS-61 version of the Sikorsky S-61, adapted for naval anti-submarine, search-and-rescue, utility, and transport missions. In the Russia-Ukraine War, Ukraine's Sea Kings come from allied donations rather than new production, giving Ukrainian naval aviation a proven twin-engine maritime helicopter for rescue, reconnaissance, coast guard support, and transport tasks.

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.

BK-16 high-speed assault / landing craft (Project 02510), High-speed assault and landing craft, Naval Systems

Naval SystemsBK-16 high-speed assault / landing craft (Project 02510)High-speed assault and landing craftSide: UnspecifiedBuilt: Kalashnikov Concern / Rybinsk Shipyard / RussiaThe BK-16 is a Russian high-speed assault and landing craft of Project 02510, developed by Kalashnikov Concern's Rybinsk Shipyard for littoral troop transport, shore landings, and fire support. Public sources describe a 19-troop, 45-knot craft with modular machine-gun or grenade-launcher armament, armored seating, and deliveries that began in 2014.

PCG-NG class, Next-generation coastal patrol vessel class, Naval Systems

Naval SystemsPCG-NG classNext-generation coastal patrol vessel classSide: UnspecifiedBuilt: Socarenam / FranceThe PCG-NG class is a French next-generation coastal patrol vessel class designed by Mauric and built by Socarenam for the Maritime Gendarmerie. The 46-metre vessels combine a stern ramp, RHIB launch capability, and long-endurance patrol performance for maritime policing, border control, search and rescue, and surveillance duties.

Flamant-class patrol vessel, Offshore patrol vessel, Naval Systems

Naval SystemsFlamant-class patrol vesselOffshore patrol vesselSide: UnspecifiedBuilt: Constructions Mécaniques de Normandie (CMN) / FranceThe Flamant-class patrol vessel is a three-ship French Navy OPV54 class built by CMN at Cherbourg for fisheries monitoring, search and rescue, and patrol of France's exclusive economic zone. The class entered service in 1997, carries two 12.7 mm machine guns, and each ship embarks a 6.7 m Zodiac Hurricane RHIB.