New images reveal gear US Special Ops need on their choppers

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Newly released images from the recent U.S. 'Polar Dagger' operation in the Bering Sea reveal how much gear U.S. Special Ops need on their MH-60Ms.

points out, one cannot help but notice the large amounts of electronics strapped to the MH-60M helicopters. One of the most obvious is thefor terrain-following and avoidance in the middle of the nose and the AN/ZSQ-2 sensor turret positioned just below it.

The AN/ZSQ-2 turret has electro-optical and infrared full-motion video cameras and a laser range finder. Additionally, a version of this turret comes with a laser designator, which is used on MH-60M helicopters configured as heavily armed gunships, also known as " " . These DAPs can be armed with various weapons, including laser-guided "Hellfire" missiles and 70mm "Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System II" rockets.Degraded Visual Environment Pilotage System

" . This consists of a combination of cameras and LIDAR technology and is connected to a terrain database to assist the crew in navigating through challenging environments such as dust, sand, snow, fog, and other "degraded" areas. The helicopter has other arrays of defensive systems from the image, too. These systems are located on the top of the nose, above the canopy, and on struts on both sides of the front fuselage. They consist of visual/infrared missiles, radar, laser warning sensors, active jammers, and other electronic warfare systems.

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