Aircraft & UAVs

SH-60B Seahawk helicopter

The 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.

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

Image source: SH-60B Seahawk.jpg

Profile

Origin: United States
Built by: Sikorsky Aircraft CorporationLockheed Martin
Type: LAMPS Mk III naval helicopter
Service note: 1980s-2010s
Produced: 1980s-1990s

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Specifications

Crew: Four
Fuselage length: 50 feet
Overall length: 64 feet 8 inches
Height: 17 feet
Power plant: 2 x T700-GE-401 turboshaft engines
Armament: Mk 46, Mk 50, or Mk 54 torpedoes; AGM-119 Penguin missile; AGM-114 Hellfire missiles; M60D/M240 7.62 mm machine gun or GAU-16 .50-caliber gun

Service And Conflict Use

Service History

In service: U.S. Navy LAMPS Mk III helicopter introduced in the 1980s and deployed from cruisers, destroyers, and frigates.
Used by: United States Navy

Carried Munitions

The NHHC SH-60B Seahawk page lists AGM-114 Hellfire missiles among the helicopter's armament, so the missile family is a documented carried munition on this platform.

Carried item

Item type

Carriage evidence

AGM-114 Hellfire missile family

Air-to-surface missile family

The NHHC SH-60B Seahawk page lists AGM-114 Hellfire missiles among the helicopter's armament, confirming carriage by this naval helicopter.

Sources: SH-60B Seahawk | NHHC

SH-60B Seahawk helicopter Images

SH-60B Seahawk helicopter, LAMPS Mk III naval helicopter, Aircraft & UAVs - view 1 — Source: SH-60B Seahawk.jpg

SH-60B Seahawk helicopter, LAMPS Mk III naval helicopter, Aircraft & UAVs - view 2 — Source: SH-60B Seahawk.jpg

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Sources

SH-60B Seahawk | NHHCPublisher: Naval History and Heritage Command | Note: Supports SH-60B Seahawk manufacturer context and armament, including AGM-114 Hellfire missiles. | Accessed: 2026-06-23 SH-60B Seahawk current inventory | NHHCPublisher: Naval History and Heritage Command | Note: Supports SH-60B Seahawk dimensions, power plant, and crew data in the current aircraft inventory entry. | Accessed: 2026-06-23 SH-60B Seahawk.jpgPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Image provenance and licensing page for the primary SH-60B Seahawk gallery image, a public-domain U.S. Navy photo. | Accessed: 2026-06-23 SH-60B Seahawk helicopter lands on carrier deck.jpgPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Image provenance and licensing page for the second SH-60B Seahawk gallery image, a public-domain U.S. Navy photo. | Accessed: 2026-06-23