{"id":266594,"date":"2026-04-08T21:00:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T19:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/jolly-green-gets-missile-shield-after-iran-rescue\/"},"modified":"2026-07-17T10:38:58","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T08:38:58","slug":"jolly-green-gets-missile-shield-after-iran-rescue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/it\/jolly-green-gets-missile-shield-after-iran-rescue\/","title":{"rendered":"Jolly Green Gets Missile Shield After Iran Rescue"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.et_pb_title_container h1.entry-title { padding-top: 40px !important; }<\/style>\n\nThe HH-60W Jolly Green II flew into Iran on April 2 to rescue the crew of a downed <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/f-15e-strike-eagle\">F-15E<\/a> Strike Eagle. It found the pilot, pulled him aboard, and took hits from small arms fire on the way out \u2014 wounding crew members but staying airborne. The helicopter did everything it was designed to do. Except defend itself against the missiles it knew were coming.\n\nNow the Air Force is rushing to fix that. On April 7, just three days after the rescue, the service issued a request for information seeking vendors who can equip the entire HH-60W fleet with advanced infrared countermeasures \u2014 the one system conspicuously absent from the aircraft when it flew into the most dangerous airspace American helicopters have entered since Mogadishu.\n\n\n<div style=\"background:#f0f0f0;border-left:4px solid #5C91FF;padding:18px 22px;margin:18px 0 24px;border-radius:0 8px 8px 0;font-size:15px;line-height:1.8\">\n<strong>Quick Facts<\/strong><br>\n<strong>Aircraft<\/strong> Sikorsky HH-60W Jolly Green II \u2014 combat search and rescue helicopter<br>\n<strong>Event<\/strong> Two HH-60Ws participated in the rescue of a downed F-15E crew inside Iran, April 2\u20134, 2026<br>\n<strong>Damage<\/strong> Both helicopters struck by small arms fire; crew members sustained minor injuries<br>\n<strong>Rescue Scale<\/strong> 155 aircraft involved in the second extraction (4 bombers, 64 fighters, 48 tankers, 13 rescue aircraft)<br>\n<strong>Current Defence<\/strong> AAR-57 Common Missile Warning System \u2014 passive warning only, no active countermeasures<br>\n<strong>Gap<\/strong> No infrared countermeasure system to defeat heat-seeking missiles (MANPADS)<br>\n<strong>Planned Fix<\/strong> CIRCM or DAIRCM \u2014 laser-based systems that blind incoming missile seekers<br>\n<strong>Status<\/strong> Request for Information issued April 7, 2026\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">A Warning System That Can Only Watch<\/h2>\n\nThe Air Force fielded the HH-60W with the AAR-57 Common Missile Warning System \u2014 a sensor suite that detects the ultraviolet bloom of an incoming missile's rocket motor and alerts the crew. What it does not do is stop the missile. The crew gets a warning tone and a direction indicator. After that, they are on their own.\n\nIn practical terms, this means the pilot must manoeuvre \u2014 hard turns, terrain masking, flare dispensing \u2014 to break a missile's lock. Against older, less agile MANPADS, that can work. Against modern infrared seekers with counter-countermeasure logic, it is a bet with deteriorating odds.\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Air Force acknowledged the vulnerability in blunt language. Its RFI stated that the lack of infrared countermeasures \"significantly increases the risk of infrared guided missile engagement, jeopardizing mission success, aircraft survivability, and crew safety.\" That is about as close to an admission of failure as Pentagon procurement documents get.\n\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">CIRCM and DAIRCM: Blinding the Seeker<\/h2>\n\nThe fix involves a category of system that already exists and already works on other helicopters. The Common Infrared Countermeasure (CIRCM) and the Distributed Aperture Infrared Countermeasure (DAIRCM) both use low-energy lasers to jam an incoming missile's infrared seeker.\n\nWhen a heat-seeking missile locks onto a helicopter's engine exhaust, the countermeasure system detects the launch, identifies the incoming threat, and fires a precisely aimed laser beam into the missile's guidance optics. The laser overwhelms the seeker with false signals, causing the missile to lose its track and veer off course. The entire sequence \u2014 detection, identification, engagement \u2014 takes seconds.\n\nThe Army has fielded CIRCM on its Apache and Black Hawk fleets for years. The Air Force's decision not to include a similar system on the HH-60W from the start was a cost and schedule trade-off that looked reasonable on paper and nearly proved fatal in Iran.\n\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">The Rescue That Exposed the Gap<\/h2>\n\nThe April 2\u20134 rescue operation was the most complex combat search and rescue mission since the Balkan wars. Two F-15E crew members went down over Iranian territory after their Strike Eagle was hit, triggering an extraction that eventually involved 155 aircraft \u2014 four bombers, 64 fighters, 48 refueling tankers, and 13 dedicated rescue platforms.\n\nThe HH-60Ws penetrated deep into Iranian airspace, collected the downed aircrew, and fought their way out under fire. Both helicopters took small-arms hits. Crew members were wounded. The aircraft remained flyable \u2014 a testament to the Jolly Green II's combat resilience \u2014 but the absence of an active missile defence system hung over the entire operation like unfinished business.