US Army and Sikorsky agree on a $2.3 billion purchase of Black Hawk helicopters

PRNewswire, June 27, 2022 — STRATFORD, Conn. A five-year agreement was made between the US government and Sikorsky, a subsidiary of Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT), for the delivery of 120 H-60M Black Hawk helicopters to the US Army and clients for Foreign Military Sales (FMS). Thanks to a hot manufacturing line, an advanced, well-established supply chain, and a digital factory, Sikorsky continues to modernize and enhance the Black Hawk to suit the Army’s demanding and changing tasks.

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The “Multi-Year X” contract for the UH-60M Black Hawk and HH-60M MEDEVAC helicopters is the tenth such agreement for H-60 helicopters between Sikorsky and the US government. The Black Hawk continues to be the workhorse and foundation of U.S. Army Aviation, with more than 2,100 H-60 versions in the inventory of the U.S. Army. The Army will continue to use the H-60M for the foreseeable future along with the future fleet while it develops its Future Vertical Lift (FVL) capabilities.

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