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Coast Guard’s MH-65 Program Enters Full Rate Production For New Configuration

By Cal Biesecker

Thursday, January 16th, 2020

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Coast Guard’s MH-65 Program Enters Full Rate Production For New Configuration

Full rate production on the Coast Guard MH-65 helicopter to the MH-65E configuration is underway. Photo: Coast Guard

The Coast Guard’s MH-65 helicopter program has been approved to enter full-rate production to the “E” configuration, which will include avionics upgrades for the fleet of 98 aircraft that will run concurrently with a service life extension program (SLEP) for the aircraft. Work on the MH-65E will be performed by the Coast Guard Aviation Logistics Center in Elizabeth City, N.C., which will produce 22 aircraft annually with completion due in fiscal year 2024. The avionics upgrades for the short-range helicopters,…

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