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Lockheed Martin Gets $380 Million Order For Eight Spanish MH-60R Seahawks

Friday, October 13th, 2023

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Lockheed Martin Gets $380 Million Order For Eight Spanish MH-60R Seahawks

A U.S. Navy MH-60R Helicopter using an AN/AQS-22 Airborne Low Frequency Sonar (ALFS) system as an integrated dipping sonar system. (Photo: Lockheed Martin)

The Navy on Oct. 12 awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] a $379.6 million order for eight Sikorsky MH-60R Seahawk helicopters for Spain. Spain plans to use these Seahawk helicopters to upgrade the anti-submarine and anti-surface warfare capabilities from the current SH-60B Seahawk fleet within the Spanish Navy, officially called “the Armada.” The work is set to be split between Owego, N.Y. (52 percent); Stratford Conn. (40 percent); and Troy, Ala. and is expected to be finished by March 2027. In 2022,…

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