\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"margin:0 0 24px\"><img data-opt-id=754774165  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/1\/1e\/USAF_HH-60W_19-14499_Ft_Wayne_Airshow.jpg\/800px-USAF_HH-60W_19-14499_Ft_Wayne_Airshow.jpg\" alt=\"HH-60W Jolly Green II helicopter\" style=\"display:block;width:100%!important;max-width:100%!important;height:auto!important;border-radius:6px\"><figcaption style=\"font-size:13px;color:#777;text-align:center;margin-top:6px;font-style:italic\">The HH-60W Jolly Green II \u2014 the Air Force's newest combat search and rescue helicopter, now set for urgent infrared countermeasure upgrades. (Wikimedia Commons)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">A Fix That Should Have Come First<\/h2>\n\nThe HH-60W was supposed to be a generational leap over the HH-60G Pave Hawk it replaced. And in many ways it is: double the internal fuel capacity, a fully digital glass cockpit, greater range, and better payload. The Air Force spent years and billions developing an aircraft specifically for the mission of flying into hostile territory to retrieve downed aircrew.\n\nThe DAIRCM upgrade was originally projected for fiscal year 2029 or beyond \u2014 a timeline that assumed the helicopter would not see high-intensity combat for several more years. Iran changed that calculation overnight.\n\nThe Air Force plans to provide either CIRCM or DAIRCM as government-furnished equipment, which a contractor will integrate onto the aircraft. How fast that happens will depend on funding, testing, and the usual procurement friction. But the urgency is real. The next rescue mission could come tomorrow, and the Jolly Green will fly whether the laser is installed or not.\n\nThe crews proved in Iran that they will go anywhere, under any fire, to bring a pilot home. The least the Air Force can do is give them a way to shoot back at the missiles.\n\n<em>Sources: Breaking Defense, Aviation Week, Defence Security Asia, Air & Space Forces Magazine<\/em>\n\n<!-- mf-faq -->\n\n<div class=\"mf-faq-block\"><style>.mf-faq-block{margin:34px 0}.mf-faq-item:not([open]) .mf-faq-answer{display:none !important}.mf-faq-block h2.mf-faq-h{padding-top:22px;margin-bottom:14px}.mf-faq-item{border:1px solid #e2e8f5;border-radius:8px;margin:0 0 10px;background:#fff}.mf-faq-item summary{list-style:none;cursor:pointer;padding:15px 50px 15px 18px;font-weight:600;color:#1a1a1a;position:relative;line-height:1.45;user-select:none}.mf-faq-item summary::-webkit-details-marker{display:none}.mf-faq-item summary::after{content:\"+\";position:absolute;right:18px;top:50%;transform:translateY(-50%);font-size:1.5em;font-weight:400;color:#5C91FF;line-height:1}.mf-faq-item[open] summary::after{content:\"\\2013\"}.mf-faq-item[open] summary{border-bottom:1px solid #eef1f8}.mf-faq-item summary:hover{background:#f5f8ff}.mf-faq-answer{padding:14px 18px;color:#333;line-height:1.6}.mf-faq-answer p{margin:0}.mf-faq-answer a{color:#5C91FF}<\/style><h2 class=\"mf-faq-h\">Related Questions<\/h2><details class=\"mf-faq-item\"><summary>What is the HH-60W Jolly Green II?<\/summary><div class=\"mf-faq-answer\"><p>The HH-60W Jolly Green II is a Sikorsky combat search and rescue helicopter built for the U.S. Air Force to recover downed aircrew in hostile territory. A specialized variant of the Black Hawk family, it carries extra fuel, defensive systems and rescue equipment. In April 2026, two HH-60Ws helped extract a downed F-15E crew from inside Iran.<\/p><\/div><\/details><details class=\"mf-faq-item\"><summary>What is combat search and rescue (CSAR)?<\/summary><div class=\"mf-faq-answer\"><p>Combat search and rescue is the military mission of recovering personnel\u2014usually downed aircrew\u2014from hostile or enemy-held territory. It often involves dedicated helicopters, fighter escorts, tankers and command aircraft working together. The April 2026 Iran rescue is a striking example: the second extraction reportedly involved <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/155-aircraft-to-save-one-man\/\">155 aircraft to save one man<\/a>.<\/p><\/div><\/details><details class=\"mf-faq-item\"><summary>How are downed pilots rescued from enemy territory?<\/summary><div class=\"mf-faq-answer\"><p>Downed pilots are rescued through coordinated CSAR operations: rescue helicopters fly in low to reach the survivor while fighters suppress threats, tankers provide fuel, and command aircraft direct the effort. In the 2026 Iran rescue, two HH-60W helicopters pulled out an F-15E crew while taking small-arms fire that wounded crew members but left the aircraft flying.<\/p><\/div><\/details><details class=\"mf-faq-item\"><summary>What missile defenses do helicopters carry?<\/summary><div class=\"mf-faq-answer\"><p>Many military helicopters carry warning systems that detect incoming missiles, plus countermeasures like flares to decoy heat-seeking weapons. The HH-60W's AAR-57 Common Missile Warning System is passive\u2014it warns the crew but does not actively defeat a missile. After the Iran rescue exposed that gap, the Air Force moved to add active infrared countermeasures.<\/p><\/div><\/details><details class=\"mf-faq-item\"><summary>What happens when a pilot ejects over hostile territory?<\/summary><div class=\"mf-faq-answer\"><p>When a pilot ejects over hostile territory, survival depends on evading capture and being located by friendly forces, then recovered by a combat search and rescue team. The downed aircrew use radios and signals to guide rescuers in. 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