Skip to main content

US Navy's destroyer USS Benfold conducts naval drills near Paracel Islands.


| 2022

According to information published by the U.S. DoD on January 21, 2022, the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS Benfold (DDG 65), USS Dewey (DDG 105), and MH-60R helicopter assigned to Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 51 participate in drills near Paracel Islands.
Follow Navy Recognition on Google News at this link


Russian Vyborg Shipyard laid the Purga ice class coastguard ship of project 23550 925 001 MH-60R helicopter, USS Benfold, and USS Dewey near Paracel Islands (Picture source: U.S. DoD)


The MH-60R is a naval version of the American-made UH-60 Black Hawk designed and manufactured by the Sikorsky company which is now part of Lockheed Martin.

The MH-60R can be armed can be equipped with a range of weapons on the four weapons stations, including Lockheed Martin AGM-114 Hellfire anti-surface missiles. For anti-submarine warfare, the MH-60R can carry up to three ATK mk50 or mk46 active/passive lightweight torpedoes. The side of the helicopter can be fitted with a pintle-mounted weapon station armed with a 7.62mm machine gun.

The MH-60R is powered by two General Electric T700-GE-401C turboshaft engines rated at 1,425kW. It can fly at a maximum speed of 267 km/h with a maximum cruising range of 834 km.

The Paracel Islands, also known as the Xisha Islands and the Hoang Sa Archipelago, are disputed archipelago in the South China Sea.


Copyright © 2019 - 2024 Army Recognition | Webdesign by Zzam