Kaman SH-2G Super Seasprite

The Kaman SH-2G Super Seasprite is an American ship-based helicopter built for anti-submarine and anti-surface warfare, including over-the-horizon targeting. The SH-2G program began in 1985 as a US Navy plan to upgrade existing SH-2F airframes rather than buy new ones, and the prototype YSH-2G, a modified SH-2F fitted with two more powerful General Electric T700 engines, first flew on 2 April 1985. The G model has a reinforced upper fuselage, multifunction displays and new avionics, and it can also perform search and rescue, medical evacuation and mine detection. The US Navy used it from 1993 to 2001, and it went on to serve several other navies including Egypt and New Zealand, while an Australian purchase of 11 aircraft was cancelled in 2008 after years of delays and cost overruns.