Upgrading HH-60G/W weapons lethality to provide standoff and self-escort capability in theaters without attached rescue escort. Cabin floor mounts enable aircraft to mount two crew served weapons on each side of the aircraft and the addition of lightweight rocket pods with an upgraded sensor provide significantly increased standoff from factor threats.

Background. ANG HH-60Gs require enhanced lethality from currently fielded weapons systems to ensure crew survivability and mission accomplishment in a contested environment. These weapons enhancements ensure HH-60Gs can suppress enroute and terminal area threats when force-packaged aircraft are not available or are unable to identify the threat. The enhancements enable rapid configuration changes and flexibility. The enhancements include refurbishing all existing GAU-18 weapons cradles, installing a holographic sight which displays a continuously calculated impact point, and cabin floor mounts for additional weapons carriage. All ANG GAU-18 cradles require refurbishment by the manufacturer to replace worn parts and an inspection of wear points to ensure the mounts meet specifications. The holographic sight accounts for aircraft movement through the air mass and continuously calculates and displays the bullet impact point based on external ballistics. Two cabin floor mounts are required to carry additional crew-served weapons to exploit the advantages of flexible, side-fire weapons while still maintaining a forward firing weapon. This design allows the GAU-2s to be mounted fixed forward on the existing external gun mount system with GAU-18s mounted in the cabin for reactive side fires. All 18 ANG HH-60G will also require two holographic sights and two floor gun mounts per aircraft plus 10% spares.