Through Administrative Decision 1277/2021 , the Chief of Staff of Ministers authorized the disbursement of $12,835,000 for the purchase of two modified and updated Sikorsky SH-3H Sea King helicopters, to be incorporated into the Argentine Navy performing support tasks. logistics at the Comandante Espora Air Naval Base. The favored supplier is Carson Helicopters , a company that markets the S-61T (Triton)/Super SH-3 from S-61/Sea King airframes that were extensively renovated and modernized.

The upgrade program transformed Sikorsky's original helicopter for a variety of specific applications in search and rescue, firefighting, troop transport, external lift and maritime patrol missions.