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USAF Looks To Replace Radios On HH-60Ws

Frank Wolfe

Tuesday, March 3rd, 2026

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USAF Looks To Replace Radios On HH-60Ws

Pictured is a U.S. Air Force photo of personnel with the 41st Rescue Generation Squadron working on an HH-60W at Moody AFB, Ga. on June 2, 2025.

The U.S. Air Force is looking to replace the Link-16 TacNet Tactical Radios (TTRs) by RTX's [RTX] Collins Aerospace on the service's fleet of Lockheed Martin [LMT] HH-60W Jolly Green II combat search and rescue helicopters. The Air Force said in a Monday business notice that it plans to replace those radios with L3Harris Technologies' [LHX] KOR-24A Small Tactical Terminals. "This upgrade is necessary to address validated requirements for advanced capability and cryptographic modernization," according to Air Force Life Cycle…

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