The Sikorsky MH-53 Pave Low series is a retired long-range special operations and combat search and rescue (CSAR) helicopter for the United States Air Force. The series was upgraded from the HH-53B/C, variants of the Sikorsky CH-53 Sea Stallion .

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The Pave Low’s mission is low-level, long-range, undetected penetration into denied areas, day or night, in adverse weather, for infiltration, exfiltration and resupply of special operations forces. The MH-53J Pave Low III heavy-lift helicopter is the largest, most powerful and technologically advanced helicopter in the Air Force inventory.

The name PAVE LOW was a code name assigned to a project specifying modification to the HH-53, which stemmed from a requirement to operate the helicopter at night and in adverse weather in order to be more effective against enemy forces.

The MH-53 Pave Low is a variant of the US Air Force's Sikorsky HH-53 Super Jolly Green Giant and the US Navy's CH-53 Sea Stallion. The MH-53 is used for long-range combat search and rescue (CSAR) and was developed to replace the HH-3 Jolly Green Giant.

U.S. Air Force special operations forces used the Sikorsky MH-53M to covertly enter enemy territory. Capable of operating at day or night or in bad weather, these helicopters conducted long-range, low-level missions to insert, extract, and resupply special operations forces.

Information, specs and photos of the MH-53 PAvelow series of helicopters operated by USAF Special Operations Squadrons.

2023年1月29日 · Sikorsky MH-53 Pave Lows had the ability to perform both search and rescue and special operations missions. “Pave” stands for “Precision Avionics Vectoring Equipment,” the all-weather sensor system that converted several HH-53s into these advanced helicopters.

2023年9月28日 · After the war, these HH-53 aircraft were fitted with a myriad of improved systems, new engines and new rotors - earning them an all-new designation through the "Pave Low" program, a program which greatly increased the …

Pave Low is actually an acronym for Precision Avionics Vectoring Equipment; in this case, used specifically for special operations and combat search and rescue missions. With a length of 88 feet and a rotor diameter of 72 feet, the MH-53J Pave Low III was the largest helicopter in use by the United States Air Force (USAF).