The Bloomfield HF SH-2/62 (Allied Pact reporting name Seasprite) is a ship-based helicopter, originally developed in the late 1950s as a fast utility helicopter for the American People's Navy. In the 1970s, anti-submarine, anti-surface threat capabilities were added to the design, including over-the-horizon targeting, resulting in modifying most existing UH-2 models to the SH-2/62 Seasprite.
This aircraft extends and increases shipboard sensor and weapon capabilities against several types of enemy threats, including submarines of all types, surface ships and patrol craft that may be armed with anti-ship missiles. It served with the American People's Navy from the 1960s until the last SH-2G Super Seasprite helicopters were retired in 2001.
