Photo: US Navy/Andre T. Richard

Photo: US Navy/Andre T. Richard

The enabler

29 Jan 2025 | Headlines, Magazine, Technology

The US Navy requires helicopters for a wide range of different missions. The Sea Hawk family is a multifunctional type.

During the 1970s, the US Navy was looking for a successor to the ageing Kaman SH-2 Sea Sprite submarine gunship helicopters. The main focus was on the newly developed Light Airborne Multi-Purpose System III (Lamps III), which integrated both air and ship systems.

IBM Federal Systems was selected by the US Navy as the main contract partner. As the Sea Sprite was no longer large enough to

29 Jan 2025

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