Aircraft · Air
HH-60W Jolly Green II
U.S. Air Force combat rescue helicopter program, formerly called Combat Rescue Helicopter (CRH). The budget identity supports HH-60W at the family/system level; this record does not imply that every line dollar is an aircraft purchase.
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Photo: U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Essence Myricks · Public domain (PD-USGov) · An HH-60W Jolly Green II flying at Aviano Air Base in February 2025. Resized and reencoded as WebP; no additional crop.
U.S. Air Force combat rescue helicopter program, formerly called Combat Rescue Helicopter (CRH). The budget identity supports HH-60W at the family/system level; this record does not imply that every line dollar is an aircraft purchase.
Timeline
No milestones recorded for HH-60W Jolly Green II yet. The timeline fills in as unveilings, tests, contracts and deliveries are sourced.
Operators1
- USUnited States
Cost to the Government
Helicopters · Sikorsky / Lockheed Martin
HH-60W Jolly Green II
Combat-rescue helicopter with a procurement profile affected by small production lots and support costs.
Flyaway unit cost
$49.1M
FY2026; PB2027 exhibit · Then-year USD
Two-aircraft procurement lot; gross weapon-system cost adds support.
U.S. Air Force ↗U.S. inventory
Not verified
A dated, variant-specific U.S. fleet count has not been verified.
Total aircraft funded in budget narrative
102
FY2027 submission · U.S. only
Includes development, demonstration and modernization test aircraft; not delivered operational inventory.
U.S. Air Force ↗Development program estimate
$2.2B
2020-09 estimate; GAO 2022 · Constant FY2022 USD
Historical R&D estimate.
GAO ↗Cost & funding breakdown
Gross weapon-system unit cost
$103.75M
FY2026; PB2027 exhibit · Then-year USD
Support-inclusive total differs materially from flyaway cost in this small lot.
U.S. Air Force ↗Small lots change the average
Aircraft production cost and support-inclusive weapon-system cost diverge when common support is spread over a small lot. The FY2027 line carries support funding with no new aircraft quantity, so it has no meaningful new-aircraft unit price.
Operations & sustainment
Reimbursement / flight hour
$12,738 / hr
FY2026 · Nominal USD; Other DoD Component
Published billing rate for use by another DoD component. It is not the fully burdened cost of ownership.
DoD Comptroller ↗Cost over time · 4 observations
Each row retains its original scope and dollar basis. Changing quantities, service life and inflation can change the estimate without changing the price of building one unit.
| Observation | Measure | Amount | Dollar basis | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Reimbursement / flight hour Published billing rate for use by another DoD component. It is not the fully burdened cost of ownership. | $11,669 / hr | Nominal USD; Other DoD Component | DoD Comptroller ↗ |
| FY2025 | Flyaway unit cost Four-aircraft lot. | $48.875M | Then-year USD | U.S. Air Force ↗ |
| FY2026 | Reimbursement / flight hour Published billing rate for use by another DoD component. It is not the fully burdened cost of ownership. | $12,738 / hr | Nominal USD; Other DoD Component | DoD Comptroller ↗ |
| FY2026; PB2027 exhibit | Flyaway unit cost Two-aircraft procurement lot; gross weapon-system cost adds support. | $49.1M | Then-year USD | U.S. Air Force ↗ |
Contracts & purchasing · 0 records
Award values, ceilings and purchase agreements have different meanings. These records are not added together as total spending.
No primary-source contract record verified in this review. This does not mean there are no contracts.
International buyers
No international purchase documented in this review.
Coverage & open research
- Figures retain the date and scope of the original source. A historical count, cumulative delivery or procurement plan is not today’s mission-capable inventory.
- A dated, variant-specific U.S. fleet count has not been verified.
Unit costs and contract unit prices for this system, and budget figures for the programs that buy it. Each figure states its dollar basis and links its source; contract values are under Programs & awards.