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US Army 10th Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter contract

US Army 10th Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter contract
An HH-60M MEDEVAC takes flight at Sikorsky’s headquarters in Stratford, Connecticut. Sikorsky continues to modernize and enhance the Black Hawk thanks to a hot production line, mature well-established supply chain and digital factory.
Photo: Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company.

The United States government and Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company (NYSE: LMT), signed their 10th contract for a baseline of 120 UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters to US Army.

This contract is specifically for the UH-60Mu and to five-year, with options to reach a total of 255 aircraft to be delivered to the US Army and Foreign Military Sales (FMS) customers.

Sikorsky continues to modernize and enhance the UH-60 Black Hawk to meet the Army’s challenging and evolving missions by continuously delivering aircraft thanks to a hot production line, mature well-established supply chain and digital factory.

The «Multi-Year X» contract for UH-60M Black Hawk and HH-60M MEDEVAC (Medical Evacuation) aircraft marks the 10th multiple-year contract for Sikorsky and the U.S. government for H-60 helicopters. With more than 2,100 UH-60 variants in the inventory of the Army, the Black Hawk continues to be the workhorse and backbone of U.S. Army Aviation. As the Army continues to develop its Future Vertical Lift (FVL) capabilities, they will continue to operate the UH-60 for the next several decades and alongside the future fleet.

US Army 10th Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter contract
Archive image: A UH-60 Black Hawk crew chief assigned to Army 2-158 Assault Helicopter Battalion, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, prepares to land at the Chehalis-Centralia Airport, Wash. on Jun. 22, 2022. The Soldiers were training U.S. Army Reserve and U.S. Air Force servicemembers on helicopter refueling procedures.
U.S. Army photo by Capt. Kyle Abraham, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade

The contract value for expected deliveries is approximately $2.3 billion, with a potential value of up to $4.4 billion, should options for additional aircraft be fully exercised. Multi-Year X deliveries are scheduled to begin in July and continue through 2027.

«This Multi-Year agreement allows the Army to meet current and future capability needs through upgrades, remanufacturing, replacement, and technology insertions,» said Col. Calvin Lane, the Utility Helicopters project manager. «The efficiencies of this contract make the best use of limited resources and result in direct savings to the Army and to taxpayers.»

«Decades of Black Hawk production and enhancements, strong program execution and close partnership with the Army has kept the program thriving, and this contract is a testament to that success,» said Nathalie Previte, vice president of Sikorsky’s Army and Air Force programs. «Additionally, we continue to see strong international interest in the UH-60 Black Hawk due to its versatility and proven record of providing unwavering support to the U.S. and nations around the globe.» 

«Sikorsky continues to invest in the Black Hawk platform – from sustainment to digital transformation and modernization – in order to provide our customers with the competitive edge they require,» added Previte. «We have aligned our investments with the Army’s technology roadmap, while leveraging Future Vertical Lift technologies to ensure the Black Hawk will be a key player in the Joint All Domain Operations environment and FVL ecosystem.»

The H-60M Black Hawk, the premier multi-mission combat assault utility helicopter, provides additional payload and range, advanced digital avionics, active vibration control, improved producibility, enhanced handling qualities and situational awareness, and improved survivability.

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